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A87215	A treaty of pacification. Or Conditions of peace between God and man. / By H.I.	Isaacson, Henry, 1581-1654.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1642 (1642)	Wing I1061; Thomason E1113_6; ESTC R202596	35,424	106

of Nineveh Ion. 3.4 yet 40. dayes and Nineveh shall be destroyed And the Text saith 7. The people beleeved God and proclaimed a Fast c. And the King and they repented in sack-cloth and ashes And yee know how they sped God hath given us many 40. dayes Dedi eis tempus ad poenitentiam he hath afforded us a time to repent we know not how long that time may last Let us no longer despise the riches of his goodnesse and forbearance Rom. 2.4 and long-suffering not knowing that the goodnesse of God leadeth or should leade us to Repentance But take heed that having destruction as it were before our faces wee contemne not stall Gods counsell Eze. 18.30 Repent and turne every one from his vvicked vvayes that iniquity be not our destruction Wee see that the foolish Virgins missing their time Mat. 25. ●● had no answer but nescio●os I know you not a fearfull answer it was Let us therfore lay hold of the time and repent before it be too late and our time out and not onely doe this our selves but according to that of the Apostle exhort one another daily vvhile it is called to day Heb. 3.13 least any of us be hardned through the deceitfullnesse of sinne Luc. 13.3 and so as Christ fore-told the Jewes vve all perish God of his infinite goodnesse give us all grace to lay this speedily to heart that wee may avert this heavy judgement from us and serve him hence forward in a true fil● all feare in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of our life Amen A TREATY OF PACIFICATION OR Conditions of PEACE between God and man THere is an appointed time to all things Eccl. 3.11 saith the Preacher and a little after comming to particulars he addeth 3. There is a time to slay 4. and a time to heale A time to weepe and a time to laugh or rejoyce Ther 's nothing so sure nothing so infallible as that which is recorded in the booke of God Gods word never failes not one jot or tittle of it Mat ● 18. Luc. 21. ●● Heaven and Earth shall passe away but not any of Gods words shall passe away For may we not truly say that these words of the Preachers are as Christ said upon another Text this day fullfilled in our edres Zuc. 4 21. May we not now say and that truely now there is a time to slay and so consequently a time to weepe and mourne I would to God we could not There was a time Mat 26 52. when Christ said to St. Peter Put up thy Sword into his place the sheath 18. ●● as St. John hath it but I feare we are fallen into the time of which God fore-told the Israelites wherein he threatneth to send a Sword upon them that should avenge the quarrell of his Covenant 〈◊〉 26.25 There was a time also of rejoycing and we had it long could we have made good use of it For what Nation under the Sun hath for these 100. yeares almost had such a time of joy The great blessing of the Gospell hath bin plentifully and peaceably continued amongst us and all temporall blessings in abundance have bin showred upon us We have bin blest with a continued peace as no Nation hath enjoyed the like togither with such plenty and what not as hath caused us to be maligned by our enemies and renowned throughout the whole world Insomuch as we may truly aske What could God have done more for a Nation or people then he hath done for us How comes it then that our reioycing is taken from us and that the time of slaying of mourning and weeping is now fallen upon us The reason certainly may easily be given Even the same that brought the Jews into the same estate Our disobedience to his commands our despising his Lawes and Ordinances and our ingratitude and unthankfullnesse for all his blessings These are the causes by which we have neglected and so lost our time of rejoycing and for which God hath begun to take up his time of slaying Amos 5.16 and to send therby mourning and wayling into our streets and habitations and to make us say in all our high-wayes Alas Alas and to call the husbandman to lamentation Ezec 14 17. and such as can mourne to mourning For hath he not said Sword goe through the Land And this is come upon us because by our forsaking God he hath forsaken us according to that of Augustine D●verb Do●●● Malum est nobis de nobis quia dimisimus te dimisisti nos nobis O Lord evill is come upon us from our selves and because we have forsaken thee thou hast forsaken us and left us to our selves Being in this heavy condition and our sinnes daily crying f●r further vengeance against us What are we to doe to redeeme our mis-spent time and to regaine Gods favour Surely there is no other way no other meanes left but to turne unto him by hearty Repentance and by unfained and hearty Humiliation to endeavour to appease his wrath that now is gone out against us There are divers motives to stir us up to this duty as 1. Naturae vox the very dictate of Nature for it is a most reasonable thing even in nature that they which have done amisse should repent them of the evill they have committed 2. Tempus ad hoc impensum The long time that God hath given us to repent Apoc. 2 2● Dedi ei tempus ad poenitentiam I have given her a time to repent saith God And if God hath given it and in it expected our repentance why should we be so stiff-necked and unthankfull as not to accept it 3. Documenta sapientium The Counsell of those that were wise in their Generation Jer. 26 1● Ezec. 14. ● Act 3 19. The Prophets Repent and turne your selves And S. Peter Repent and turn that your sinnes may be put away S. John Be zealous therfore and repent Apo. 3 19. 4. Praxis Sanctorum the practise and examples of the Saints of God Of holy Job Therefore I abhorre my selfe and repent in dust and ashes Iob 42 6. K. David upon Gods visitation for his unadvisednumbring of the people 1 Sam. ●● His heart smote him and he repented of his foolish act I●oel 2● In a time of famine Joel caused a publike Repentance 2 Chron 20. In a time of warre Jehoshaphat and his people repented In a time of publick calamity and Gods judgements threatned we finde Esther Ahab and the Ninivites doing the like E●●h 4. ●6 1 Reg 21.27 Ion. 2.5 1 Cor. 10 11. All which are recorded for examples to us upon whom the ends of the world are come 5. Praesens commodum The present benefit we may reape by it as the averting of Gods displeasure and the returning into his favour Ezek 18. At what time soever a Sinner repenteth of his sinne

Psal 51 ● after thy great goodnesse according to the multitude of thy mercies doe away our offences For we acknowled our faults 3. and our sin is ever against us Against thee only ô Lord have we sinned 4. and done much evill in thy sight Behold we were shapen in wickednesse 5. and in sinne did our mothers conceive us O Lord we confesse 78 11.12 that we have not kept the Covenant of thee our God nor walked in thy Law but forgate what thou hast done for us and the wonderfull workes that thou hast shewed for us We have sinned with our Fathers 106.6 we have committed iniquity and we have done wickedly Our sinnes are gone over our heads 38.4 and are as an heavy burden too heavy for us to beare O Lord we have not hearkned unto thee Lev. 26 15.17 nor done thy Commandements but bave despised thy Statutes and our soules have abhorred thy Judgements therefore hast thou set thy face against us 25. and brought the sword upon us to avenge the quarrell of thy Covenant Thou hast whetted thy sword Psal 17.13.14 and bent thy bow and made it ready Thou hast prepared for us instruments of death The sorrowes of death and destruction compasse us ●6 3 and we have found sorrow and trouble We are full of confusion Iob 10.15 therefore O Lord looke upon our affliction Thou renewest thy plagues against us 37 and encreasest thine indignation upon us Changes and warre are against us Thou hast kindled thy wrath against us 19.13 and accounted us as thine enemies The dayes of affliction take hold of us 30.15 31. Our Harpe is turned to mourning and our Organ into the voyce of them that weepe And in these our miseries thou hast covered thy selfe with a cloud Lam. 3 44.47 that our prayer should not passe through so that feeare and a snare is come upon us desolation and destruction How long O Lord wilt thou forget us O Lord for ever Ps 13.1 How long wilt thou hide thy face from us Wherefore hidest thou thy face 44.26 and forgettest our miserie and trouble Thou makest us to be rebuked of our Neighbours 14. and to be laughed to scorne and to be had in derision of them that are round about us Thine Arrowes sticke fast in us 18.2 and thy hand presseth us sore Wee are brought to so great misery 6. that wee goe mourning all the day long Our hearts are disquieted within us 55.4 and the feare of death is fallen upon us O Lord 60.2 thou hast moved the Land and divided it heale the sores therof for it shaketh Thou hast shewed thy people heavy things 3. thou hast given us a drinke of deadly wine Lord take away this plague of warre from us 39.11 else wee shall be consumed by meanes of thy heavy hand Turne thee unto us and have mercy upon us 25 15. for we are desolate and in misery Looke upon all our adversity ●7 and forgive us all our sin Oh breake not leave Iob 13.25 driven to and fro neither pursue dry stubble Write not bitter things against us 26. What profit is there in our blood Psal 30.9.10 when we goe downe unto the pie Shall the dust give thanks to thee or shall it declare thy truth Doest thou shew wonders among the dead 88.10 or shall the dead rise up again and praise thee Oh let us live 119 75. Esa 38.19 and wee shall praise thee The living the living they shall praise thee Lord thou knowest our desire Psal 38 9 and our groaning is not hid from thee Lord where are thy former loving kindnesses 89 4● Our Fathers hoped in thee they trusted in thee 22.9 and thou didst deliver them They called upon thee ● and were holpen they put their trust in thee and were not confounded Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us also 4.6 Hide not thy face from thy servants 6● 17 for we are in trouble O hast thee and heare us Heare us O God Psa 69 14. in the multitude of thy mercy even in the truth of thy Salvation Our helpe standeth in the Name of the Lord 124.8 which hath made Heaven and Earth Thou onely art our helper and redeemer 70.6 make no long tarrying O God Arise 41.26 and help us for thy mercy sake Bring our soules out of trouble 143.11 for thy righteousnesse sake And while wee live 246.1 wee will praise thee yea as long as we have any being we will sing praises to thee our God Another OH Almighty God and most mercifull Father in Jesus Christ our Lord behold I beseech thee me thy most unworthy servant prostrating my soule and body before the foot-stoole of thy Throne of Grace with Fasting Teares and humble supplications on the behalfe of the distracted distressed and disconsolate estate of thy dejected Spouse the Church and the miserable condition of these thy Kingdomes both which without thy present succour and reliefe are like to fall into utter desolation I acknowledge ô Lord with hearty and unfained sorrow and griefe of soule that the great and horrid sinnes of this Land in generall and of my owne in particular have ascended into thy presence and called for vengeance and are the chiefe cause of this heavy judgement now upon us that thy judgements are just in afflicting this Nation that wee have by our manifold and heinous sinnes deserved all the punishments Ps 119 137. Deut. 25.15 c. which thy Law hath threatned against them that are disobedient to thy Commandements And lastly that by our ingratitude to thee for all thy blessings wee have justly fallen from so happy and glorious an estate as hath been admired by our friends and envied by our enemies into so wretched a condition as cannot but be pitied by them both Wherefore O Lord I humbly pray thee to behold me an unworthy sonne of thy now distressed Church and a weake member of thy now distracted Kingdome which thine owne right-hand hath planted who in the bitternesse of my soule and griefe of heart in the name and mediation and for the merits of thy blessed Sonne humbly present my prayers supplications and intercessions for them Heare my Prayer O Lord Psal 55 1. and hide not thy selfe from my Petition Bow downe thine eare and save us 33.13 haste thee O Lord to deliver us O be not farre from us 22.11 for trouble is hard at hand and there is none besides thee to help us Vaine is the help of man 62.11 ●● 5 Eearefullnesse and trembling are fallen upon us and an horrible dread hath over-whelmed us O be favourable O Lord unto Sion thy Church build thou up up the walls of Jerusalem 51 18 and restore peace to this distracted Kingdome and reconcile all unhappy differences amongst us I poure out these my weake Prayers unto thee O Lord 86.5 Exo 34.6.7 knowing that thou art full of compassion good and gracious and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee That thou art mercifull and gracious long-suffering keeping mercy for thousand for giving iniquity transgression and sinne Abae 3 ●1 Esa 30.18 That in thy wrath thou remembrest mercy and that thou waitest an opportunity to begracious to thy people Be pleased therefore O Lord to extend this thy accustomed pity and compassion towards us that we which are now under thy heavy hand and ready to perish by the Sword and civill diffentions may by thy omnipotent goodnesse mercifully be delivered and freed from it Haste thee Ps 70.1 O LORD to deliver us make haste to helpe us O GOD. Thou onely art our helper and redeemer 40.21 make no long tarying O GOD. And thou O Lord that art the God of Peace who onely by thy mighty power canst cause the Sword to be sheathed againe put thy hooke into their nostrills that indeavour to disturbe the peace of this our Israel Ps ●8 3 Reword thou them according to their deeds and according to the wickednesse of their inventions 4.5 Recompence them after the worke of their hands pay them that they have deserved Give peace in our dayes O Lord and unite the affections of our gracious King and his people give a good and right understanding betweene them That upon himselfe his Crowne way flourish that he may have peace on all sides 132.19 1 Reg 4.25 round about him And that all we his people may dwell safely every man under his Vine and under his Fig-tree This humble Petition if thou shalt be pleased to grant it will not onely breed astonishment and wonder in all that cast their eyes upon us which expect our present ruine and confusion but it will also redound to the exaltation of the glory of thy Name and to the comfort of thy poore dejected people And so we shall all with one accord Psa 26 12. blesse thee in the great Congregation and sing that sweet Antheme of thy blessed Angels Luc 2.14 Glory to God in the highest peace in Earth and towards men good-will Grant it therefore O good God for the merits of thy blessed sonne Christ Jesus our only Lord and Saviour Amen Sat si seriò