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A59597	Two clean birds, or, The cleaning of the leper as it was unfolded in a sermon preached before the right honourable Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, Generall of the northern forces, and the most of his army, on the fifth day of February, 1642 (being the Lords day, and by his honor appointed to bee kept as a fast upon speciall occasion) at Selbie, in the West Riding of the county of Yorke / by Iohn Shaw, pastor to the church at Rotheram in the same county.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1644 (1644)	Wing S3031; ESTC R29354	29,441	41

Cor. 2.7 Peter Mat. 26.78 c. to weepe so bitterly do not thou call bitter sweete call not any sinne little that cost so great a price Moses would not leave a hoofe Oecebolius not give a halfe-penny to an Idoll Temple Young King Edward the fixth said he would rather lose his life then allow his sister the Lady Mary afterwards Queene so much as one Chappell in England for Masse though Charles the Emperour and two great persons in this Kingdom did sore sollicite him David would rather chuse punishment then sinne 2. Sam. 24.10 17. Joseph would rather lose his cloaths off his backe then sinne Gen. 39.9 10 c. Moses would rather lose Lord Treasurer ship then sinne Heb. 11.26 Martyrs rather bee plundered Heb. 10.34 yea endure the fire then sinne rejoyce not at the sinnes of others when any came to Saint Ambrose for comfort his eyes spoke before his tongue in mourning for their sinne Our Saviour whom we never reade to have laughed wept four times and all these when others rejoyced and tryumphed it goes for a saying of Anselmes that he had rather be in Hell without sinne then Heaven with it And it shews us further the cause of all these great distractions fears troubles on this Kingdome and of this dayes fasting and humiliation alas its sinne that doth thus oppresse us and we have very great cause this day to wish our heads fountaines of tears to make this place a Bochim to draw Buckets of teares to quench these burning dissentions to mourne for all our abominations the cause and for the load of calamities the fruits of our s●●●e for means to help us herein I have laid down lately on another text Englands mercies Englands warnings Englands rents Englands dangers Englands hopes Irelands miseries Englands sinnes these and suchlike as I said then should move and help us to wailing and lamentation to flouds of tears Let me as a close to this point adde a word to the last of those Motives as most concerning out present point viz. Englands sinnes was there ever such hatred of pietie opposition of goodness as hath been in thee O England I never heard of Turks Jews Papists or any other people in the world but they did prize those best approve them most that lived most close according to the principles of their own religion what ever it be but have not those been made a mocking-stocke opposed nick-named and scorned most that walk most close according to the Word of God and principles of our own religion Did I ever thinke I should have lived to have seen those dayes wherein it should by many have been made a discerning Shiboleth or figne of one that is not the Kings friend viz. if he do not banne and swear I am sure our great God I hope our gracious Soveraign thinkes not so Alas swearing cursing banning wicked subjects are the worst enemies that the King hath 1 Sam. 12.25 2 Sam. 24.1 An ill Stomack may make a good head ake and good eyes dimme And alas alas do our sinnes decrease for all our afflictions now God hath us on the knee or Pharaoh and Ahaz-like do wee not grow worse 〈◊〉 worse do not swearing and banning stealing adultery Sabbath-breaking and persecution of Gods Saints encrease still more and more As a godly Divine somewhere saith The Turkes call madde men Saints because they conceive their thoughts are abstracted from the world but wee here call Saints madd men men accuse Daniel why no fault save in the matter of his God And now Right Honourable and beloved sure I am that your necessities and my time both call for an end and now all that I dare further presume on having thus farre trespassed on your patience is in a word or two to tell you onely what I should have said and so commit you to God Obser 3. From the third part which is the application of those materialls to the Leaper the point is That all the Incarnation death and merits of Jesus Christ will do a poor leprous sinner no ●●od except besprinkled on his heart applyed to him Hence it it that the sacred Scripture compares Christ and his merits to such things as do us good only when applyed as to meat drink bread ●●ysick Salve water clorhes c. what will a hungry sick naked man c. be better for these except they be applyed 2. The Scripture that appoints nothing in vain affords plentifull means for application as outward means Word and Sacraments inward means on Gods part his Spirit on our part faith Vse 1. Confutes the grand and desperate errour of many that ●ope and thinke to be justified glorified saved by Christ though never besprinkled with his graces though never applyed to him c. Vse 2. Of triall whether we are of Simon Peter or Simon Magus lampe whether we have any part or portion in this matter of Christs merits Acts 8. whether thou art cleansed or yet a loathsome Leper First is thy heart purified is Christ besprinkled on thee by faith Act. 15.9 Secondly is the thumb of thy right hand the toe of thy right foot and thy right eare dipt in the blood of the Sacrifice as the Lepers ought Levit. 14.14 i. e. hast thou a conscionable ca● 〈◊〉 ●earing doing walking Thirdly doest thou prize the earthen vessell for the Treasure sake i. e. Gods Embassadours and Ministers for the Gospell sake 2 Cor. 4.7 Isa 52.7 Fourthly doest thou daily wash thy selfe in the tears of true repentance and shave off that superfluity of naughtinesse as the Leper ought Lev. 14.8 9. J●●es 1.21 c. Use 3. Comfort from this Spring followeth to all Gods Saints that have Christ besprinkled on them applyed to them you are ●hose though dust and ashes that Jesus Christ glorie●● in 2 Cor. 〈◊〉 23. he rejoyceth that ever be shed his blood for you Isa 53.11 ●●ffer you may be ruined you cannot c. 2 Cor. 4.8 From the fourth part viz. the demeanour or carriage of the par●y being once cleansed observe Obser 4. That those whom God doth wash and cleanse from their sinnes must still wash and shave themselves i. e. abstain from all evill and occasions of sinne Obser 5. That scandalous sinners while they continue Lepers should be carefully shut out of the Congregation lest they infe● others Oh we have many Lepers as in the dayes of Elisha oh that they were upon good grounds onely duly shut out and not but upon good grounds duly readmitted that there were not too much levity nor too much lenity in this Church-hooke of Excommunication not too much levity in laying this heavie censure on men for pence toyes trifles nor too much lenity in readmitting Dogs Swine Lepers still into the Congregation again because they have either a silver file or golden key to open or breake the Dore. But enough of this I remember my promise I close up all with that gallant and souldier-like Speech of that brave Generall Joab in 2 Sam. 10.12 Be of good courage let us play the men for our people and for the Cities of our God and the Lord doe that which seemeth him good * ⁎ * FINIS

TWO CLEAN BIRDS OR The cleansing of the LEPER As it was unfolded in a Sermon Preached before the Right Honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax Generall of the Northern Forces and the most of his Army on the fifth day of February 1642 being the Lords day and by his Honour appointed to bee kept as a Fast upon speciall occasion at Selbie in the West Riding of the County of Yorke By Iohn Shaw Pastor to the Church at Rotheram in the same County Levit. 16.7 8. And Aaron shall take the two Goates and present them before the Lord at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation And Aaron shall ●east lots upon the two Goates one lot for the Lord and the other Lo●● for the scape Goate 1 Peter 3.18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickned by the spirit 1 Cor. 13.4 For though he was crucified through weaknesse yet he liveth through the power of God Printed at Yorke by Th● Broad dwelling in Stone-Gate over against the Star●e 1644. To his Excellencie Robert Earle of Essex Viscount Hereford Baron Ferrars of Chartley Lord Bourchier and Lovaine one of His Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell Generall of the Army raised in defence of the true Protestant Religion his Sacred Majesties person Kingdomes Parliament c. Grace Mercie Truth and Peace here and everlasting filicity hereafter by Jesus Christ RIght Honourable I humbly crave leave to enshrowde these ensuing Notes under your Excellencies patronage and though there be as the Philosopher speakes megiste diastasis which might have deterred me Eight Ew●s yet three things among others moved me to this boldnesse First that kind and thankful acceptance of my poore paines and that most Noble respect which your Excelency was pleased to afford to mee at Rippon when it was not my desert but my duty and solace towaite on your Excellency with * E. of Belford E. of Hartford now Marques Earl of Essx Ea. of Salisb●yr E. of W●●iebe E. of Be ●ssiolle E of Helamd E. of Barlishire 8. Lords the L Wharton L Paget L. Mandevile now Earl of Manchester L. Brooke L. Pawlet L Howard L Savil● L. Dunsmore Commissioners for England And for Scotland 8. Viz. Earl of Dumfermling L. Lowdon Sir Willian Dowglasse Sir Partr●ck Hephurne Mr. Satith M. Wetherburne M. Henderson M. Johnston since Knighted fifteene other most noble Earles and Lords at that great and successefull Treaty betwixt the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland beginning in October 1640. 〈◊〉 how much though especially yet not onely I but all the Kingdome and the children yet unborne of both these sister Nation have cause to blesse God for you and you all for God though we already perceive in some large measure yet hitherto but 〈◊〉 And what an unspeakable losse the whole Land and m●selfe in particular had by the death of that most Noble and worthy Patriot the Right Honourable the old Earle of Bedford and what a want these present times have of him your Excellency among others fully knowes and I feele Secondly these Notes were preached before our Joshua of the North the Right Honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax and his Army of whose fidelity to his Countrey courage for God and his Cause cordiall and reciprocall affection of his Countrey to him and his to them I need not tell the world much lesse this Kingdome And therefore may with somewhat more boldnesse returne to your Excellency as their Spring and Head Thirdly something in these Notes treats of the honour and duty of Souldiers your Excellency is and hath of long been knowne to be a man of War 2 Chron. 8.9 Now these lines may serve like King Philips Monitor sometimes to recall to your mind first a Soul● diers place its lawfulnesse antiquity and honour c. secondly the quality of the persons Souldiers should be holy God calls his Souldiers as well sanctified ones as mighty Isa 13.3 Thirdly of their duty first to take God with them they may not fotger the God of the Arke when they goe to battell they had better leave behinde them the Arke of God 1 Sam. 4.3 2 San 15.25 Saul as ill as he was would not goe out against the Philistins till he had prayed and sacrified Psal 76.2 3 at Gods Tabernacle were the Arrowes Sword Bow and Shield breken and batted wo●ne 1 Sam. 13.12 Though Jeh●shapha had almost 1200000. valiant warring men 2 Chron. 17.14 19. though but in about two Tribes whereof the whole twelve were not by the fourth part so big as England an Army one would thinke enough to have over-run a world yet puts all his confidence in God by prayer and sayes still without him they had no strength 2 Chron. 20.12 Elishas prayers * slay as many as the sword of Hazael and Jehu 1 King 19.15 16 17. Salomon had 40000. stalls of horses for his Chariots 1400. Chari●●ts 12000. horsemen 1 Kings 10.26 4.26 yet found no safety ●ot to runne to God 1 Kings 8.33 34 Prov. 18.10 David had in a Kingdome as I said much lesse then ours they had but 12 Tribes we 52 shires fifteen hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword and yet two Tribes were left unnumbred 1 Chron. 21.5 6. himself as gallant a man as drew sword 1 Samuel 18.7 he had thirty seven speciall choice Worthies 2 Sam. 23.35 whereof one slew 300. men another slew 800. men another slew a Lyon and two Lyon-like men of Moah and an Egyptian Cyant another defended a field of barley another a field of Lentiles against an Army and many such like 2 Sam. 23. yet makes God his onely Rock Psal 18.2 and rests on him alone by praver for conquest * By Dr. Smoaking Flax Ep● Psal 56.9 be pleased to remember what was said to Generalt Vere Souldiers that carry their lives in their bands had need above others to carry grace in their hearts Secondly to leave their sins behind them Deut. 23.9 14. Cary no wedge or Babylonish garment Josh 7. may I not say as the Egyptians to their King let your sins go else you know not that England is destroyed that we be all but dead men Exod 10.7 and 12.33 Be pleased to call to mind that sweet and experimental Speech of your Excellencies most renowned Father b Dr. B● in his S●sat Pa●● Cr●sis 〈◊〉 1.16 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 day of or Earler de● Sometimes in the Field encountring the Enemy the weight of my sins lying heavy upon my conscience quell my spirits and l●nake me the most timerous and fearfull man that may be whereas finding my peace with God in a morning maketh me as bold as a Lyon Thirdly to goe by a right rule from a right Principle and aime at a right end not the desolating but recovery of a sick and sinfull Kingdome the sealing of a happy and holy peace not any way at

God hath surrounded thee withall but this of late hath as God speakes Jer. 23.7 8. overtopped the rest thou mayest hereafter Chronicle the 22. of January for another * Fall of black F●rers October 26. or 5. * G●●powder Treasot of November with which late mercy let mee hereby acquaint others that as I have often begged for thee prayers so now praises On the two and twentieth of January being the Lords day the people being at Church the poore Towne of Rotherham having neither Walls Bulwarks Garrison Fortification Watch c. betwixt ten and eleven of clock about the middle of the Sermon suddenly came betwixt six and seven hundred Cavalleers with Muskets Dragoones c. who had beene billetted at Pontefract and especially at Do●…caster and that as after appeared by the sollicitation of some wicked Malignants in the Towne who had a formed them that there was no strength nor powder in the ●owne but being through Gods mercy discerned ere they got ●●the Townes end and with the rumour of it the people in the Church much affrighted so as a Corps * Leo Rigg lay a long time unburied about 24. or 25. men got Muskets and without Order Rank File or almost any skill save onely that God taught their hands to war and their fingers to fight these few boldly and couragiously resisted all that great Company a full houre and halfe so that bullets flew exreeding sharply and thicke in the streets and in the end though scarce any powder left slew and wounded many and drove the rest away Yorkeshire hath found many experiments of such mercies witnesse Leede● Selby Bradford Hall H●ssun-Moore c. Like as when Judg. 4. that great Army and 900. chariots of Iron with the Lord Generall Sisera himselfe were delivered into the hands of two weake women Deborah and J●el or of that Judg. 7.8 12. where an innumarable company were discomfited with Gideons 300 Lamps and Pitchers But it is usuall with the Lord. Jericho's walls fell downe without any warlike instrument Josh 6.20 God cast stones from heaven upon the Enemies Iosh 10.11 Caused stars to fight from heaven Iudg. 5. Angele Thunder Raine Hailstones 1 Sam. 7.10 put an Army to flight at the sight of two men 1 Sam. 15.13 affrighted Enemies when none appeared against them 2 Sam. 5.24 2 King 7.6 destroying them by their owne fancy 2 King 3.23.24 setting Enemies one against another Iudg. 7.22 2 Chro● 20.22 dicom●iting them by Frogs Flies Lice Wee find Num. 31. that 12000. Israelites fought against five Kings and their Armies ver 8. an innumerable company conquered them tooke of prey 675000. sheepe 72000. beeves 61000. Asses and abundance of prisoners ver 32 33 34 35. and yet which was the great wonder lost not one man at all 't is true Rotherham had but a few men but as Antigonus said to his Souldiers who did complaine for want of men how many doe you account me for So if God be for us it is enough Rom. 8.31 then are we more for number 2 King 6.16 2 Chron. 32.7 and stronger for power then the Enemy can be 2 Chron. 32.8 〈◊〉 When your Enemies came out against 〈…〉 of Pharoah Exod. 15.9 I will pursie I will overtake I will divide the spo●● I will be satisfied upon them I will draw my sword mine band shall destroy them did not God turn the wind and blow against them v. 10. and may not wee all sing Moses song Who is like unto thee O Lord among the gods as it is 〈◊〉 But ah dear soules what hath been done to the Lord for all this as the King said concerning Mordecai Est 6.3 God indeed made a hedge about us fenced and dressed us but did we not bring forth wilde Grapes Isa 5. and therefore how did God make a sad breach upon us on Thursday May 4. 1643. For where as when we had no workes scarce any souldiers Jan. 22. you slow many of the enemy beat the rest back with shame May 4. Now having strong workes gallant Captaines and stout souldiers yet our sinnes distractions and wants within compelled us to yeeld to an insulting and promise-breaking Army without who promised us our lives Especially Th. St. N Esq L. Coll. W.S. Maju W.F. Capt. H.W. Capt. G.W. Jo. S. Pastor ●a An c. Mr. K. Mr. G. liberties estates c. under their hands and then fined imprisoned plundered banished and most cruelly used divers of us yea scattered us a sunder into corners so as wee durst scarce see one another since Act. 8.1 But first let us with Job through all the plundering enemies see the hand of our God lay our hand upon our mouths with David Psal 39. and say with Ezra Chap. 9.13 14. theu our God hast punished us lesse then our iniquit●es deserve Secondly let us not be cast down nor dismayed God will carry on his great work which he hath to do upon Mount-Zion and in Jerusalem and then his and his Churches enemies shall down Isa 10.12 25. yea all such as clap their hands or cry aha at the Churches misery Ezek. 25.3 6. Thirdly spread poor Englands case as somtimes Hezekiah did the Letter before the Lord let not the Angell of the Covenant goe Gen. 32.26 till he be at peace with our poor sick Mother and not a politique Kingdom-destroying peace as Dan. 8.25 but a holy and happy Peace be setled among our selves or if that Robert Grosthead that great Bishop of Lincoln must needs be a Prophet who a little before his death having seen much of the abomination of Poperie prophesied in the dayes of H. 3. nunquam liberabitur Ecclesia ab Egyptiaca servitute nisi in ore gladii cruentandi oh then hold up your hands upon the Mount Exod. 17.11 12. untill the ●ish Popish Amalekites be subdued Fourthly let us humble our selves for all our sinnes that stop and hinder Reformation that furnish the enemy and wound the Church 2 Chron. 20.33 Deut. 8.15 16. Lev. 26.41 42. yea and bee humbled from our sins God will not have Satan cast out Satan c. Fifthly Pray for cry beg our King at the hands of God that they who hear us may say impossibile est filium tantarum laer●marum perire that if any do wickedly traduce us as no friends to the King we may cordially and comfortably with the two Tribes and a half make our appeal to the All-seeing Searcher of hearts in the words that as common fame reports and their prisoners taken related the enemies Chaplaine tooke for his Text on Hessam-Moore on Tuesday July 2. 1644. immediatly before that most memorable battell where God was so seen in the Mount encour raging them to sight Joshua 22.22 The Lord God of gods the Lord God of gods he knoweth and-Israell shall know if it be in Rebellion or if in transgression against the Lord save us not this day wee dare appeale to the most high that wee heartily wish K. CHARLES may conquer with

of this Leprosie the whole man is naturally desiled by the fall we lost Gods image made backward to all good prone to all ill liable to condemnation Rom. 5.12 16 18. Vse 2 This acquaints us nextly of that great need that every one hath to be converted to help us against the leprosie of our first birth grace is obtained by and heaven entailed to not our first but second birth This regenerating work is first the greatest secondly needfullest thirdly happiest change in the world First greatest to turne water into wine was a great worke John 2. yet in time water would have been wine by the help of the vine in the ordinary course of Providence had wee a childe that wanted a hand a leg an eye or had some limme extremely mishapen and disfigured you would say to one that should help you you were bound to be his servant for over and proclaim it for a great work Oh but to raise Lazarus from his foure dayes death was yet much greater but yet to turne a Lion into a Kid a Wolfe into a Lamb Isa 11. is the greatest worke of all When Jacob gave to Benjamin his coat of Armes Gen. 49.27 he tells him that he should ravine as a Wolfe c. now if ever there was Wolfe of the tribe of Benjamin it was Saul when others did mischiefe against the Saints he consented to it Act. 7.58 8.1 Nay himselfe was bloudy and cruell minded against any that called upon Jesus Christ or went that way Act. 26.11 Yea thirdly he sought for commission and power to execute his mischiefe like a Catch-poll Act. 9.1 Fourthly hee tooke much paines rid a journey and got others with him from Jerusalem in the tribe of Benjamin to Damascus in Syria Act. 9.2 22.5 Fifthly when hee caught them hee beat them cruelly Act. 26.10 22.19 Sixthly many he killed Act. 22.4 and many he dragged and haled to prison Act. 26.10 Seventhly some he punished and some he banished made them flye to strange Countries Act. 8.4 26.11 some way or other made havock of them Act. 8 3. And eightly which was worst of all not content to plunder their estates mischieve their bodies but with that monster of Millai●e endeavoured to undoe their soules by making them blaspheme the Name of Jesus Christ Act. 26.11 every way as much as in him lay assayed to overthrow the Church of Christ Act. 8.3 Gal. 1.13 And yet behold this raging and ravening Wolfe of Benjamin become a Lambe meeke and humble Act. 9.4 5 6. changed in name secondly in nature thirdly condition or estate fourthly in practise oh what a great change Christ puts this receiving of the Gospell among his great miracles Mat. 11.5 Secondly a needfull change we heare people cry daily in the streets Alas great things lie at stake Ireland is gasping England is on the knee and other Churches and Kingdomes much endangered Oh but till this change be wrought on thy soule there lyes more at stake every night thou goest to bed or morning thou uprisest then 100. Englands Irelands c. are worth even that immortall precious soule of thine I heare men say sometimes and rejoyce oh such a Towne or such a Castle was taken with the losse onely of ten or twenty or ●●ve and twenty men Alas then thinke I these ten or twenty men had ten or twenty soules and as soone as ever the poore vessell is crackt the poore shell broke the soule flies out to eternity and if leprous soules not changed not converted undone eternally our heavenly Father knowes that we need meat drinke c. but much more need wee to have our leprous soules cleansed because out eternall weale or woe depends theron Thirdly happiest change for now that day is salvation come to thy house First thou mayest have comfort in every condition here health sicknesse prosperity advernty c. having interest in Christs benefits priviledges promises intercession c. Secondly freed from damnation Rom. 8.1 and right to eternall life hereafter John 3.36 Nor will it serve to have a new tongue onely as Jehu to talke well or a new hand as Herod to reforme well in many things or a new outside as five foolish Virgins to carry well in many things was there ever any creature borne having only a tongue onely a hand or outside such would be a wofull birth but seeing we are leprous from top to toe we must become new creatures sanctified throughout 2 Cor. 5.17 1 Thes 5.23 2 Cor. 7.1 but I know to whom I speake and therefore hasten Vse 3. Informes us why it is so necessary to avoid euill company why the Scripture so often beats on it in both the Testaments Prov. 4.14 15 c. Psal 6.8 119.115 2 Tim. 3.5 Ephes 5.11 c. Alas because wicked men are Lepers infectious have the plague sore upon them Lord have mercy upon us 1 King 8.38 2 Chron. 6.29 and by reason of this leprosie raigning in them they are loathsome to God Zach. 11.8 loathsome to good men Psal 15.4 loathsome to all men Lam. 1.18 yea to all creatures Rom. 8.21 and if ever God open their eyes will be loathsome to themselves Job 42.6 Ezek. 36.31 If the plague rage in any Towne you say to your children families c. Oh looke to your selves for the Lords sake come not there take such and such antidotes oh so saith Peter as soone as ever he had won those three thousand he presently prescribes to those new converts Act. 2.40 save your selves from this untoward generation Lepers were shut out of the City camp and congregation lest others should be infected by them and were to give warning unto others Lev. 13.46 2 Chron. 26.11 1 King 15.6 7.3 Numb 12. Matth. 8.2 c. to cry uncleane uncleane Lev. 13.45 Use 4. It next shewes us that when Gods Ministers preach Gods judgments and threatnings speake plain and home it s not as people conceive any ill will or malice they bear to them Rev. 11.10 nor any losse they wish them alas they wish no more losse then to part with their Leprofie their plague soar do you account parting with a Disease a wound cold water out of your shooes a losse and do you hate us 1 King 22.8 and account us your Fo●s for this Gall. 4.16 Use 5. Let every Evangelicall Aaron then know what is one great part of our Office even to stand betwixt the living and the dead to distinguish betwixt the pretious and the vile one Office of the Priest was to discover the Leprosie and by marks and signes such as God laid down to him to shew who were clean and who were unclean there is as much difference 'twixt wicked and godly as twixt blind and seeing Leper and sound dead and living but seeing self-conceit in the understanding self-will in the will self-love in the affections like Noahs three Sons have so planted and overspread the world and the heart of man is so deceitfull