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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34784	The Covenant with a narrative of the proceedings and solemn manner of taking it by the honourable House of Commons and reverent Assembly of Divines the 25th day of September, at Saint Margarets in Westminster : also two speeches delivered at the same time, the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Hendersam.	Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1643 (1643)	Wing C6621; ESTC R3970	18,809	36

you find not anywhere Reformation made in any age either in Doctrine or Discipline without great stirre and opposition This was foretold by the same Prophet cap. 2. vers. 7. the promise is He will fill his house with glory but what goeth before vers. 6. Yet once it is a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land that is all Nations as in the words following This place is applied Heb. 12. to the removing Jewish Rites the moveables of Gods house The like you finde in the Apostles times Acts 17. the truth being preached some beleeved others did not here beginneth the stirre vers. 6. those that beleeved not took unto themselves certaine lewd fellowes of the baser sort and gathered a company and set all the City in an uproare and when they had done so complained of the brethren to the Rulers as men that turne the world upside downe ver. 6. Read also Acts 21. 27 30 31. In such a work therefore men had need be of stout resolute and composed spirits that we may be able to goe on in the maine and stirre in the middest of such stirres and not be amused at any such doings It may possibly happen that even amongst your selves there will be out-cries Sir you will undoe all saith one you will put all into confusion saith another if you take this course saith a third we can expect nothing but blood but a wise States-man like an experienced Sea-man knoweth the compasse of his vessell and though it heave and rosse and the passengers cry out about him yet in the middest of all he is himselfe turneth not aside from his work but steereth on his course I beseech you let it be seriously considered if you meane to doe any such work in the house of God as this is if you meane to pluck up what many yeares agoe was planted or to build up what so long agoe was pulled downe and to goe thorough with this work and not be discouraged you must begge of the Lord this excellent spirit this resolute stirring spirit otherwise you will be out-spirited and both you and your cause slighted and dishonoured 2. On the other hand we must labour for humility prudence gentlenesse meeknesse A man may be very zealous and resolute and yet very meek and mercifull Jesus Christ was a Lion and yet a Lambe also in one place he telleth them he commeth to send fire on the earth and in another place rebuketh his Disciples for their fiery spirits Luke 9 54. There was the like composition in Moses and in Paul and it is of great use especially in this work of Reformation I have not observed any disputes carried on with more bitternesse in mens writings and with a more unsanctified heat of spirit yea and by godly men too then in controversies about Discipline Church Government Ceremonies and the like Surely to argue about Government with such ungoverned passions to argue for Reformation with a spirit so unreformed is very uncomely Let us be zealous as Christ was to cast our all to extirpate and root out every plant his heavenly Father hath not planted and yet let us doe it in as orderly way and with the spirit of Christ whose servants we are The servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle to all men apt to teach patient in meeknesse instructing those that oppose 2 Tim. 2. 24 25. We solemnly engage this day our utmost endeavours for Reformation let us remember this that too much heat as well as too much coldnesse may harden men in their wayes and hinder Reformation Brethren let us come to this blessed work with such a frame of heart with such a minde for the present with such resolutions for the time to come let us not bee wanting to the opportunitie God hath put into our hands this day and then I can promise you as the Prophet Consider this day and upwards even from this day that the foundation of the Lords work is laid Consider it from this day will I blesse you saith the Lord Nay wee have received as it were the first fruits of this promise for as it 's said of some mens good works they are manifest before hand 1 Tim. 5. Even so may be said of the good work of this day it 's manifest before hand God hath as it were before hand testified his acceptance while wee were thinking and purposing this free will Offering he was protecting and defending our Armie causing our enemies the enemies of this work to flie before us and gave us a victory not to be despised Surely this Oath and Covenant shall bee Iudahs joy the joy and comfort of this whole Kingdome yea of all three Kingdoms Jesus Christ King of the Saints govern us by his Spirit strengthen us by his power undertake for us according as hee hath sworn even the Oath which hee sware to our Father Abraham that hee would grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without feare in holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of our life Luke 1. Grant unto us also that when this life is finished and we gathered to our Fathers there may be a generation out of our loynes to stand up in this cause that his great and reverent Name may be exalted from one generation to another untill he himself shall come and perfect all with his own hand by his own wisdom even so come Lord Jesus come quickly Amen A SPEECH Delivered by Mr Alexander Hendersam immediately before the taking of the Covenant by the House of COMMONS and Assembly of DIVINES ALthough the time be farre spent yet am I bold Honourable Reverend and Beloved in the Lord to crave your patience a little It were both sinne and shame to us in this so acceptable a time in this day which the Lord hath made to be silent and to say nothing If we should hold our peace wee could neither be answerable to God whose cause and work is in hand nor to this Church and Kingdome unto which we have made so large profession of duty and owe much more nor to our native Kingdom so abundant in affection toward you nor to our own hearts which exceedingly rejoyce to see this day We have greater reason then the leprous men sitting in a time of great extremity at the gate of Samaria to say one to another We doe not well this day is a day of good tidings and we hold our peace It is true the Syrians are not yet fled but our hope is through God that the work begun this day being sincerely performed and faithfully pursued shall put to flight not only the Syrians and Babylonians but all other Enemies of the Church of God of the Kings honour and of our liberty and peace For it is acceptable to God and wel-pleasing in his sight when his people come willingly in the day of his power and how shall