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A44327	New-Englands sence, of Old-England and Jrelands sorrowes a sermon preached upon a day of generall humiliation in the churches of New-England : in the behalfe of Old-England and Jrelands sad condition / by William Hooke ...	Hooke, William, 1600 or 1601-1678.	1645 (1645)	Wing H2623; ESTC R10758	17,779	37

REV. 16. 8. 9. But whom now doe the Ammonites hire but a sort of flagitious Pagans that neither looked into the price of other mens blood their own soules or the justnesse of the cause A thousand talents have soone bought them to fight the battels of the Devill against the Lord of Hosts Observation There is no cause so wicked or deplored but money will hire some mercinarily minded to abet who wil damne their soules for a little silver And how many such there have been even in the Christian world the Prelates better know then wee What forlorne creatures Papists Atheists Neuters and mongrell Protestants had they procured to fight against the Scottish Nation When wicked men are conscious to the insufficiency of their cause they muster up the greater forces and place their affiance in the arme of flesh that what innocence here could not doe three and thirty thousand Pagans joyned to the forces of Ammon shall But thus much shall suffice to be spoken of Ammons Preparations both their ground and helps Secondly in Davids providing to encounter them we have First his sending of Ioab with all the Host of the mighty men David you see is sencible of the horrible abuses done to his Embassadors Observation Indignities offered to Embassadors redound to their King who cannot be insensible thereof especially they being Embassadours of Peace And thus it is with God as it is written The Lord God of their Fathers sent to them by his messengers rising up betimes and sending because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place but they mocked the Messengers of God and despised his words and misused his Prophets untill the wrath of the Lord arose and there was no remedy Therefore he brought upon them the King of the Caldees who slew the young men with the sword in the house of their Sanctuary and had no compassion upon young man or may den old man or him that stooped for age he gave them all unto his hand 2 Chro. 36. 15 16 17. And now under the Gospell when the Lord of the Vineyard sends his servants to the Husbandmen and the Husbandmen beat one and kill another and stone a third and when hee sends yet more servants and they doe unto them likewise surely he will miserably destroy those wicked men and will let out his Vineyard to other Husbandmen which shall render him the fruits in their season Matth. 21. 33. Belo●ed CHRIST is this day sensible of all the abuses that have been offered by the Prelats to his Messengers How often hath he cryed from heaven if that poore soule had not been utterly deafe Laud Laud Why persecutest thou me It is hard for thee to kicke against the pricks Oh! CHRIST in his Messengers hath given his back to the smiters and his cheeks to them that have plucked off the haire his beard hath beene cut and his garments curtold by these Prelatique Ammonites The Messengers of Iesus have bin made a spectacle to the world Angels and men they have beene made partakers of Christs sufferings and have filled up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in their flesh for his bodies sake which is the Church And is Christ sensible and shall not these Ammonites heare of it Yes for he is now awaking as out of sleep and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of Wine Ah! saith hee I will ease me of mine adversaries and avenge me● of mine enemies and put them to perpetuall shame But so much be said of this Ioab now approaching with his Forces when loe the Adversaries have cunningly devided themselves some standing at the entrance of the gates of the Citie the residue in the open field Ioab a wise Generall and prepared for difficulties forecasteth the best way of encounter and fitting himselfe to assault the Syrians leaves the Ammonities to his brother Abishai but with this covenant of mutuall assistance for I must now put sundry things together If the Syrians be too strong for me then thou shalt help me but if the Children of Ammon be too strong for thee then will I come and help thee Observation When Gods Israel hath to doe with many potent subtill most wicked and desperate enemies they had need to enter into a covenant of mutuall helpe and assistance Abraham was confederate with Mamre Eschol and Aner when hee was to encounter with the foure Kings that had carryed away his cousen Lot prisoner Gen. 14. 13. 24. Yea it is lawfull for us herein to learne wit of an enemy For thus the enemies of Israel confederate themselves Come say they let us cut them off from being a Nation that the name of Israel may bee no more in remembrance Yea they have consulted together with one consent and are confederate against Israel the Tabernacles of Edom and the Ishmaelites of Moah and the Hagarens Gebal and Ammon and Amalech the Philistims with the inhabitants of Tyre Assur also is joyned with them they have holpen the children of Lot Psal 83. 4 5 6 7 8 9. And in the daies of Ahaz it was told the house of David saying Syria is confederate with Ephraim Isa 7. 2. And this covenanting in case of opposing many powerfull cunning wicked desperate Enemies is very requisite Seeing a Kingdome divided cannot stand which firmely united by confederacie is not easily vanquished when every mans interesses are anothers and the same ingagements common unto all And this Antichrist knowes well enough for hee being set forth most lively under the Type of Antiochus Epiphanes in the 11.th of Daniel his heart is said to be against the holy Covenant vers 28. by and by hee is said to have intelligence with them that forsake the holy Covenant yea and to have indignation against the holy Covenant vers 30. And such as doe wickedly against the Covenant He is said to corrupt by flatteries vers 32. Marke these expressions His heart is against the holy Covenant His very heart riseth at the name of Covenant and Covenanting and Covenanters and those are the most odious people with him in all the world Yea he hath indignation against the holy Covenant Hee could teare it in his teeth the very gall of bitternesse riseth in him at it And with whom hath he intelligence but with them that forsake it They are his Counsellours that either fall off from the Covenant or are learned to declaime and raile against it And such as doe wickedly against the Covenant he corrupteth by flatteries If there be any who are more malicious then others against the Covenant and the Covenanters who will goe about to breake the League to raise Armes to hatch Treasons to confound Kingdomes Common-wealths and Parliaments and to bring all things into combustion that he may fish in troubled waters O these are his white boyes these he smooths and stroakes and flatters these shall have Prebendaries Bishopticks Cardinals Caps and great preferments c. And no marvaile for these Covenanters

peace and homage from forreigne States and of great emploiments and of mighty men of valour Wherefore seeing God is come neerer to England then formerly and hath of late made such gracious tenders of himselfe and hath found better acceptance then formerly O let us conclude in dayly prayer and this day especially for his presence to be continued and more cleerely manifested then ever For if he should now withdraw againe wee are to expect no glory to rest among them You know how little honour hath been visible in that Land of late yeares It hath for a long time beene a Land of sorrow of mourning and not of joy and rejoyceing It hath not been called Naomi but Marah it hath not been a Crowne of Glory nor a Royall Diadem in the hand of the Lord but been termed for saken and desolate But now the day hath begunne to dawne yea the Sunne seemes to be ris●n on it if it strike nor in againe and a Tempest ensue upon it which the Lord forbid O why should we give the Lord any rest till it be called Hephzibah and Beulah My delight is in her because she is marryed to the Lord. For when once a Land is joyned to the Lord hee is married to it and then his delight is in it and hee will cloath it with honour and glory And thus much for the first ground of the Exhortation Secondly the other is the State and Common-wealth which lye ingaged our people and our Cities Even Politick Priviledges are of weighty consequence and moment But in what a way both people and Cities in that Land have beene dealt with for many yeares past we need say nothing when it is clearely represented to the view of the whole world in the late Remonstrance of the state of that Kingdome When men judge unjustly and accept the persons of the wicked and rid not the poore and needy out of the hand of the wicked nor do justice to the afflicted when they will not know nor understand but walke on in darkenesse what followeth All the Foundations of the Land are out of course Psal 82.5 The Heavens Sea and dry Land have been shaken and there hath been both a Church-quake and a State-quake in that Land which hath removed Foundations and swallowed up both people and Cities For when Foundations are not onely shaken but out of course and removed what have people and Cities to stand upon There is no man in such a case who can say I stand upon sure ground I feare no colours I am able to beare out my just actions For if they should say we will have recourse to our Foundations alas they are out of Course they are removed and none knowes where to find them Beloved It is a fearefull thing to have but the foundation of an house undermined the corner stones removed and the pillars pulled downe but when whole Cities and Townes and Shires of people shall be undermined and neere blown up oh how dreadfull is it When a People who can say We are Romans neither did we buy our freedom but are the lawfull and legitimate heires of Liberty shall be scourged uncondemned and when Cities that were formerly Cities of Refuge where the afflicted might find succour under municipall Laws shall be invaded by destroyers what cause have men to doe as David and his followers when they had recourse to Ziklag thinking to have found shelter there but loe the Citie was burnt and their wives and sons and daughters taken Captives Even lift up their voices and weepe untill they have no more power to weepe When a man may say as David In the way wherein I walked they privily laid a snare for me I looked on my right hand and behold there was no man would know mee refuge failed me this is miserable For a man thinkes himselfe safe in his way and if he be in the Kings high way he thinks much to have a snare laid for him and none but Cutters will way lay a man there For Edom to assault Israel when they promised to walke on only in the Kings high way O barbarous and inhumane Numb 20 17 20. But when a man shall be assaulted in such a case and he looks on his right hand and on his left for help and can see none then his purse if not his throat is indangered Surely it is uncomfortable travelling in such Countries Brethren Liberty is more precious then life inasmuch as death is the cōmon lot of all men but servitude the portion only of men destined to misery And if a people be sold for bondmen and bond-women what can countervaile the Kings damage And seldome is it that cruelty rests satisfied with bondage but makes his progressions to further degrees of blood When people Cities cannot say Municipia but Man●ipia what remaines but death as when the Ephramites could not pronounce Shibboleth but onely Sibboleth presently they dyed for it If goods and liberty be in the power of mens wills why not also life There is much comprized in people and Cities even all that is Politick Oeconomick or Private but I instance onely in the greatest mischiefe Let us therefore use the words of Queene Hester vnto Ahasuerus and direct them unto God If we have found favour in thy sight O Lord and if it please the King let our lives be given us at our petition and our people at our request for our people are sold to bee destroyed and slaine and perish If any say How are we concerned in the miseries of other men so long as we are free I say It toucheth us as Lots captivity touched Abraham who mustred up his men and took his confederats along with him Mamre Eshcol and Aner and delivered him out of bondage And if we forbeare to deliver them that are drawne unto death and those that are ready to be slaine if wee say we knew it not or what did it concerne us He that pondereth the heart confidereth it and hee will render unto us according to our workes Prov. 24.11.12 Wherfore Let us play the men for our people and Cities What though it be well with us Let us yet remember the afflictions of Joseph yea and the words of Ioseph to Pharaoh's Butler Thinke upon me when it shall be well with thee and shew kindnesse I pray thee unto me and make mention of mee unto Pharaoh and bring me out of this house For thus in effect speaks England and Ireland to us this day and all the Cities in them now that it is well with you think upon us and shew kindnesse unto us and make mention of us unto the God of heaven that we may fully once be delivered out of the house of bondage Oh saith such and such a Citie there are so many thousand soules in me who cannot discerne between the right hand and the left But if it be not well with them how can it bee well with us If the Arke and Israel and Iudah abide in