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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86659	Sermo secularis. Or, A sermon to bring to remembrance the dealings of Jehovah with this kingdom of England, and our ingratitude and dis-loyalty to him, in this last century of years. Ab anno nativitatis Christi, 1547. usque ad præsentem annum, 1647. The time of the ruine of Rome, is herein according to Gods Word modestly pointed at. With sundry uses seasonable and sutable for all degrees and sorts of people. / Preached at Belstead, neer Ipswich, July 4, 1647. By Benjamin Hubbard, preacher of the Word of God at Copdock in Suffolke.	Hubbard, Benjamin.	1648 (1648)	Wing H3207; Thomason E422_15; ESTC R202479	43,832	60

blessed time our eares may heare that happy news and our heares may rejoyce in the joy of the Christian Jews Doct. 2 That the Lord strictly observes the gravity or levity of every soul in the matters of God He doth strictly observe I say for the Text sayth he weigheth as a man that will not trust to a guesse conjecture or a supposed probability of a thing and I say every soule for the Prophet names the King Belshazzar in particular and I use those phrases Vers 22 23 27 of gravity heavinesse ponderousnesse and weightinesse or levity and lightnesse in reference to the word weighed used in the Text which is as I said before a metaphor taken from men that will have currant pay and not counterfeit coyne therefore they bring it first to the Touch-stone and after to the Gold-scales and weigh it for it may be good mettall and yet deficient in the quantity Mal. 3.2 3 4. so the Lord will try the sons of men as Refiners do gold and silver Zech. 13.9 and will come neere to judgement He will bring them through the fire and refine them as silver is refined and try them as gold is tryed Psal 119.119 And then he putteth away all the wicked of the earth like drosse And because the Lord will be very punctuall in his proceedings therefore the Scripture speaking of God according to the manner of men sayth in the person of God himselfe Gen. 18.21 I will goe down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of their sinne Shewing that the Lord as a most wise and just Judge will first enter into strict examination before he proceed to a sentence and severe execution These phrases are equivalent with that in my Text but ye may also take the proofe of it even in the very phrase used in the Text. All the wayes of a man are clean in his own eyes but the Lord weigheth the spirits Prov. 16.2 Prov. 21.2 or he pondereth the hearts which is all one And lastly I say God will observe their gravity or levity in the matters of God for it makes nothing to this point what riches honours or pleasures men have in this world nor how men esteeme us for ye see in the exposition of my Text the great King Belshazzar in all his pompe glory Dan. 5.27 and jollity is found wanting and why so Because his heart was not humbled but on the contrary he lifted up himselfe against the Lord of heaven The Reason is taken from the most exact justice of God Reason Gen. 18.25 Ezek. 18.29 who being Judge of all the world will doe right for all his wayes are indeed most Equall or Weighed as the Originall word signifieth The Lord reigneth Psal 99.1 4. and he loveth judgement he doth establish equity he executeth judgement and righteousnesse As wise men are carefull in every thing neither to deceive nor to be deceived Truly God cannot be deceived Be not deceived God is not mocked 2 Tim. 3.13 Gal. 6.7 Jer. 17.10 2 Cor. 5.10 for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap For Jehovah searcheth the heart and tryeth the reins even to give every man according to his wayes and according to the fruit of his doings The first Use is of Instruction to informe us in severall Use 1 particulars belonging to this point First What it is that God doth weigh and this may be expressed in these four particulars God doth weigh the Spirit or heart of every man the very affections of his soul Prov. 16.2 Prov. 21.2 Deut. 6.5 God doth weigh the Actions of men also 1 Sam. 2.3 God weigheth the Words of men for the Prophet saith Isa 26.7 He weigheth the path of the just And the path doth imply as well words as actions Psal 73.2 with 15. Matth. 12.36 Psal 139.1 Jer. 4.14 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vanitas i. res quae non est quidpiam aut quae citò desinit ut slatus qui exit abore as appears by the Prophet Asaphs expressing the slipping of his steps by speaking against Gods children Therfore an idle word is a light word in Gods account God doth weigh the Thoughts too For Jeremiah speaks of vain thoughts that they must be washed away now vaine words or thoughts are too light for vanity is a vaine light thing as appeares both by the Comparison the Prophet David useth Psal 62.9 And by the Hebrew word Hebel in the same place signifying a vain light thing as the breath of ones mouth or a bubble on the water or lightnesse in the Abstract Secondly We may be informed of Gods method in this his weighing and trying us 1 Quis Gen 4 4 5. The Lord first weigheth the man and then his performances First the party himselfe and then his proceedings The Lord had respect to Abel and to his offering But unto Cain and to his offering the Lord had not respect The Lord looks first what the man is Heb. 11.6 whether he be in the faith For without faith it is impossible to please God Our wayes and performances the Lord tryeth these because even the godly themselves may be somtimes out of their way therefore he enquireth that I may so say into these particulars concerning our wayes 2 Quid Isai 1.12 Deut. 6.25 1 John 3.4 Deut. 12.32 Deut. 5.33 Matth. 5.18 Whether the thing done spoken or thought be a duty commanded by himselfe for else Who sayth he required this at your hands And this is our righteousnesse to doe whatsoever he hath commanded us It is sin to adde to it or detract from it to turne aside to the right hand or to the left to goe beyond or to fall short an Iota of it 3 Quomodo Gal. 6.16 1 John 2 6. M Allen Doct. Gosp Haec tria perpetuò meditare adverbia Pauli Haec tria sint vitae regula sancta tuae Whether if it be a duty it be performed in that manner it should be and according to the Rule of Gods Word For he that sayth he abideth in Christ ought himself also so to walk even as he walked for God looks to the due manner of performing good works We should live sobriè justè piè soberly righteously and godly in this present world Tit. 2.12 Whether the end aimed at be the glory of his own name for as God made all things for his Glory so in all our actions Naturall or Morall we should aime at his glory Whether ye eat or drinke 4 Quorsùm 1 Cor. 10.31 Psal 139.1 2. or whatsoever ye doe doe all to the glory of God And God is acquainted with our ends that we ayme at in performing every action for he perfectly knoweth our thoughts long before or afar off We may be also informed and shewed what is meant by lightnesse or wanting and deficiencie spoken of in the 27 Verse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and implyed in

first in the Treason and laboured in the Myne Everard Digby Knight Ambrose Rookewood Francis Tresham Esquires John Grant gentleman and Robert Keyes were acquainted with it though nor personally labouring in the Myne nor in the Cellar These traitors intended to have blown up the King Queene Prince the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled and then * A Song of Thanksgiving they meant to lay that horrid fact to the charge of the Puritans and so to have taken up some pretence to have rooted out if possibly they could all the true professors of Christ and to establish popery in this Kingdome But our good God over-ruled them so that by their owne letter with the Kings Majestie 's most wise construction his faithfull Counsells diligent and discreet inquisition was it discovered although they tooke the Sacrament of secrecy and the time was neere for the performance thereof Thus was our great danger by our gracious Jehovah prevented An. 3. Jacob. Regis Act. Parl. In a Prayer Thanksgiving appointed for Novemb. 5. and their own by themselves procured the remembrance whereof we ought with all thankfullnesse in solemne manner to Celebrate to Gods praise every fifth day of November And entreat we the Lord to root out that Babylonish and Antichristian sect whose Religion is Rebellion whose Faith is Faction whose Practice is murthering of souls bodies An. Christi 1612 Prince Henry that Royall and hopefull branch departed out of this life An. Christi 1613 Master Randall Bates a reverend Preacher dyed in prison having lyen in the Gate-house about twenty moneths onely for opposing the Lordly Prelacy and the ceremonies then used in the Church An. Christi 1623 Our present Soveraign Lord King CHARLES then being Prince went into Spain and returned safe for which we ought to praise the Lord. An. Christi 1623 Drury a Priest who drew the people awry indeed being at Masse in the Black-fryers at London Dru aw ry In Roman Account Nov. 5. Occidit una domus sed non domus una perire digna fuit and much people of high degree and others being there the chamber fell down slew the Priest himselfe and many of those that were hearing him and maymed others A faire warning to all that neglect the means of grace doubtlesse many houses or housholds have deserved the same punishment as also it is a sure presage of the downfall of Popery An. Christi 1625 King Iames of blessed memory departed in peace having reigned in great tranquility in England two and twenty yeares and in Scotland about 58 yeares An. Christi 1625 KIng CHARLES our most gracious Soveraign Lord began to Reign over Great Brittain and continued the Reformation before established except that by degrees it did degenerate and the prelacie laded us with more Popish innovations or at least the same burthen bound more streightly upon us An. Christi 1628 God from heaven gave warning to this Nation by a Sight in the aire which many saw being a lively representation of Warres towards the North and after a round Church appeared which when I saw I did even then conceive and say that which since I have observed to be in a great measure fulfilled videlicet That there would be terrible wars I feared in this my Deare Native Countrey but in the conclusion the Church should be reformed more and more and not so deformed by conforming to the Orders or rather disorders then practized An. Christi 1630 The plague was at Cambridge which forced the Students of that ancient and famous Universitie my self being at that time one of them to a long discontinuance and in diverse respects it was a great affliction to most parts of this Kingdome if not to all and therefore not to be forgotten by us An. Christi 1639 The Bishops endeavouring to establish Episcopacy in Scotland there was great danger of engaging England in a warre against our brethren in Scotland which it also pleased God to prevent shewing much mercie to us and them An. Christi 1639 About which time Sixtie six Spanish ships lay neere to Dover for what end I know not it was feared they came for no good but they were fought with by Seven Holland ships at first and after there came in to helpe those 7 seventeen more of them And among them all in a short time about 2000 men were slain and we but Spectators onely of that tragoedie An. Christi 1640 The Lordly Prelates to strengthen their own Kingdome here increased the number of popish Ceremonies and enjoyned them by New Canons and overcharged them with an Odious Oath which shortly after in their discharge ruined themselves The Lord is known by the judgement he executeth O quanta veritatis potentia Psal 9.16 the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands Higgaion Selah or Medit andum Selah So let all thine enemies perish O God An. Christi 1640 This present Parliament began as the fruit of many prayers T. H. for when the people of God in this land were full of feares and troubles their hearts failing them and they ready to say What shall we doe whither shall we flee The Lord gave to them the Spirit of supplication abundantly and indeed shewed himself to be The God that heareth prayer by giving a Parliament and such succesfull beginnings thereunto as opened a fountaine in this Jawbone to revive the fainting Church of his here An. Christi 1641 The Protestation was taken all this Kingdome over An. Christi 1642 The late lamentable Warres began yet God was good to us in discovering and preventing many secret treacheries and assisting us in great difficulties An. Christi 1643 The Covenant was taken wherein we all lifted up our hands to the most high God that we will endeavour the Reformation of the Church according to Gods Word the extirpation of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme and Prophanenesse and each one to go before another in the example of a reall reformation And many superstitious reliques were abolished which neither we nor our godly fathers as ye have heard were able to beare Since which time ye know many Witches have been discovered by their own confessions and executed Englands Remembrancer from June 13 to Feb. 4. 1645. Many glorious victories obtained beyond any mans expectation and places of strength yielded above seventy in eight moneths space This is none other but the Lord himselfe hath done it For when our enemies sometime said They have nothing to help themselves with but prayer It seemed fully sufficient or rather the Lord who was prayed unto S. B. As one that doubtlesse is now with God wrote to me being absent Then then in due season when Gods people had nothing to leane to but a God alone in Christ but why should I say nothing when they had an All-sufficient God to goe unto and it proved all in all unto them And this is to be admired as the wonderfull goodnesse of God that