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A97297	Hopes incovragement pointed at in a sermon, preached in St. Margarets Westminster, before the honorable House of Commons, assembled in Parliament: at the last solemn fast, February 28. 1643. by Tho. Young. Published by order of the House of Commons.	Young, Thomas, 1587-1655.	1644 (1644)	Wing Y92; Thomason E35_18; ESTC R4946	32,973	44

men to approach to that holy Table even inspite of any conscientious minister of the Gospel which gave occasion to many to keep off from approaching to it whilst they saw such to be admitted to the participation of it and this these courts durst doe notwithstanding the former Law though it was otherwise provided of old when by the discipline of the Church In ecclesia solent a Sacramentis altaris visibilibus homine● distiplina ecclesiastica removeri such were denied the participatiō of that holy Sacrament and not admitted to it The other evill declared by Law to be forbidden is the prophanation of the Lords day against which the prophanenesse of our age may justly challenge at your hands a quickening of these Lawes to suppresse that crying sinne I have observed from the systeme of your Lawes that in former ages some things have beene enacted in this State against that evill also for by publick authority Fairs have beene put off from that day no Court to be kept on it Taylors and Shoomakers have beene forbidden to carry home their ware to their customers on that day some sports likewise have beene forbidden on it c. here were good beginnings of a Reformation which should be improved to the better solemnising of that day O but if you Honoured Senators would be pleased to these restraints to adde more whereby such in whom conscience of their duty is lesse powerfull might be kept off from prophaning of that time which should be consecrattd as a delight and holy unto the Lord how should you endeare your selves unto the Lord and be honoured with renowne in his Church and I beseech you doth not our present condition require this at your hands When Guntberamnus perceived the glory of his Kingdome to be abated and the unhappy successe of his warres with the Gothes whilest he enquired after the causes hereof and sought for a remedy amongst other things hee reproves the prophanenesse of his Clergie and their carelesnesse in not feeding the people committed to their charge then he layes this as a foundation for the remedying of those evils Diem Dominicum religiose cust odiendum esse appointing that the Lords day should be religiously kept So doe you and we may be assured with more confidence that God will hasten the closure of our unnaturall warres Let it not be judged boldnesse in mee to remember you hereof Was it not once appointed Vt humiliter a sacerdotibus Christianorum exeellentia flagitetur ut ob honorem et reverentiam tanti diei cunct is metum injiciant ne in tam sancto die mercatus placita et opera sua homines facere praesumant that Christian Magistrates should be humbly sued unto by the Ministers that for the honour and reverence of so great a day Magistrates should make all afraid that they presume not to follow their Merchandise pleasures or other workes on that holy day speaking of the Lords day These are the two evils the remedy whereof Law hath begun O that God would stirre up your hearts to improve both So should the Lord delight in us honour you and hasten the desired end to our heavy and wasting troubles Know then in a word all you whom God hath ranked in that honourable station to give lawes unto others it is your part to see that nothing be enacted against God to repeal whatsoever of that kinde the ignorance of former times hath agreed unto to maintaine what hath beene worthily concluded before your times and to improve that which they happily begunne but by the iniquity of the times could not perfect this is the duty which God requires of you and thus walking and waiting on God be strong and the Lord will strengthen your hearts Now a few words more to you men fathers and brethren who likewise appeare before the Lord this day to heare what he will speak unto you from his word you have neede also to be encouraged in your places to waite upon the Lord that he may strengthen your hearts in defence of his cause Deborah her heart was not onely upon the heads and governours of Israel Judg. 5. but also on all among the people who went forth with cheerefulnesse against the common enemy of their Religion and Peace Would you be encouraged by God then make knowne your courage in comming forth to appeare for your Honourable heads and governours who stand for God his truth and your liberties Shall the upholding of Religion to you and your posterity be dearer to our ever-honoured Worthies then their owne lives and estates and will not you shew courage in cleaving to them in your just defence shall the rulers with Joab arme themselves with brave resolutions to be valiant for God for their people and the Cities of their God 2 Sam. 10.12 and shall the men of the City not be valorous for their City and themselves God forbid And I beseech you discover your holy valour first in wrestling with the Lord by fervent prayer on their behalfe that they may carry on the worke of Reformation now in hand should not your spirits be roused up to follow God with the sweete incense of your continuall requells to God for his blessing upon this work what though it be derided by the jibing Ishmaelites and withstood by the Gyant-like Anakims of our age yet faithfull prayer that can open the windowes of heaven and draw downe raine from thence can remove these mountaines and levell the way before them to advance the worke holy Ezra was ashamed to solicite an Army of the King to guard him and such as returned with him but resolves to commit all to God Ezra ● 21.2● therefore he did as we doe this day sought God by prayer attended with fasting and happy was the issue Earnestly prayer is knowne to have done that which strength and policy could not doe When that unworthy heretick Arius was incensed against Alexander because he would not receive him into communion with him Eusebius the upholder of Arius threatned Aelxander that by such a day be should be cast from his place banished and his successor would admit Arius into Church-fellowship with him the day before that should fall out holy Alexander goes into the Church falls downe upon the ground and continued with all ardency of affection powring forth his earnest prayer to the Lord to frustrate the attempts of his enemies and would you know what was the fruit of his powerfull prayer in the evening of that day Arius was taken away by an execrable judgement in his sudden death prayer faithfully performed is never without effect it is of a prevailing power with God be perswaded therefore to follow God with prayer for his blessing upon the publick work now in hand ever knowing that the more you are taken up with effectuall prayer the more courage will the Lord infuse into your hearts a praying heart will be bold as a Lyon Secondly let your courage for the Lord appeare in furthering his work with that estate with which the Lord hath blessed you assuredly for my part I must say of many of you and of your forwardnesse herein as the Apostle once spake of the Macedonians 2 Cor. 8.3 11. who were willing to their power to further Gods cause in the reliefe of his members I may say further with him 2 Cor. 9. that your zeale hath provoked many so many have had their hearts enflamed to further Gods work by your readinesse to support the same all that I say herein is onely this consider that the worke is great and many withdraw their helpe yet goe you on with cheerefulnesse though the charge be great it will quit all the cost when God shall give you or yours to see Zion raised up in beauty Thirdly if God call any of you to be an instrument in your places to further the work let your hearts be filled with courage and your hands active with all faithfulnesse to fulfill what in required of you in your Sphere many other things I might adde as ingredients into this cordiall for raising up your hearts with courage to waite upon the Lord but I shall conclude all as I begun Be of good courage the Lord shall strengthen your hearts all you that waite upon the Lord. 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