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A77502	The healing of Israels breaches. VVherein is set forth Israels disease. Cure. Physitian. Danger. All paralleld with, and applyed to the present times. As they were delivered in six sermons at the weekly lecture in the church of Great Yarmouth. By John Brinsly minister of the Word, and pastor of Somerleiton an adjacent village. Published by order of a committee of the House of Commons.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing B4716; Thomason E119_14; ESTC R17352	81,006	146

2. Israels Cure 3. Israels Physitian Israels Disease Ruptures Breaches the Breaches thereof Israels Cure the making up or healing of those Breaches Heale the Breaches thereof Israels Physitian from whom it is that David here seeks for this Cure viz. God himselfe To him it is that he maketh this his Request as the first word in the Psalme informes us O God heale thou the Breaches thereof Insist wee upon these three particulars severally beginning first with Israels Disease the Breaches thereof What David hereby means I have in part explained already viz. Those Distractions Divisions Politicall Breaches and Ruptures in the body of his Kingdome Shevariah saith the Hebrew Contrit iones Rupturas Fragmenta the Ruptures Breaches Shivers a word which answers the Originall both in sound and sence possibly fetcht from this Hebrew root Shibber to breake or sbiver a Breach this was Israels Disease A Disease in what bodie soever wee meet with it Be it first in the Nature all body whether Inwardly a Rupture or Outwardly salutio continui a cut or Wound whereby the flesh is broken and divided Every such a Breach or Fraction in what part soever it be it is a Maladie a Disease calling for the help of the Physitian or Chirurgion These are Corporall Breaches Or be it Secondly In the Oeconemical Body or Family Breaches whether in the Head betwixt the Governours those unhappy jars betwixt man and wife dividing those whom God hath made One or betwixt the Members Dissensions of Brethren too frequent or the disagreements of Servants all hurtfull and prejudiciall to the familie Domesticall Breaches Or be it Thirdly in the Politicall body the Common-wealth Breaches made upon it by open hostilitie from foraigne enemies or else in it by homebred divisions and dissentions whether betwixt the Prince and Subiects or betwixt Subiects themselves all endangering the state of a Kingdome Politicall Breaches Or be it Fourthly In the Ecclesiasticall Body the Church Breaches in or about matters of Religion Sects Schismes Heresies rending and rearing the Seamelesse Coate of Christ the Church Ecclesiasticall Breaches Of all and every of these I may truly say that they are Diseases and that dangerous ones How dangerous I shall forbeare to shew you for the present reserving that for the latter part of the Text to which properly it belongeth This is the disease which David here speaketh of and complaineth of And this was Israels disease That is the mark which my eve is upon at the present Heale the Breaches thereof viz. Of the Land the Land of Israel Even Israel is subiect to Breaches that is the conclusion which from hence I take up Even Israel is subiect to Breaches So it was with the Literall typicall Israel Davids Kingdome so it may be with spirituall Mysticall Israel the Kingdome of Christ the church of God upon Earth Hereof was Israel a type Davids Kingdome a type of Christs Kingdome the Church upon Earth resembling it both in the King of it and Subiects of it and State of it 1. For the King and Head of it David a type of Christ and a lively type thence is it that Christ is sometimes called by the name of David They shall seeke the Lord their God saith the Prophet Hosea speaking of the Israelites the Iewes and David their King i. e. Christ who as he was of the seed of David the sonne of David so he was most clearely and lively represented and resembled by David To touch upon the particular Resemblances betwixt them as it is besides the Text so it would swallow up more time then for the present I have to spare Secondly For the subiects of it they were Israelites a people that were in covenant with God carrying the seale of that covenant the signe of circumcision in their flesh an holy people professing sanctitie and holinesse And such are the subiects of Christs Kingdome the true members of the Church visible they are Israelites Behold an Israelite such by profession a people in covenant with God partaking of the feals of the covenant a holy people called to holinesse Saints by calling professing sanctitie and holinesse Thirdly for the state of it Davids Kingdome was still in a militant condition for the most part and so is the Kingdome of Christ his Church upon Earth a militant Church where Christ ruleth and raigneth in the midst of his Enemies Thus was Israel a Type of the Church the one literall the other Mysticall Israel And both these shall we finde subject unto Breaches Typicall Israel was Mysticall Israel the Church may be the Text makes good the former let me shew you the latter and for the demonstrating of it cleare unto you these two things 1. What Breaches they are which Israel the church is so subiect to Secondly Now it cometh to passe that it should be so subiect to these Breaches For the former What Breaches they are that the church of God upon earth is so subiect to For answer hereunto give me leave to reflect upon the type and enquire what were Israels Breaches which David here complaineth of In making this enquirie I will not go out of this Psalme wherof the Text is part in the latter part whereof David doth tacitly insinuate unto us what were those Breaches whereof he complayneth in the former They were of two sorts Homebred Foraigne Homebred intestine and civill Breaches made and caused by some of the Israelites themselves Foraigne made by those who were open and professed enemies to their Kingdome and Religion 1. For the former There was as yet a strong partie in Israel which after the death of Ishbosheth cleaved to the house of Saul not acknowledging David for their King but were ready upon all occasions to raise new tumults and commotions thereby seeking to shake off the yoake of Davids government The chiefe and principall places wher this seditious party had their residence and abode were those which the Psalmist mentioneth in the sixth and seventh verses of the Psalme viz. Shechem Succoth Gilead Manasseh Shechem a Citie in the tribe of Ephraim Succoth a Citie in the tribe of Gad. Gilead and Manasseh the utmost borders of the Land of Canaan beyond Iorden These were some of the chiefe places which sided with Ishbosheth whilest he lived as you may see 2. Sam. 2. and as it seemeth they still cleaved to the house of Saul after he was dead not acknowledging David for their King So much David himselfe here insinuates I shall divide Shechem c. i. e. have a full possession of it and the rest which as yet he had not These were intestine and Homebred Breaches made by some of the Israelites themselves Secondly Besides these in the second place David and his Kingdom had many foraigne enemies open and professed enemies not onely to David his House but to the whole Kingdome of Israel Such were the Moabites Edomites Philistines

hindering the groweth of it the increase of it This Mysticall bodie being joyned compacted and knit together it increaseth with the increase of God saith Saint Paul to his Colossians It maketh increase to the edifying of it selfe in love saith the same Apostle to his Ephesians On the other hand being divided rent and torne it withereth wanzeth it groweth not Not but that God can and sometimes doth bring good out of this evill light our of this darkenesse making the truth which is but one a gainer by division improving distractions to the Churches benefit But this is by accident no thanks to these divisions distractions for this gain which being enemies to Vnitie they are in their own nature no friends to the Truth no friends to the Church but enemies to it Enemies hindering the growth of it nay threatning the ruine of it Our Saviour hath sayd it of a Kingdome an House if divided against themselves they cannotstand These Breaches in the Church are like wounds in the bodie though not all mortall yet in their own nature destructive as I shall shew you God willing in the latter part of the Text shaking the Church as well as hindering it And in this respect Christians who bear good will to Israel wish well to the Church should seeke the Cure the Healing of them they are disadvantagious to the Church And Secondly Advantagious to her enemies In this like Breaches made in the walls of a Citie which are an In-let to the Enemie giving him the advantage of entring and taking possession if they be not either repaired or looked to Of such dangerous consequence are these Breaches in the Church they are In-lets to the Adversary In-lets in the first place to Sathan that comon Adversarie who by these breaches breaks in upon the Church as by domesticall breaches he breaks in upon a Family hindering the affaires of it In-lets in the second place to the Instruments of Sathan False-Teachers Seducers who make great advantage of these Breaches to let in their owne pernicious errors by them Even as by the Graecian Horse that fatall Engine was let and drawn in by that Breach which the Trojans themselves had made in their owne Walls to the overthrow of their Citie So dangerous are these breaches disadvantagious to the Church advatagious to her Enemies Great cause why Christians should desire and endeavour our the Cure the Healing of them Dwell we no longer upon Confirmation or Illustration It is a truth I suppose which in Thesi in the generall will easily be granted and yeelded at all hands That which I principally ayme at is the practicall part the bringing it home the setting it on by way of Application which I shall direct these two ways By way of Reprehension Exhortation By way Reprehension is this The duty and practise of every true Israelite to seeke the Healing of Israels breaches What then In the first place shall we say to them who instead of Healing make them Breach-makers whether in the Church or State To let passe the latter of these State-Incendiaries such as have troubled and distracted the Politicke State of this Kingdome for their own private ends and advantages that they might have the better fishing in these troubled waters Them I referre together with the Cure of those breaches by them made to that wise and venerable Colledge of State Phisitians at the present assembled to that purpose The Breaches which my eye is principally upon are Israels breaches Breaches in the Church specially those wherewith the Church in this Kingdome is distracted and torne And here give me leave briefly to tax and censure those which have been or are either the makers or maintainers of them whether Principalls or Accessaries Q But who are they A. For Answer I shall have recourse to the Type who were they which made these breaches in Israel which the Psalmist here complains of I have showen you it already They were either strangers or Israelites Strangers Enemies to their Kingdom and Religion Moabites Edomites Philistines or else Israelites that factious seditious party which cleaved to the House of Saul and so were enemies to the House of David Paralell hereunto behold we also in our Israel two forts of Breach-makers Strangers Israelites First Begin with the former Strangers I mean strangers and Enemies to our Religion Such as though they be amongst us yet they are not of us Papists and persons Popishly affected Amongst whom how ever I cannot think but that there are some blindly zealous poor misguided souls who follow after their Ishhosheth Or Adonijah with simplicity of heart and so are both more quiet and innocent Yet others amongst them there are and that many very active and practicall in this worst piece of Arithmatick which they study more than anvother Division Dividing of Houses Cities Parliaments Kingdoms States Churches Setting Subjects against Subjects In this Hellish Art how many famous I should say infamous Practitioners have there been amongst them in all Ages Witnesse the Histories of the late and frequent Irish Rebellions Some of them Masters in that Science Prosessours in it Those devoted and professed Incendiaries the Jesuites and their schollers Hellish Engineers who make it their work to be continually laying of Trains and springing of Mines for the blowing up the gates and wals of our Jerusalem endeavouring to make Breaches therin that themselves and their party may re-enter and take possession It was the speech of the Syrians and others their Confederates Let us go up against Judah and vex it and let us make a breach therein for us What they determined against Judah that do these Romish Consederates practise against our Israel continually vexing us by their wiles as the Midianites did Israel seeking to make a Breach amongst us for themselves their hopes being founded upon our divisions Upon them in the first place do we charge these our Breaches both in this and the neighbour Kingdomes but charging them we cannot discharge our selves 2. A second sort of these Breach-makers are to be found amongst our selves Israelites men professing the same Religion Protestants by name who to approve themselves such can readily pronounce the Protestants Shibboleth willingly submitting to the late Protestation wherin amongst other things they have vowed and promised to praeserve and maintaine the union and peace of the three Kingdoms and yet they either are or have been Breach-makers breaking the peace of the Church Of these we may take notice of two sorts Pardon my plain and home-dealing in prosecuting of this charge The designe which I aym at is the Healing of Israels Breaches Now a wound you know that it may be Cured it must first be searched This I shall do with as tender and gentle and hand as possible I can that whilest I go about to make up Breaches I may not make any Two sorts of persons there are amongst our selves upon whom

that the Truth of God hath beene detained and withheld in unrighteousnesse not finding fruits worthy of it answerable unto it That some have gone about to set up Gods Arke and their Dagon together That others have polluted the Ordinances of God handling them as the Philistines did the Ark with common uncircumcised hands Certainly had wee no other sins these were inough to kindle all that wrath which is either broke forth upon us or else smoaking against us Now therefore that we may be healed Let us make a returne of the Arke of God indeavouring to restore the worship and Religion of God to Primitive Libertie Puritie Power And let us returne it with a Trespasse-offering a Present And what shall this Present bee Why even that which the Apostle calleth for from his Romans That {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} that Living Sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God even Our selves our Bodies our Soules Present and give up both unto God binding our selves by solemne vow and Covenant to a closer walking with and before him so to walke as Becometh the Gospell bringing forth those fruits of Holinesse and Righteousnesse which may bee by Iesus Christ to the prayse and Glory of God Thus Returne we unto him who is the God of our health And Returning to him in the third place let us also Rest upon him In Returning and Resting shall yee bee saved saith the Lord to his people Returning to God Rest wee upon him and him alone In vaine to Rest elsewhere In vaine is the helpe of man saith the Psalmist Vers 11. of this Psalme So David apprehended it in the case of his Kingdome So desperate were the Breaches therein that they were past his Cure David a wise and a gracious Prince one that wished as well to Israel as ever did Cing to his Kingdome and no question hee wanted not a wise and faithfull Counsell which were both able and willing to advise him for the best yet so desperate was the condition of that Kingdome that it was past all their skill to know how to heale it In vaine was the helpe of man And therefore hee betakes himselfe unto God looking up unto him and resting upon him It is not our King or his Great Councell I speake it with a reverent boldnesse though the one Gracious and the other many wise that can heale the breaches in this our Israel All that they can doe is to wish well to the Case and put forth their hands to worke In the meane time it is God that must worke the Cure As it is said of that strange Cure of the Kings-Evil Tangit te Rex Sanat te Deus The King may touch but it is God must Cure And therefore though wee seeke and sue to them and looke at them as Instruments whose hands God maketh use of yet let us not rest upon them being but an Arme of flesh To rest upon the Arme of flesh is the next way to breake it I will not say that this hath beene the means to breake this Arme of flesh heretofore But this I suppose I may say that our overmuch looking at leaning and resting upon Parliaments hath been neither advantageous to us nor them David will make use of his Bow but hee will not trust in it I will not trust in my bow No though a bow of steele the strongest metall and best for that purpose Such is the bow wee must acknowledge which is at the present ready bent for our good An excellent bow promising much yet trust wee not in it It beeing a bow subject to bee broken So was Davids bow though of steele yet hee could breake it A bow of steele is broken by mine armes And such is this bow a bow which being in the hands of God he can breake at pleasure Hee breaketh the bow What herein hee hath so frequently done before our eyes shewes sufficiently what he can doe It matters not what any may thinke of it now that this bow is better strung then formerly yet still is it subject to bee broken Who is there but seeth some flawes in it already Those unhappy Misunderstandings betwixt the Royall Head and Loyall Members of that Representative Bodie which what eye seeth and mourneth not over what care heares of and tingleth not at make the best and least of them they are flawes and these flawes ill Presages shewing that this bow is subject to bee broken It is one of the threatnings which the Lord menaceth Israel with Am. 6. Behold the Lord commandeth saith the Prophet and hee will smite he Great House with breaches and the little or lesser House with Clefts The Great House and the lesser House what meanes the Prophet hereby M. Calvin and some others by the former of these understand their Nobles by the latter their Commons both which the Lord there threatens to divide breake This God can doe by these two Houses in any Kingdome in this Kingdome though never so well anchord and bound together by never so many tyes and bonds Naturall Civill Politicke Religious yet if hee give the word at his command they shall bee smitten with breaches with Clefts divided rent broken This they are subject to And therefore learne wee to looke higher looking at them not to trust in them Nor yet in any other secondary cause or meanes what ever This was the sinne of the Jewes charged upon them by the Prophet Isay when they saw the breaches of the citie of Ierusalem that they were many they used means to repayre them Pulling downe their houses to fortifie the wall as you have it Vers 10. But marke what follows Vers 11. yee have not looked unto the maker thereof neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long agoe They trusted more in their owne fortifications carnall meanes of safety then in God himselfe A vaine thing so to doe It is not the Arme of flesh in these cases that can helpe or heale It is that which the Lord telleth Ephraim or Israel 5. Hos. When Ephraim saw his wickednesse and Judah his wound Then went Ephraim to the Assyrian and sent to King Jareb yet could hee not heale you nor cure you of your wound And why I will bee unto Ephraim as a Lyon saith the Lord and as a young Lion to the house of Juda and I will teare and goe away If God being provoked against a Nation shall give it over unto confusion being unto it as a Lion and as a young Lion rending and tearing it will be in vaine to send abroad for Cure In this Case wee may say of all helpers and healers as Job doth of his friends They are Physitians of no value not able to doe us any good And therefore let it be our care first to seeke unto God Returning unto him thereby seeking to pacifie and appease his wrath Tranquillus Deus tranquillat omina Make peace in heaven