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A77703	Repentance and prayer or, the two fundamental pillars of the nation. Being the substance of four sermons preached at St. Peters Poor, London. By that famous and reverend divine Ralph Brownrigge, formerly vice-chancelour of Cambridge, and lately Lord Bishop of Exeter.	Brownrig, Ralph, 1592-1659.	1660 (1660)	Wing B5208; ESTC R229484	54,943	157

in it he would not have it polluted or defiled defile not the Land which ye shall inhabit wherein I dwell for I the Lord dwell amongst the Children of Israel Num. 35.34 2 Jerusalem it is called an holy City because it was the city of the great King God dwelt in her palaces therefore it was accounted a sacred and a holy City the Temple because his name dwelt there 2 Chron. 7.16 I have sanctified this house that my name may be there for ever All other Nations because God was estranged from them were an uncleane people every other Land a polluted Land here is one great excellency a Nation gaines by retaining of God amongst them they were more to God then all other Nations in the world a kingdome of Preists and an holy Nation thus we see God promises to dwell in the midst of Sion Zech. 2.10 And then he tells them in the 12th verse that he will inherit Judah his portion in in the holy Land for this cause the uncleane were to be put out of the Campe of Israel Num. 5.3 That they defile not their Campe in the midst whereof God did dwell while we retain his presence amongst us we are unholy people but if we cause him to depart we are as the uncircumcised and a prophane people 2. A second advantage of Gods presence is that it is the glory of a Nation it is the high dignity and renown and honour of a people that God abides with them as St Paul speaks Rom. 3.1 What advantage then hath the Jew what is this dignity in having God so near them much every way thus Moses sets out the dignity of the Jews from the near reference 'twixt God and them Deut. 26.18 God hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people to make thee high above all Nations which he hath made in praise and in name and in honour this nearness of his presence he compares in the 13. of Jeremy the 11. verse to a girdle cleaving to his loins as a girdle cleaves to the loins of a man so have I caused thee to cleave unto me that they might be unto me for a people for a name and for a praise for a glory So likewise Isa 43.4 Since thou wast precious in my sight thou hast been honourable and I have loved thee when God reckons up the dignities of his people this is the main of Sion it shall be said that he was born in her thus Moses reminds the Israelites wherein their dignity consisted Deut. 10.21 He is thy praise and he is thy God many titles of honour amongst men but this is the truly honourable title that we have a God near to us Deut. 4.7 What Nation is there so great who hath God so nigh unto them as the Lord our God is to us while he vouchsafed his presence to them how renowned were they when he withdrew himself and cast them off then were they a vile people the hatred and scorn and hissing of all Nations A third advantage that Gods presence brings it is the strength and safety of a Nation Psalm 46.5 God is in the midst of her therefore shall she not be moved Balaam could not fasten a curse upon Israel while God was amongst them and this incouraged the people of Israel against the Canaanites Numb 14.9 Their defence is departed from them and the Lord is with us fear them not though Giants and Cities walled up to heaven yet fear them not So Moses incourages them Deut. 4.21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them for the Lord thy God is among you a mighty God and terrible And so on the contrary when the people would needs go up to fight against the Canaanites Numb 14.42 Moses disswaded them God had then withdrawn himself Go not up for the Lord is not among you Sampson wist not that God was departed from him Moses laments when God said he would not go with them so the Psalmist Thou goest not forth with our Armies his presence is our Palladium our shield and rock the shields of the earth belong unto God well then if such good comes from Gods presence amongst us it is worth the iniquity wherein doth this presence of God consist how is he said and known to dwell in a Nation Go● hath a manifold presence First his substantial presence so he 〈◊〉 present in all places he fills heaven an● earth Jer. 23.24 The heaven of he●●vens cannot contain him saith Solomon Stand in aw of him he is in all places Secondly he hath a glorious presenc● there where his glory and Majesty mos● appears that 's in the heavens I wil● dwell in the high and holy place Heaven i● his Throne Thirdly he hath a powerfull presence when he manifest● himself by any remarkable work thus the Israelites questioned his presence when they were in want is the Lord among us yea or no Jacobs vision made him say God was in this place Fourthly he hath a gratiou presence by which he dwells amongst us I that gratious and mercifull and beneficiall presence is that we speake of there where he dwells First God dwells in a Nation which he chuses to be his peculiar people th● people of his Covenant and Worship a● David said the Lord hath chosen Jacob to be his inheritance thus Hosea calls the Nation and Countrey of the Jews Hosea 9.3 the Lords Land and the world is his by dominion but by special purchase and possession so the Church is his that 's like the Lords Demeans Secondly the place of Gods delight that 's the residence of his presence delight fixes a man to his abode when we are such a people that God takes pleasure in us Here will I dwell for I have a delight in it Psalm 132.23 14. The Lord hath chosen Sion he hath desired it for his habitation here will I dwell Thirdly there we are to reckon of Gods presence where he settles his family that 's the usual place of presence and abode where we see God gathers to himself a Church is dayly collecting to himself a people to know him and worship him there we may conclude that God vouchsafes his presence Christ is thus described to walk amongst the seven golden Candlesticks Rev. 1.13 where it may be said of a people or place as God said of Corinth Acts 18.10 I have much people in this City many names amongst you there resolve that God is present when they grow thinner and thinner God is removing Fourthly There we conclude is a place of presence and abode where a man bestows most cost a Lord will keep up all his possessions so doth God the world but his choicest care is for his Mansion-house do we see a people inriched with his choicest blessings his eyes are over them continually no favour too dear for them sure God dwells amongst such a people Fifthly a man is said to dwell where his abode is most constantly Sometimes God makes in his progress some

desired it must be like the fast of expiation which was the yearely fast in Israel all must numble themselves it is a day of atonement Levit. 23.28 29. For to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God whatsoever soule it shall be that shall not be afflicted in the same day he shall be cut off from among his people personall and private humiliation is not of that prevailing efficacy in generall danger God tells the Jewes that the prayers of two or three though never so righteous men Ezek. 14.14 As Noah Daniel and Job should not divert a judgement from a whole Nation they might escape themselves but if the Nation repented not the whole Land should perish there is more must go to the removing of a generall judgement we may spit out a spark or one mans diligence may quench a small fire but when a whole Town is on fire every man must bring his Bucket One mans prayer to remove a National Judgement is as if we go about to quench a raging fire by spri●kling a little water out of a casting bottle see this practised by the Jews 1 Sam. 7.2 all the house of Israel lamented before the Lord and see how they expressed and testified it verse the 6. they gathered together to Mispah and draw water and poured it out before the Lord and fasted on that day and said there we have sinned against the Lord their eies were as buckets their heads fountains of tears And is not a fire kindled amongst us how many smoaking fire-brands are scattered through the Land we may say of our present sad condition as our Prophet Joel speaks Joel 1.2 Hear this you old men and give ear all the Inhabitants of the Land hath this been in your days or in the days of your fathers who can remember such distractions in our kingdome when did this kingdom shake and totter as now it doth first troubles in the North when that 's quenched the flame breaks out in Ireland sparkes scattered amongst our selves as Ezekiel prophesies mischiefe shall come upon mischiefe and rumour shall come upon rumour Ezek. 7.26 Thus out humiliation should be generall and as it must be generall humiliation so secondly it must be solemne by the help of a fast not to eat the bread of men First to testifie our inward sorrow the body must be afflicted Secondly by this solemne fast to protest our unworthinesse of the least support of life or refreshing not worthy of the portion of Whelps of the crumbs that fall from the table Thirdly to expresse our earnestnesse and importunity of prayer and calling upon God that we will lye prostrate before God take no deniall not eat bread till he granted our petitions as Saul vowed not once to eat till he had obteined his victory as David vowed not to sleep or slumber till he had effected his desire now this duty of repentance and humiliation it is pressed upon them by a double motive the first is the denouncing of judgement and that not barely foretold but exactly described in a dreadfull manner the more to affect them God musters up his force and sets them in battle aray from the 2. verse to the 12. the Chariots of God are 20. thousand even thousand of judgements and the Lord is among them to turn the battle to the gate ah this will work feare and fear is a good ingredient to repentance thus he urges his people to repentance by the presenting of terrours Amos 4.12 Therefore thus will I doe unto thee O Israel and because I will doe this unto thee prepare to meete thy God O Israel thus Habbakuk was afflicted with the threatnings of judgement ch 3.16 when I heard my belly trembled my lips quivered at the voice rottennesse entered into my bones and I trembled in my selfe God lookes for this submission that we should be startled at his judgements the Lion hath roared who will not feare Amos the 3.8 moved with feare that 's one motive and that drives us to repentance But then he adds a second and that 's hope that draws us to repentance repentance it is a compounded thing of feare and hope it takes motives both from Law and Gospell and yet it workes most kindly by Evangelicall means that 's hope of mercy and that is the motive in my text quis novit who knows so that the former was an affrightment to repentance this in my text is an incouragement to repentance upon hope of mercy and in it observe two things First the matter of their hope Secondly the measure of their hope First see the matter of their hope and in it there are 4 particulars First the matter of their hope is their regaining of Gods favour he will return Secondly the recalling of his judgements he will repent Thirdly the renewing of his mercies he will leave a blessing behinde him Fourthly the reestablishment of his worship amongst them a meat offering and a drink-offering to the Lord our God that 's the first thing the matter of their hope The second thing is the measure of their hope and that 's somewhat strange it is very considerable it is quis novit who knows Come we to the matter of their hope The first is regaining of Gods favour that he will return his turning away signifies his displeasure that he hath no delight in us but is provoked and offended his returning to us it is the renewing of his favour and of his good will towards us when he vouchsafes us his presence and rests amongst us so then for the understanding the nature of this mercy this return of God will afford us these Considerations First it is the main happinesse of a nation to enjoy Gods presence to have him dwell amongst us Secondly it is the bitter fruit of sin that causes God to withdraw his presence and to turn away from us Thirdly it is the blessed fruit of repentance that recovers Gods presence causes God to return gratiously to us First I say it is the main happinesse of a Nation to enjoy Gods presence to have him dwell amongst us this happinesse by Gods presence will appear by three great advantages which his presence and abode brings a people The first advantage is Gods presence and abode with a people it is the holiness of a Nation where he dwells and vouchsafes his presence that people by vertue of that presence becomes an holy Nation all Holinesse comes by participation it is not inbred in us but derived from him who is holynesse it selfe and participation comes by union with him a people neare to him are an holy people he is the Holy one of Israel and by that neare relation they are made an holy people to the Lord their God Deut. 7.6 We see that this presence of God makes a people holy even by that legal and cerimoniall holynesse amongst the Jewes First the Land of Israel it was called an holy Land because God dwelt in it and vouchsafed his presence