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A04379	Newcastles call, to her neighbour and sister townes and cities throughout the land, to take warning by her sins and sorrowes Lest this overflowing scourge of pestilence reach even unto them also. As also a direction, how to discover such sins as are the procurers of Gods judgments by divers methods. By R. Jenison, Dr. of D. Whereunto is added, the number of them that dyed weekely in Newcastle and Garth-side, from May 6. to December 31. 1636.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1637 (1637)	STC 14492; ESTC S107703	57,340	278

from the tempest that so wee may be hid in this day of the Lords anger and prevent greater fiercer wrath to come The Lyon also hath now roared after his prey Amos 3.1 and will wee not be afraid will wee not prostrate and humble our selves before him Prov. 19.12 16.14 The Kings wrath 〈◊〉 as the roaring of a Lyon yea it is as a messenger of death which yet wise men will pacifie and will wee neither feare the wrath of God nor goe about to pacifie it How shall hee not be unto us as once to Ephraim as a Lyon Hos 5.14 and a young Lyon which is more fierce to teare and goe away to take away and none shall rescue us Thus therefore speaketh this Lyon to us in mercie Now consider this Psalm 50.22 yee that forget God least I teare you in pieces and there be none to deliver Lastly And as fire kindled let us consider that this wrath of God is as Fire and that wee now are under it and that it is already kindled against us Now who would set the Briars or Thornes against God who is this fire in battell I would saith God Esay 27.4 even goe thorow them I would burne them together Frō which wee should withdraw fuell Fire wee know is of a catching nature and it lickes up every thing it meets withall which is of a combustible nature and growes more fierce where it finds such fuell to feed it Now Sin and Sinners in their impenitencie afford matter and fuell to this fire of Gods wrath which therefore in hell burnes for ever And will wee still by adding Sin to Sin Seeking to quench it by teares of repentance seeke to make this fire greater and fiercer Is it not yet big enough Will wee needs perish and be devoured by it Why doe wee not rather draw buckets of water and run in therewith to quench this fire by shedding unfained 1 Sam. 7.6 Iudg. 2.4 ● Ier. 9.1 ● and abundant teares of Godly sorrow and repentance for our Sins and become weepers and true mourners still wishing wee could weepe more Why doe wee not take hold on Gods strength even on Christ by faith in him Esay 27.4 5. who was signified by the Arke of Gods strength that wee may make peace with him seeing hee hath both told us that Furie is not in him and promised that thus seeking to make peace with him Wee shall make peace with him and hee will bee reconciled unto us Now would we see the proofe of this promise by and in Examples Examples of such as have turned away wrath Learne wee then to avoid Gods wrath by faith and humbling of our selves from the practise of good King Hezekiah K. Hezekiah who having offended by unthankfulness and pride for which cause there was wrath upon him 2 Chron. 32.25 26. and upon Iudah and Ierusalem did yet humble himselfe for the pride of his heart both hee and the Inhabitants of Ierusalem so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the ●●ies of Hezekiab The ●●●e wee learne from the example of Gods mercie to King Iosiah K. Iosiah because his heart was tender 2 Kings 22 11-13 19 20. and be humbled himselfe before the Lord when he apprehended the greatnesse of his wrath which was kindled against him and his people and wept before him The Lord hereupon heard his prayer and ●●ewed him mercie Yea see how graciously God dealt with King Rehoboam one K. Rehoboa● none of the very best who 2. Chron. 12.6 7. being punished by Shishak King of Aegypt for forsaking the Lord repented both hee and his Princes at the pre●ching of Shemaiah a● humbled themselves sa●ing The Lord is righteo●● Wherupon they were delivered though not fro● the spoile yet from destruction for thus said th● Lord They have humble themselves therefore I 〈◊〉 not destroy them but I 〈◊〉 grant them some deliverance and my wrath sha●● not be powred out upon Ierusalem by the hand of Shishak 12. So when hee humble himselfe the w●ath of th● Lord turned from him th● hee would not destroy him altogether and also in Iudah things went well Now why should not the present sence of Gods wrath which is now gone out against us by Pestilence worke like effects and like humiliation in us which doubtless if it doe not wee must looke to perish in his wrath And thus for the first Motive taken from the consideration of Gods wrath CHAP. VII This Festilence is sensible wrath wrath gone out and manifested to the end that taking notice of Gods displeasure wee might with good hope by submission seeke to pacifie the same WEe are now in the next place to consider that this Pestilence in it owne nature is an outward and sensible evill God in this Pestilence would be knowne to be angry that wee might seek to appease him and therfore such as by which God calls us to repentance with hope of mercy letting us know that he is angry that so wee might search into our selves and take notice of such sinns as have proved provocations of his wrath might humble our selves before him for the same and seeke his face and favour in the pardon of them and so bee brought to know whom we have offended to feare and to doe no more any such wickednes It is such 〈◊〉 evill as whereof the Lord would have us take speciall notice for the prevention of greater evils calamities whereas if the Lord had a purpose presently or yet finally to destroy us all and every one hee would leave us in our sinns without any further warning give us over to our owne lustes without controle Hee might give us over to hardnesse of heart and to insensible judgements and so deliver us up to the hardnesse of our own harts which is a greater judgement then to be deliuered up to satan which some have bin yet ha●● come to repentance as th● incestuous Corinthian 1 Cor. 5.5 with 2 Cor. 2.6 7. b● such as God delivers up●● hardnes of hart are left● finall impenitencie Prov. 5. in th● insensible chains coa●● of their own sins reseru● like the evil angels whi●● fell in everlasting chain● under darknesse not as t●● former 1 Cor. 5.5 who are deliver●● to Satan for the destructio● of the flesh that the spir●● may bee saved in the day 〈◊〉 the Lord Iesus but to be brought forth Iude ver 6. unto t●● judgement of the great d●● When our sinnes 〈◊〉 growne so full and so ri●● that God intends no me●cie for them As he doth such as hee hates and wil no longer shew mercie unto then hee ●●aseth to punish sensibly and leaves men to please themselves in their owne waies without any shew of displeasure and to dally with their owne death and destruction This Silence in God whilest he forbeares outward and sensible

naturally beare but prosecute if God will on more proper and particular Grounds of Scripture Heare then first how God answers hypocrites According to severall texts of Scripture and such as pretend themselves to be vvilling to be at any cost and to doe any thing to please and appease him when hee is angry Michah 6. ● 7 Wherewith shal I come before the Lord and bow my selfe before the high God Shall I come before him with burnt offerings with calves of a yeare old Will the Lord bee pleased with thousands of rammes or with ten thousands of rivers of oyle Shall I give my first borne for my transgression the fruit of my bodie for the Sin of my soule Now heare Gods answer Hee hath shewed thee O man what is good Verse 8. and what doth the Lord require of thee but to doe justly and to love mercie and to walke humbly with thy God or to humble thy selfe to walke with thy God And then it followes shewing this was to be done especially when God shewed his displeasure against them The Lords voice cryeth unto the Citie Verse 9. and the man of wisdome shall see thy name heare yee the rod and who hath appointed it See againe what God requires of us in such case of his judgments whether threatned or inflicted I will reprove thee saith God c. Psal 50.21.22 Now consider this yet that forget God lest I teare you in pieces Hagg. 1 5.6 c. And elswhere Consider your waies yee have sowne much and bring in little ye eat but ye have not enough c. thus saith the Lord of hosts againe consider your waies Mich 6.7 Consider againe upon what condition God promiseth mercie and deliverance from captivitie If they shall confesse their iniquitie Levit. 26.40.41.42 and the iniquitie of their fathers c. And that also they have walked contrary unto mee and that 〈◊〉 also have walked contrary unto them have brought thē into the land of their enemies If then their uncircumcised harts be humbled they thē accept of the punishment of their iniquitie then will I remember my cocovenāt with Iacob c. and I will remember the land Now upon consideration and confession of sin the Lord looks also we should turne to him by true and heartie Sorrow and Repentance according to that his exhortatiō by his Prophet Ioel Therefore also now Ioel 2.12.13 saith the Lord turn you even to me with all your hart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning and rent your heart and not your garment and turne unto the Lord your God The want hereof in time of Gods judgments the Lord both complaines of and also further threatens For all this Isa 9.12 13. his anger is not turned away but his hand is stretched out still for the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them neither doe they seeke the Lord of Hosts Amos 4.10 11 So elswhere I have sent the Pestilence among you after the manner of Aegypt your young men have I slain with the Sword c. yet have yee not returned unto mee saith the Lord 12. Therefore thus I will doe unto thee O Israel and because I will doe this unto thee prepare to meet thy God O Israel In turning to God hee would have us turne from our vvicked vvaies and seeke his face and favour not returning again to our former evill waies but renuing and also keeping our Covenant of Faith Obedience and a more holy walking with him than formerly taking it ill when it is otherwise Ier. 8.6 I hearkned and heard but they spake not aright no man repented him of his wickednesse saying What have I done Every one turned to his course as the horse rusheth into the battell Therefore that hee may shevv us mercie hee will first have us Cast away from us all our transgressions Ezek. 18.31 whereby wee have transgressed and make us a new heart and a new spirit Otherwise he should seeme to favour us in our Sins Therfore when God meant to deliver his people out of the hand of the Philistines he thus speaks to them by Samuel the Prophet If yee doe returne unto the Lord with all your hearts 1 Sam. 7.3 then put away the strange gods verse 4 5 6 and Ashtaroth from among you and prepare your hearts unto the Lord and serve him onely and hee will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines This they did and withall wept abundantly fasted and prayed and confessed their Sins and were accepted So before the Lord would grant de●iverance by Gideon hee would have him Destroy Baals altar which his fa●her had Iudg. 6.25 26. and cut downe the ●rove that was by it and ●uild an altar to the Lord. The reason is God will ●hew mercie favour and ●eliverance to none in ●heir Sins Hee heares not ●inners Yet he also looks that in our afflictions wee doe call upon him Psal 50.15 Call upon mee in the day of trouble I will deliver thee And Iam 5.13 Is any among you afflicted Let him pray Now with our prayers and purposes of reformation wee must renue Covenant with God and bee carefull for ever after to performe it This we are taught by the godly example of Nehemiah and the Iewes who by the mouth of the Levites having made a religious confession as of Gods goodnesse so of their wickednesse and having in the●● owne persons separate● themselves from all strangers Nehem. 9.1 2 3 and confessed their Sins they conclude all by ●ntring into solemne co●enant with God saying ●n their great distresse in which they were 38. And be●ause of all this wee make a sure Covenant and write it ●nd our Princes Levites ●nd Priests seale unto it And the rest of the people who had understanding chap. 10.28 29 30 c. separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the Law of God clave to their Brethren their Nobles and ●ntred into a curse and into ●n oath to walke in Gods Law and to observe and ●oe all the Commandements of the lord Now the points of their Covenant were Not to joyne in marriage with the people of the land not to buy ware or victuall on the Sabbath day and to charge themselves yearely with the third part of a sh●kell for the service of the house of God and concerning first fruits and othe● offerings Thus King Hezekiah when the wrath of th● Lord was upon Iudah an● Ierusalem and that he ha● delivered their fathers 〈◊〉 trouble 2 Chron. 29.8 9 10. c. Now saith he it is in mine heart to make covenant with the Lo●● God of Israel that his fier●● wrath may turne away from ●s Oh worthy example See also c● 30.6 7 8. ●ven for the best grea●est Christian Kings in ●●ke case to imitate But what doth God ●ooke that in case of evils 〈◊〉 troubles

Newcastles Call To her Neighbour and Sister Townes and Cities throughout the land to take warning by her Sins and Sorrowes Lest this overflowing scourge of Pestilence reach even unto them also As also a Direction how to discover such Sins as are the procurers of Gods judgments by divers Methods By R. JENISON Dr. of D. Whereunto is added the number of them that dyed weekely in Newcastle and Garth-side from May 6. to December 31. 1636. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LONDON Printed for Iohn Coleby at the signe of the Vnicorne neere to Fleet Bridge 1637. and there told of the Meanes both of the Safetie and also Ruine of Cities and whole Kingdomes Be yee pleased now to take in good part a word or two spoken I hope not out of season in the mournfull and sad condition of this my Mother and Nurse Foelix ●uicumque ●olore Al●erius dis●es posse ca●ere tuo in whose name I make bold to salute you all in the Lord and to wish you the happiness to be warned in time by that bittercup of ours wherin God by Pestilence seemeth to have begun to you all The times require every ones helpe to seeke to quench this fire of wrath begun in the Land I heartily wish that manie others of much abler parts would in this kind of popular and familiar Discourse and Exhortation put forth themselves and stoope to such necessarie and edifying Arguments For my part as the case is I though the meanest of most expect not who shall begin God hath begun with us here The Lyon hath roared the Lord hath spoken I cannot according to my abilitie setting aside all respect of credit with men of the world but prophesie that not by word here onely but by writing such is my desire of the publicke good and such is the occasion here offred by Gods beginning in this fierce manner with us The benefit you may by Gods blessing and your own good indeavour reap hereby will be either a prevention of and freedom to you frō this spreading evill which I chiefly by this Dedication do desire and intend or a Direction how to carry your selves that with comfort under Gods hand if it reach also unto you 〈◊〉 26.9 ● The truth is When Gods judgments are in the earth the inhabitants of the world ●ill at least should learne ●●ghteousnesse The wise and just will so doe Who wait for God in the way of his judgements Amos 4.12 opened They will prepare to meet God and to prevent judgments which othervvise are threatned and seeme to make towards them How wee may prevent Gods judgments Which they doe or should doe by these meanes 1. By taking warning by judgements inflicted on others 1 Cor. 10.5 6 7-11 Luke 13 3-5 The want whereof God takes speciall notice of Ierem. 3.8 9 10 11. 2. By doing that in our 4. By seeking and obtaining the pardon of Sin upon Repentance Sinne once pardoned is neve● more remembred or punished Isa 43.25 Go●● so forgives as hee als● forgets 5. By mortifying such sinnes as raigne in us or among us Rom. 6.12 Coloss 3.5 c. Seeing such exemplary judgements a Pestilence war c. com●● not for smaller faylings but for sinnes against conscience Rom. 1.18 and fo● grosser evils Ephes 5.5.6 6. By newnesse of life and by bringing forth fruit meet for repentance so w● escape wrath to come and cutting downe Math. 3.7 8-10 By these meanes it will concerne you to prepare to meet God whom ●o you will find to meet you in mercy as the father of the Prodigall ran to meet his sonne and to welcome him Men have not heard neither hath the eye seene O God besides thee what hee hath prepared for him that waiteth for him Thou meetest him that rejoyceth and worketh righteousnesse those that remember thee in thy waies Isa 64.4 5. Now because men are apt to make ill use of Gods judgements on others to mis-judge them and to harden themselves in their security Four Con●usions ●ut of Luke 13.4 5. touching the use of Gods judgments on others consider we what our Saviour teacheth us Luke 13.1 2 3 4 5 Think yee that these were Sinners above all men that dwelt in Ierusalem I tell you nay but except yee repent yee shall all likewise perish Whence these Conclusions doe readily offer themselves Conclus 1 1. Extraordinary uncouth yea and sudden death doth sometime befall such as are not the greatest Sinners I suppose those seventie thousand of Davids Subjects who died by Pestilence among the other Tribes were not greater Sinners than Ierusalem it selfe Vpon which the Angell stretched out his hand to destroy it Yea the good King vvould make these in that case especially more innocent than himselfe saying Loe I have sinned but these Sheepe what have they done when God shewed his severitie against Samaria and Israel having removed them out of his sight and when the Tribe of Iudah onely was left and spared 2 Kings 1● 18 19. Eze● 16.51 ● yet saith God to Iudah They are more righteous than thou 2. On the other hand it Conclus 2 is in thee my power and that my name may be declared in all the earth ●et 2.9 Howsoever God Reserves the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished ●●●s 17. ●● 31. hee hath appointed a day of purpose for them 3. God in some cases respects his owne Glorie more then mens deserts so spares them a while though unworthie See Deut. 32.26 Ezek. 20.8 9-13 14-21 22. 4. Chiefly God remembers his covenant and promise who will reserve to himselfe a Church on earth in the greatest defections provocations and destructions of his people he will Ezek. 14.19 20 21 and doth ever reserve a remnant who otherwise deserve ill at his hand Ezek. 16.59 with 60. See Isa 6.13 Rom. 3.3 What if some did not believe shall their unbeliefe make the faith of God of none effect Si quoties peccant homines If God in generall defections and judgements thereupon should consume in his wrath all that deserve it where should hee have a Church on earth to serve him hee must and will have some in whom hee wil magnifie his mercie It is of the Lords mercies said Ieremie in the time of the captivitie when so many had perished that wee are not all consumed because his compassions fa●le not ●et 2 ● Here is no merit to bee pleaded in such case ●om 2.4 Gods sparing mercies leade the way to his pardoning mercies Hee often spares the unworthy that they overcome with his kindnesse 9 6. might relent repent seeke and find mercie and that so his covenant and word might take effect in that remnant which is according to the Election of Grace 11.5 Hence it is that even among those in Ierusalem on whom Gods irrevocable sentence of famine Ezek. 14.19 20 21 22. noisome beasts sword and pestilence had passed