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religion_n	king_n	kingdom_n	parliament_n	5,178	5	6.3666	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60259	Reformations preservation opened in a sermon preached at Westminster before the honourable House of Commons, at the late solemne fast, July 26, 1643 / by Sidr. Simpson.	Simpson, Sidrach, 1600?-1655.	1643 (1643)	Wing S3825; ESTC R24543	22,494	36

REFORMATION'S PRESERVATION OPENED IN A SERMON Preached at Westminster before the Honourable House of COMMONS at the late solemne FAST July 26. 1643. By SIDR SIMPSON Minister of the Word Published by Order of that House LONDON Printed for Benjamin Allen and are to be sold in Popes-head-Alley 1643. TO THE HONOVRABLE House of COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT ALL the well-affected in the Kingdom cry unto you as the woman of Samaria did unto the King Helpe us or as the Disciples did to Christ you have bid us come unto you upon the waters Save us for we are sinking sinking in our estates our liberties our Religion yea in our hearts and courage too You have many wayes before you for our safety as the speedy execution of justice on Offendors Ier. 5.1 1 Sam. 21.15.14 their life may bee our death 1 Kin. 20 4● the vigorous prosecution of the warre the taking hold of all advantageous opportunities the wise and active improvement of that Spirit God hath yet left in the People which never was more high and great then now it will be Great dangers raise great courage But there is no meanes like to Reformation that 's a defence cannot be beaten down The stones and timber of the Temple were hewed and squared indeed some time before they were set up but if that building be not in your heart and in your hearts above all things besides what ever else you doe will either be without successe or make us further miserable Without successe for except the Lord doe keep the Kingdome the Watch-men are in vaine and God will not keepe that which is not a Glory to him or else make us more miserable for when men are subdued God will come and war against us It 's a fearfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God Our God is a consuming fire Heb. 12.29 and these words are spoken to presse on a Reformation If a Reformation be not aimed at Quorsum haec dispendia why are wee in jeopardy every houre and are as sheepe accounted to bee slaine If it bee aimed at troubles are not troubles losses are not losses Those heapes are not ruines which the Builder makes in plucking downe to make the house up better Men will never reckon of their taxes dangers feares if they may have Reformation for them Some evills have so subtilly layd themselves between the stones of the Common-wealth gotten such Lawes obtained such favour amongst men because they are imployed so much in Civill matters that no word of God alone can destroy them without sharpe contentions unlesse your hands be on them Every one may reforme himselfe but you onely can the Nation of those evills and unlesse those bee removed actum est de Religione The God of Heaven give to all and every of you such a spirit as may make you fearlesse of dangers faithfull to your trust true to your professed ends and succesfull in this worke which shall be the dayly prayer of him who is Your Servant in the Lord S. Simpson A SERMON Preached at the late Fast before the Honourable House of COMMONS Isaiah 4. the latter part of the fifth verse For upon all the glory there shall be a defence THere are but two things that are the desire of all good men in these times The Reformation of Religion and The safety and preservation of it and of the Kingdome and you have both these in the text Reformation in the word glory Levit. 21 2y preservation in the other There are but two workes of this day Soul-afflicting and Soul-comforting of our selves in God and wee have matter for both these in the text too For mourning because our glory Relgion is stained darkened assaulted endangered It is now with us as it was with the Israelites 1 Sam. 4. Our Arke is in the field therefore it is sit every mans hand should be on his loynes and his heart be full of trembling For matter of comfort and encouragement the text is fitting too for the words are a promise that none shall hurt us Vpon all the glory there shall be a defence If you looke on the former chapter and the foregoing verses of this Chapter you shall finde as bad times foretold as could be such in which the slaughter should be so great that there should not be the sixt man lest at most for seaven women saith the text Vers 1. shall take hold of one man such a time wherein the women shall run up and downe and desire * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 firmiter apprehendere vel retinere fugientem Precibus ac sollicitationibus adorientur Musc and hang on men not so much to marry them as to save them from the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pro defloratione unchast hands of rude Souldiers The case of this people was somewhat like the case of Benjamin wherein they had not men enow to give unto their women Sad times to have the present generation murthered and no hopes of another that should be chast and holy and yet that was not all if it had beene but the losse of their lives they would not have so much complained but in the losse of this nation Religion was lost too in the blotting out of their names Gods name was blotted out from under heaven There are no people fare so hardly nor finde such sharpenesse from the hand of God as these who make profession and but a profession of religion Apostatizing Churches have the severest punishments In this sad case God comes to comfort them for that is his manner with his people if he give one foule word he gives two faire if he gives a stroake he gives a kisse if he send out an enemy against them himselfe speakes as David to the Commander when he went out against his sonne Absalon Deale kindly with them Therefore you have in the latter end of this Chapter whereof my text is a part a double consolation given them First That God would by all their troubles and afflictions reforme them and make them a glory 2. That when they are so there should no hand touch them he would be their defence as if he should have said There is no other course then this I take will serve your turne your drosse wil not come off but by such a degree of fire as you are cast into my intendment is not to destroy you but to purge you not to lay you my garden wast but to weed out these things and persons that are hurtfull I will touch no flower but these that have onely colour not savour for upon all the glory there shall be a defence Glory in the generall is nothing else but apparent excellency First in glory there must be some divine excellency some surpassing good and therefore it is given unto God Thine is the glory The Kings daughter is all glorious within as within is opposite not to outward but to apparent Psal 45. she is really glorious