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A76326	More sulphure for Basing: or, God will fearfully annoy and make quick riddance of his implacable enemies, surely, sorely, suddenly. Shewed in a sermon at the siege of Basing on the last Lords day, Sept. 21. 1645. Together, with a word of advice, full of love and affection to the Club-men of Hampshire. / By William Beech minister of the Army there, elect: min: of O. in the county of Suffolke. Imprimatur. Ja. Cranford. Sept. 26. 1645.	Beech, William.	1645 (1645)	Wing B1680; Thomason E304_3; ESTC R200304	30,148	36

sought him but his place could no where be found So Psal 92.7 When the wicked spring as the grasse and when all the workers of iniquity doe flourish it is that they shall be destroyed for ever And that of Paul is most consonant to the truth of this 1 Thes 5.3 For when they shall say peace and safety then sudden destruction commeth upon them as travaile upon a woman with child so sure it shall come 2. By weake meanes in comparison T is a generall rule with the Apostle 1 Cor. 1.27 God saith he hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise and God hath chosen the weake things of the world to confound those that are mighty and things which are not to bring to nought things that are Though all the creatures be at Gods becke and the most noble creatures must obey when he commands yet he can and doth oft make use of the baser and most contemptible creature to destroy and bring downe the pride of his enemies Thus he had an Army of wormes to destroy proud Herod to eate him up Acts 12.13 And wee reade of another army Joel 2.25 The Locust the Cankerworme the Catterpiller the Palmer worme my great Army saith God that I sent among you 3. The overthrow shall be irrecoverable like the breaking of a Potters Pot as it is Esay 30.14 And hee shall breake it like the breaking of a Potters Pot that is broken to peeces hee shall not spare so that there shal not be found in the bursting thereof asheard to take fire from the hearth or to take water out of the pit Hence it is that the ruine of Antichrist is compared to casting of a Milstone into the Sea with such violence saith the holy Ghost shall the great City Babilon be cast and shall be found no more Re. 18.21 It is so Vse that the enemies of God shall surely perish as these did in their confidence in their blood thirstinesse by weake meanes irrecoverably O then how should our soules be filled with thankes and how full ought our mouthes to be of prayse Psal 136. O give thanks to God saith David for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever O give thankes to the Lord of all Lords for his mercy endureth for ever This is almost all his Language expressed and implied in this and many other Psalmes What 's the matter David who remembred us when wee were in our low estate Vers 23.24 for his mercy endureth for c. Who redeemed us from our enemies for his mercy endureth for ever And may not the Prophets in England compose such another Psalme in the behalfe of England as this holy singer doth in the behalfe of his dearest Jsrael O give thanks c. For his mercy endureth for ever who remembred us when wee were in our low estate for his mercy endureth for ever Who Redeemed us from our enemies for his mercy c. Which remembred us at Knasby for his mercy c. Which remembred them of Pembrook shire for his mercy endureth for ever Which remembred us at Leicester for c. Which remembred us at Tanuton for c. Which redeemed them of Bristoll for c. O give thanks unto the God of all Gods for his mercy endureth for ever Annos jam revolvitur Platonicus what will you say if the Midianites be alive againe Indeed t is true their carkases are rotten The Edomites the Moabites and the Amonite are long since dead and destroyed I but yet their cruelty and oppression doth yet survive their pride and bloodthirstinesse remaine to this day the same Tragedy is still acted the Theater removed into another climat it is but Vetus fabula per novos Histriones And therefore to quicken you to this duty note these paralells 1. The old Midianites did first invade Israel intrenched upon their Rights and the Proprieties of Israel sought to drive them out of the inheritance which God gave them Did vex them thus many yeares together spoyled the fruit of their ground and did utterly impoverish them and I pray have not our new Midianites Assirians call them what you will that 's heathenish and cruell taking since to their assistance the French Philistims Welsh Egiptians Cornish Hangarims The degenerate Ismalites of the Renegado English have not these I say or most of them wrested away our lives our liberties our houses our all and have they not shed our blood like water on every side of Ireland and England too Nay have not the bloody miscreants of Ireland since assisted by the enchanted English who have since own'd the massacre and made it theirs by cessations and pardons have not these I say followed over Sea those poore exiles having left them nothing but their lives for a prey and have they not since cut more throats by authority And have they not bin rewarded with immunities and the name of Subjects And is it not therefore because they should contribute their assistance to butcher more O Brethren how have all these vermine amongst them spoiled a fruitfull Land and made the Land dark with them have not their swords touched with the magnetique stone of inhumanity to draw blood made many a wife a Widdow many a poore child fatherlesse many a woman childlesse Nay in conclusion have they not utterly ruin'd families Cities Towns Houses Have not their confederacy burnt spoild wasted Cities Villages Houses and do you not think the late baptizing of the Irish into the name of catholique Subjects was not accompanied with a crosse to England will not all these Acts of grace Cessations pardons immunities priviledges c. produce one ten thousand more Well wee grant these Midianites are very strong and numerous and inferiour to no monsters in their desires after blood 2. The old Midianites vexed Israel 20 yeares And how many yeares suppose yee hath this fatall spirit of Division beene working how long hath this intoxicating drinke of dissention and civill war beene brewing How busy have the Jesuits and Seminaries been for these many yeares to bring us to this passe And now at last unhappy day to charme the Prince from his people and these from one another miserably How truly may poore England take up that of the Psalmist Psal 129.1.2 3. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up may England now say yea many a time have they afflicted mee but they have not prevailed against me the Plowers plowed upon my back they made long their furrowes but the Righteous Lord will cut their snares asunder 3. The Midianites were very strong and numerous lying in the valley like Grashoppers for multitude secure enough nay asleepe in security for one of them dreamed And have not poore England enemies nay who hath shee to friend but God that made the Island Oh the numberlesse number of enemies all about us none but Midianites Cananites Egyptians Philistims enemies within us without us How truly may wee say of our

3.14 It is in vaine to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance and walked mornefully before the Lord of Hosts and now wee call the proud happy and they that worke wickednesse are exalted and even they that tempt God are delivered This troubled David not a little though he were a holy man see his acknowledgement Psalm 73.23 But as for me my feet were almost gone my steps had wel nigh slipt for I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked for their strength is firme they are not in trouble pride compasseth them as a chaine violence covers them as with a garment they speak wickedly concerning oppression they set their mouthes against Heaven c. But now this truth which I have here brought unto you may serve as a remedy to cure this repining fit The enemies of God and his people shall perish they shall fall they shall surely fall This David found out at last after the vaine expence of many a sad thought Ver. 18 19. He setteth them in slippery places and casteth them down to destruction How are they brought into desolation as in a moment They are utterly consumed with terrours When the wicked spring as the grasse and the workers of iniquity doe flourish it is that they shall perish for ever And so confesseth his folly vers 22. So foolish was I and ignorant yea even as a beast before thee And this may serve for answer God to shew the riches of his bounty towards his very enemies lets them feed well but it is as the Ox for the slaughter Prov. 7.22 The decree is past Tell the wicked Wo be to him for the reward of his hands shall be given him Esay 3.11 Let them not flatter themselves with hopes of immunities Deus judex justus est God will give no immunities for bloodshed The holy Ghost to assure us of the certainety hereof speaking of the ruine of Antichrists Kingdome speakes as of a thing already past Rev. 14.8 Babylon is fallen is fallen that great City because shee made all Nations drinke of the Wine of the wrath of her fornications And therefore tell the righteous it shall goe well with them Let this comfort them 4. Here is matter of caution and advertisment for all Vse especially for our deluded Countrey-men to whom I desire this word of seasonable advice and councell may come beware I pray you of joyning your selves to the enemies of God I speake unto such as are either already enrolled and so in a present posture to fight Antichrists battell in either of the two Popish and rebellious Garrisons or at least have any affection that way Seperate separate your selves as you are commanded Rev. 18.4 come out of Babylon lest ye partake of her plagues come out I say both in action and affection Such as are against Reformation and Religion and good Lawes are Gods utter enemies and his soule abhors them such as are lovers of old prophane sensuall customes that feed the corrupt humours of sinfull flesh the greatest and most prevailing enemy to the soules well being for ever such as are lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God 2 Tim. 3.14 such as deny the power of godlinesse 2 Tim. 3.5 I tell them againe for I cannot stay long upon this Use the force of this curse touching the ruine of Gods enemies will fall upon them 'T will not serve the turne then to say you are not Papists you are no Round-heads for although ye have Lord Lord and The Temple of the Lord in your mouthes Jerem. 7.4 yet if you set your selves against the government of Christ the powerfull and constant preaching of the Word and thus obstinately hate to be reformed Psal 50.17 The Lord will not be mercifull to you Deut. 29.20 saith Moses but the wrath of the Lord and his jealousie shal smoke against you and he will cut off your name from under Heaven Vse 5. Is it so that all the enemies of God shall surely perish and come to nothing as these did Then let us all shew our zeale and forwardnesse to helpe on the purpose and determination of God But you will say helpe forward Gods purpose why hath not God power in himselfe to doe it O yes saith one speake Lord speak to the fire and with flashes it shall consume them To the ayre and with pestilent vapours it shall choke them To the waters and with deluges it shall overwhelme them To the earth and with yawning chops it shall devoure them God will have his enemies destroyed but it shall be by meanes his people shall sweat for it The Philistims shall be destroyed but Sampson must worke hip and thigh for it Goliah shall sinke but little David must have his sling Sisera must fall at Joels feet but the woman must drive a naile through the temples of his head first It is determined that Midian shall receive an irrecoverable overthrow but yet Gideon must advance and encounter him though he muster but 300 men In this sence that is true He that made thee without thee will not save thee without thee he that made England without England will not save England without England our utmost endeavours must seasonably accompany outward deliverances Rouze up therefore brave England be thou 〈◊〉 at last recovered of thy sleepy Lethargy for s●●●e and thine o●●e safety too arise all are up but thee I meane all are up for themselves but poore England France for France Spaine for Spaine Barbary for Barbary Ireland for Ireland Hell for Hell Englands up 't is true that 's our misery but for what can you tell yes for the Protestant Religion and both parties for that Nonsence absurdity Ireland now at last for Protestants are they converted and grown pittifull believe it who 's will Ah poore England thou art stained with folly thou art branded by all Nations of madnesse and art thou yet yawning dost heare the night of thy destruction if thou slumbrest comes on speedily if thou awakest now thy happy daies will be perpetuated Not yet I prethee rise I tell thee newes Thy sister Germany is dead and Ireland newly in her goare thine owne children are not and many a Rachel makes bitter lamentation they lie dead all about thee I pray thee be stirring Rome hath got a new tricke worth all all her former treacheries conspiracies and powder-plots are but love-tricks in comparison of this The beast hath dismembred and disjoynted us miserably divided head from body and lamentably lacerated and torne one member from another O remember England thou wast christened and call to mind how thou hast engaged thy selfe to be on Christs party against all his enemies Dost thou heare how thy deare Lord Christ hath been dis-throaned his Messengers abused Dost not thou heare his Drums sound for a party who is on my side as sometime Jehu who stands for Reformation Religion Liberty and good Lawes who Dost thou not heare those many