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AN EXHORTATION TO All People, TO Pureneſs, Cleanneſs, and Holi
By G. F.
LONDON, Printed by John Bringhurſt, 1685.
DAvid ſaith, Who ſhall aſcend into the Hill of the Lord? And who ſhall ſtand in his holy place? David anſwers, and ſaith, He that hath clean Hands, and a pure Heart; who hath not lift up his Soul unto Vanity, nor ſworn deceitfully; he ſhall receive the Bleſſing from the Lord, and righteouſneſs from the God of his Salvation, and this is the Generation of them that ſeek the Lord, Pſal. 24. So here is a Generation of clean Hands, and a pure Heart that aſcends into the Hill of the Lord, and ſtands in his holy place.
And Iſaiah ſaith, Who amongſt us ſhall dwell with devouring Fire? Who among us ſhall dwell with everlaſting Burnings? And Iſaiah anſwers his Queſtions, and ſaith, He that walketh righteouſly, and ſpeaketh Uprightly; he that deſpiſeth the Gain of Oppreſſion, that ſhakeeth his Hands from holding of Bribes; that ſtoppeth his Ears from hearing of Blood, and ſhutteth his eyes from ſeeing evil; he ſhall dwell on high, his place of Defence ſhall be the Munition of Rocks; Bread ſhall be given him, his Water ſhall be ſure; thine Eyes ſhall ſee the King in his Beauty, &c. and thine Eyes ſhall ſee a Tabernacle that ſhall not be taken down, not one of the Stakes thereof ſhall ever be removed, &c. Iſai. 33.
Here you may ſee who they are that can dwell with devour
David ſaith, Lord, who ſhall abide in thy Tabernacle? And who ſhall dwell in thy holy Hill? David anſwers his Queſtions, and
He that walketh Uprightly, and worketh Righteouſneſs, and ſpeaketh the Truth in his Heart: he that backbiteth not with his Tongue, nor doth evil to his Neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach againſt his Neighbour, in whoſe eyes a vile Perſon is condemned, but he Honoureth them that fear the Lord, &c. He that taketh not a reward againſt the Innocent; he that doth theſe things ſhall never be removed, but ſhall abide in the Tabernacle of the Lord, and dwell in his holy Hill, Pſal. 15. But the Ungodly are not ſo, but are like the Chaff which the wind driveth away; therefore the Ungodly ſhall not ſtand in Judgment, (namely, Righteous Judgment) and Sinners ſhall not ſtand in the Congregation of the Righteous.
The Mountain of the houſe of the Lord, ſhall be eſtabliſht above all the Mountains, and exhalted above all the Hills; and doth not the Lord here teach his People his Righteous and Holy Ways & Paths to walk in? as in Iſai. 2. Micah 4. And the Stone that ſmote the Great IDan. 2.45.
Is not this Stone, that becomes a Great Mountain, that filleth the whole Earth, Chriſt Jeſus? and ſo through him the King
Here you may ſee this Stone or Mountain that filleth the whole Earth, will daſh to Pieces, and grind to Powder all that is not of it's Holy and Pure Nature, and with its Holy Divine Nature fill the whole Earth.
The Lord ſaith, They ſhall not hurt nor deſtroy in all my Holy Mountain, Iſai. 11. and is not this Holy Mountain Chriſt, who deſtroyeth the Devil and his Works, the Deſtroyer? And them that take hold of my Covenant, ſaith the Lord, even them will I bring to my Holy Mountain, &c. Iſai. 56.6, 7. and Chap. 2.2.
And he that putteth his trust in me, ſaith the Lord, ſhall inherit my
Holy Mountain, Iſa. 57.13. For thus ſaith the High and Lofty One that inhabits Eternity, whoſe Name is Holy, I dwell in the High and Holy Place, with him alſo that is of a Contrite and Humble Spirit, to revive the Spirit of the Humble, and to revive the Heart of the Contrite Ones, Iſa. 57.15. Therefore is it not good to wait upon the Lord, and truſt in him?
DAvid ſaith, Have all the workers of Iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my People as they eat Bread? Pſal. 14.4. Here the workers of Iniquity as they eat Bread, they eat up Gods People, that is, they devour them; are not theſe Devourers, Men-eaters?
And again in Pſal. 53.4. the Lord ſaith, The workers of Iniquity eat up my People like Bread. But God did give his People Corn from Heaven, and Man did eat Angels Food, Pſal. 78.24, 25. And David ſaid, The Wicked even mine Enemies and my Foes came upon me to eat up my Fleſh, they ſtumbled and fell, Pſal. 27.2.
Here you may ſee theſe Wicked Men-eaters and Enemies of the Righteous ſtumbled and fell, when they came to eat up the Fleſh of the Righteous, ſo they fell ſhort of their devouring Prey, Pſal. 27.2.
Solomon ſaith, Whoſo committeth Adultery with a Woman, lacketh Underſtanding; he that doth it, deſtroyeth his own Soul; a wound and a diſhonour ſhall he get, and his reproach ſhall not be wiped away,
And they that want Underſtanding the Wicked Woman draweth in; but he knoweth not that the Dead are there, and that her Gueſts are in the Chambers of Hell, Prov. 9.16. to the end.
And therefore Job ſaith, The fear of the Lord that is Wiſdom, and to depart from Evil is Underſtanding, Job 28.28. And Solomon ſaith, He that is ſlow to Wrath, is of a great Underſtanding; but he that is haſly of Spirit, exhalteth Folly, Prov. 14.29. And Underſtanding is a well ſpring of Life to him that hath it, Prov. 16.22. But the Man that wandereth out of the way of Underſtanding, ſhall remain in the Congregation of the Dead, Prov. 21.16. Evil Men underſtand not Judgment, Prov. 28.5. And the strange Woman deceiveth the ſimple Ones & Youth who are void of Underſtanding, her houſe is the way to Hell, going down to the Chambers of Death, Prov. 7. And there
And the Lord ſaid concerning the Jews that had rebelled aMy People are fooliſh, they have not known me, they are ſottiſh Children, they have no Underſtanding, they are wiſe to do Evil, but to do good they have no Knowledge, Jer. 4.22. Is not this the condition of many Chriſtians as well as the Jews?
The Prophet ſaith, Pour out thy Wrath upon the Heathen that know thee not, and upon the Families that call not upon thy Name; for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and conſumed him, and have made his Habitation deſolate: Muſt not Gods Fury come upon theſe Men-eaters, that eat Jacob the beloved of God, and devoured him, and make his Habitation dolate, Jerem. 10.25. And David ſaith, Pour out thy Wrath upon the Heathen that have not known thee, and upon the Kingdomes that have not called upon thy Name, for they have devoured Jacob, and laid waſt his dwelling-place, Pſal. 79.6, 7. Gods Fury will be poured upon ſuch that devoureth the Righteous, and lay waſt his dwelling-place.
And you may ſee in Jer. 51. They that are founders of Graven Images,
or Molten Images (are bruitiſh by their Knowledge) which are the works of errour, and ſhall periſh. And the Lord ſaith, A draught is upon her Waters, namely Babylon, and they ſhall be dryed up, for it is a Land of Graven Images, and they are Mad upon their Idols, Jer. 50.38. Upon ſuch God brings Draughts and FaAnd the Lord fruſtrateth the tokens of Liars, and maketh the Diviners Mad, and turneth Wiſemen backward, and maketh their Knowledge Fooliſh, and hath not this been ſeen and fulfilled? Iſai. 44.25. And the Lord ſaith, They eat up the Sins of my People, and they ſet their Hearts on their Iniquity, and there ſhall be like Prieſt like People, and I will puniſh them for their ways, and reward them for their Doings, Hoſea 8.9. And the Lord ſaith to Daniel, The Wicked ſhall do wickedly, and none of the Wicked ſhall underſtand, but the Wiſe ſhall underſtand, Daniel 12.10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wiſdom, and the Secrets of the Lord are with them that fear him, and the Lord taketh care for them that fear him, as in Exod. 1.21. therefore it is good to live in the fear of the Lord, which ye muſt if ye know his Secrets.
THe cauſe of Draught, Barrenneſs and Famine, The Lord turneth Rivers into a Wilderneſs, and the Water Springs into Dry Ground, and turneth a Fruitful Land into Barrenneſs, for the Wickedneſs of them that dwell therein, (Mark) it is for the WickedPſal. 107.33, 34.
And you may ſee them that diſobeyed the Lord and forſook him, and becauſe of the Wickedneſs of their doings, the Lord
I will ſaith the Lord ſmite them with Madneſs and Blindneſs, and aſtoniſhment of Heart, and the Locuſt and the Wormes ſhall conſume and devour their Fruits, and the Heavens that are over thy Head ſhall be as Braſs, and the Earth that is under thee ſhall be Iron, and the Lord will make the Rain of thy Land Powder and Duſt, and will ſmite thee with the Botches of Egypt, and with the Emrods, Scab and Itch, that thou canſt not be healed; and this is the portion of them that diſobey the Lord and forſake him, as in Deut. 28. you may ſee more at large, and how the Curſe followeth the Wicked and Diſobedient, in City and Field, and upon themſelves and their Flocks, and the Fruits of their Land, yea, the Plagues and Judgments that he poured upon Egypt, he poureth upon them that diſobey him, and grieve and rebel againſt his Spirit.
And the Lord ſent the Prophet Gad unto David, when he cauſed Joab to number the People, and ſaid unto him, Shall Seven Years of Famine come upon the Land, or wilt thou fly Three Months before thine Enemies, whileſt they purſue thee, or that there be Three Dayes Peſtilence in thy Land, 2 Sam. 24. And did not this action of David bring Death and Deſtruction of Seventy Thouſand of the Jews, through Davids hearkning to the Temptation of SaChro. 21. but David repented, and the Lord ſtaid the hand of the deſtroying Angel; that Jeruſalem was not deſtroyed.
And did not the Lord call for a Famine, and it came upon the Land ſeven Years? as in 2 Kings 8.1. and was not this be
And in Jer. 11.22. Doth not the Lord there puniſh Judah for his Idolatry, and ſaid, That his Sons and Daughters ſhould die by Famine. And in Jer. 14.12. There the Lord ſaid to the Jews that diſobeyed him, When they Faſt I will not hear them, nor accept their Offerings, but ſaid, I will conſume them by Famine and
by Peſtilence, &c. and likewiſe you may ſee in Jer. 15. how the Lord ſaith concerning the Rebellious and Diſobedient jews, and the Wickedneſs of Manaſſes he threateneth Death, Captivi&c. againſt them, and likewiſe you may ſee in Jer. 18.21. how the Lord threatens Famine and Judgments againſt the Jews for their revolting from the Lord, and in Jer. 44.13. See how the Lord threateneth the diſobedient by FaBabylon, and ſaith, A draught is upon the Waters, and they ſhall be dryed up, for it is a Land of Graven Images, and they are mad upon their Idols: And therefore let all that diſJer. 50.38. And Ezekiel, he declareth the Judgments upon Jeruſalem for their rebelling againſt God, how that they ſhould die and be conſumEzek. 5.12. and likewiſe in Ezek. 6. you may ſee the Judgments upon Iſrael for their IdolaPour his Fury upon them, and they ſhall die by Pestilence and Famine: And the Lord ſaith, he would Leave a few of the Jews that ſhould eſcape from the Peſtilence and Famine, and that theſe Jews that eſcaped might declare their own Abominations among the Heathen, Ezek. 12.16. and in Iſa. 14. you may ſee how the Lord threatened the Aſſyrians with Famine and Peſtilence, Thus ſaith the Lord, becauſe of mine Houſe that is waſt, yea, every Man runneth to his own houſe, therefore the Heaven over you is ſtayed from Dew, and the Earth is ſtayed from her Fruit; and I called for a draught upon the Land, and upon the Mountaines, and upon the Corn, and upon the New Wine, and upon the Oyl, and upon this which the ground bringeth forth, and upon Men, and upon Cattel, and upon all the Labour of their Hands, Haggai 1.10, 11.
Here you may ſee the reaſon of the Judgments of God, be
And did not the Three Years Famine and Six Months come upon the Children of Iſrael, becauſe of their turning from the Lord, and Rebelling againſt his Law and Spirit in the days of wicked Ahab and Jezabel, who ſet up their Idolatry, and PerLuke 4.25. 1 Kings 17.
And you may ſee in Rev. 18. what Plagues, and Famine, and Judgments the Lord poureth upon the Falſe Church, Myſte
Rev. 11.7. THe Beaſt ſhall overcome the Two Witneſſes of God, and kill them. Rev. 13.7. And the Beaſt ſhall make war with the Saints, and overcome them. Rev. 17.17. But the Lamb ſhall overcome the Beaſt and his Followers.
Rev. 13.21. And Chriſt ſaith to him that overcometh will I grant to ſit with me in my Throne, even as I alſo overcame, and am ſet down with my Father in his Throne.
Rev. 12.11. And the Saints overcame the Dragon by the Blood of the Lamb, and the Word of their Teſtimony, and they loved not their Lives to the Death.
Rev. 2.26, 27. And he that overcometh and keepeth my words unto the end, to him will I give power over the Nations, ſaith Chriſt, and he ſhall rule them with a Rod af Iron, as the Veſſels of a Potter ſhall they be broken to ſhivers, even as I received of my Father, and I will give him the Morning Star.
Rev. 2.7. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midſt of the Paradice of God.
Rev. 2.10, 11. And be thou faithful unto Death, and I will give thee a Crown of Life; and he that overcometh ſhall not be hurt with the ſecond Death.
Rev. 3.5. And he that overcometh, the ſame ſhall be cloathed in White Rayment, and I will not blot his Name out of the Book of Life, but I will confeſs his Name before my Father and before his Angels.
Rev. 3.21. And him that overcometh will I grant to ſit with me in my Throne, even as I alſo overcame, and am ſet down with my Father in his Throne.
Rev. 2.17. And him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden Manna, and will give him a white Stone, and in the Stone a New Name written, which no Man knoweth, ſaving he that receiveth it.
Rev. 3.10. And Chriſt ſaith, thou haſt kept the word of my Patience, I will keep thee from the Hour of Temptation, which ſhall come upon all the World, to try them that dwell upon the Earth.
Rev. 3.13. And him that overcometh will I make a Pillar in the Temple of my God, and he ſhall go no more out, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the Name of the City of my God, and I will write upon him my New Name.
Rev. 21.7. And he that overcometh ſhall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he ſhall be my Son.
But the Dragon and the Beaſt, the Falſe Prophet and their Followers, and the Falſe Church that maketh war with the
Iſaac ſaid that when Eſau had broken Jacobs Yoke from off his Neck, then Eſau ſhould have the dominion, and this Iſaac ſpoke by Prophecy in Gen. 27.40. and was fulfilled in Jehorams days, 2 Chron. 21.4, 5, 8. For then the Edomites made themſelves a King, and this Jehoram compelled Judah to his Falſe Worſhip, and to forſake Gods Worſhip, 2. Chron. 21.11.
David ſaith, O Lord preſerve my Life from the fear of the Enemy, and hide me from the ſecret Council of the Wicked, and from the Inſurrection of the workers of Iniquity, who whet their Tongue like a Sword, and bend their Bowes to ſhoot their Arrowes, even bitter words, Pſal. 64.2, 3.