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         Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.
      
       
         
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             Eli trembling for fear of the ark a sermon preached at St. Mary Aldermanbury, December 28, 1662 / by Edmund Calamy ... upon the preaching of which he was committed prisoner to the gaol of Newgate, Jan. 6, 1662 ; together with the mittimus and manner of his imprisonment, annexed hereunto.
             Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.
          
           [4], 19 [i.e. 23] p.
           
             [s.n.],
             Oxford :
             1662.
          
           
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           Ark of the Covenant -- Sermons.
           Religion and state -- England.
           Sermons, English.
        
      
    
     
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           A
           Copy
           of
           the
           Mittimus
           and
           manner
           of
           Imprisonment
           of
           Mr.
           
             Edmund
             Calamy
          
           .
        
         
           FOr
           as
           much
           as
           I
           have
           received
           a
           Certificate
           from
           and
           under
           the
           Hand
           and
           Seal
           of
           the
           right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           Gilbert
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           London
           ,
           that
           Mr.
           
             Edmund
             Calamy
          
           late
           Curate
           of
           the
           Parish
           Church
           of
           St.
           
             Mary
             Aldermanbury
          
           in
           the
           said
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           being
           (
           according
           as
           is
           provided
           and
           enacted
           by
           the
           late
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           made
           for
           the
           Uniformity
           of
           Publick
           Prayers
           ,
           &c.
           )
           by
           reason
           of
           his
           Inconformity
           disabled
           to
           preach
           or
           read
           a●y
           Lecture
           or
           Sermon
           ,
           in
           any
           Church
           or
           Chappell
           within
           his
           Majesties
           Realm
           of
           England
           ,
           or
           Dominion
           of
           Wales
           ,
           and
           town
           of
           Barwick
           upon
           Tweed
           ,
           and
           continuing
           and
           remaining
           still
           so
           disabled
           ,
           did
           since
           the
           Feast
           of
           St.
           Bartholomew
           last
           past
           ,
           upon
           two
           several
           dayes
           ,
           viz
           ,
           on
           Tuesday
           the
           twenty
           sixth
           day
           of
           August
           last
           past
           ,
           and
           upon
           Sunday
           the
           twenty
           eighth
           day
           of
           
             December
             ,
             1662
          
           ,
           in
           the
           said
           Church
           of
           St.
           
             Mary
             Aldermanbury
          
           presume
           and
           take
           upon
           himself
           (
           without
           any
           lawfull
           approbation
           and
           licen●e
           thereunto
           )
           to
           preach
           or
           read
           two
           severall
           Sermons
           or
           Lectures
           publickly
           before
           the
           Congregation
           then
           and
           there
           in
           the
           said
           Church
           assembled
           ,
           contrary
           to
           ,
           and
           in
           contempt
           of
           Authority
           of
           the
           said
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           :
           These
           are
           therefore
           (
           as
           I
           am
           required
           by
           the
           said
           Act
           in
           his
           Majesties
           Name
           to
           will
           and
           command
           you
           to
           receive
           into
           your
           custody
           within
           the
           Gaol
           of
           Newgate
           the
           Body
           of
           the
           said
           
             Edmund
             Calamy
          
           brought
           unto
           you
           therewith
           ,
           and
           him
           there
           detain
           for
           the
           offence
           aforesaid
           ,
           for
           the
           Term
           of
           three
           Months
           from
           the
           day
           of
           the
           date
           hereof
           ,
           without
           Bail
           or
           Maine
           prise
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           tenor
           and
           effect
           of
           the
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           aforesaid
           .
           And
           this
           shall
           be
           your
           Warrant
           therein
           ,
           dated
           this
           fifth
           day
           of
           
             January
             .
             1662.
          
           
        
         
           Upon
           notice
           the
           5
           day
           of
           January
           instant
           that
           a
           Warrant
           was
           issued
           against
           the
           sa●d
           
             Edmund
             Calamy
          
           by
           his
           Lordship
           to
           apprehend
           him
           ,
           the
           said
           Edmund
           at
           night
           personally
           appeared
           before
           his
           said
           Lordship
           ,
           and
           desired
           his
           Lordship
           that
           he
           might
           have
           favour
           not
           to
           be
           committed
           till
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           and
           promising
           (
           wi●h
           o●her
           sufficient
           persons
           that
           he
           would
           the
           six●h
           of
           January
           about
           eleven
           of
           the
           clock
           peaceably
           render
           his
           Body
           to
           the
           Goale
           of
           Newgate
           upon
           sending
           a
           Mittimus
           ;
           his
           Lordship
           took
           the
           word
           of
           himself
           and
           Sureties
           ,
           and
           ●hereupon
           by
           Mr.
           
             John
             Marshall
          
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           City
           Marshalls
           and
           sworn
           Constable
           sending
           the
           said
           Mittimu●
           at
           the
           time
           desired
           ,
           he
           the
           said
           Mr.
           Calamy
           went
           with
           the
           said
           Marshall
           ,
           and
           now
           is
           Prisoner
           in
           the
           Gaol
           of
           Newgate
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           Eli
           trembling
           for
           fear
           of
           the
           Ark.
           
        
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           St.
           
             Mary
             Aldermanbury
             ,
             Dec.
          
           28.1662
           :
           BY
           
             EDMVND
             CALAMY
          
           ,
           B.D.
           Late
           Minister
           there
           .
           Upon
           the
           preaching
           of
           which
           he
           was
           committed
           Prisoner
           to
           the
           Gaol
           of
           
             Newgate
             Jan.
          
           6.
           1662.
           
        
         
           TOGETHER
           ,
           With
           the
           MITTIMUS
           and
           manner
           of
           his
           Imprisonment
           ,
           annexed
           hereunto
           .
        
         
           OXFORD
           ,
           Printed
           in
           the
           Y●●●●●●●
        
      
       
         
         
           An
           Advertisement
           to
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           WEe
           believe
           you
           have
           heard
           of
           the
           Imprisonment
           of
           Mr.
           
             Edmund
             Calamy
          
           ;
           as
           also
           of
           the
           matter
           of
           fact
           ,
           viz.
           for
           preaching
           ;
           being
           dis-inabled
           thereunto
           for
           his
           Non-conformity
           to
           the
           present
           state
           of
           affairs
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           .
           Many
           (
           we
           have
           heard
           )
           do
           blame
           him
           for
           his
           imprudency
           ,
           in
           acting
           against
           a
           known
           Law
           ,
           but
           
             Nemo
             omnibus
             horis
             sapit
          
           ;
           yet
           we
           are
           so
           bold
           as
           to
           say
           ,
           he
           is
           the
           more
           excusable
           ,
           for
           as
           much
           as
           it
           was
           in
           a
           time
           of
           need
           :
           
             Do
             you
             not
             knovv
             vvhat
          
           David
           
             did
             vvhen
             he
             vvas
             an
             hungred
             ,
             and
             those
             that
             vvere
             vvith
             him
             ,
             Matth.
             12.3
             ,
             4
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           'T
           is
           well
           known
           Mr.
           Calamy
           went
           to
           Church
           with
           no
           intention
           to
           preach
           ,
           but
           to
           hear
           ,
           but
           the
           Minister
           that
           was
           expected
           ,
           failing
           ,
           Mr.
           Calamy
           being
           present
           was
           intreated
           and
           incouraged
           by
           some
           eminent
           persons
           there
           to
           perform
           the
           work
           ;
           who
           presently
           answered
           their
           desire
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           that
           Scripture
           was
           urgent
           ,
           
             1
             Cor.
             9.16
          
           ,
           &c.
           so
           that
           he
           preached
           not
           as
           Curate
           ,
           or
           Lecturer
           ,
           but
           onely
           occasionally
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           in
           contempt
           of
           Authority
           .
           We
           suppose
           you
           are
           desirous
           to
           see
           the
           Sermon
           ,
           we
           have
           therefore
           gratified
           your
           desire
           ,
           and
           assure
           you
           that
           this
           is
           faithfully
           and
           exactly
           as
           he
           delivered
           it
           ;
           read
           it
           therefore
           ,
           't
           is
           
             Verbum
             tempestivum
          
           .
           Farewell
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             
               1
               SAM
               .
               4.3
               .
            
             
               And
               when
               he
               came
               ,
               ●o
               Eli
               sate
               upon
               a
               seat
               by
               the
               way
               side
               ,
               watching
               ,
               for
               his
               heart
               trembled
               for
               the
               Ark
               of
               God.
               
            
          
        
         
           THat
           you
           may
           the
           better
           understand
           this
           text
           ,
           you
           must
           know
           ,
           that
           what
           ever
           God
           threaten'd
           against
           old
           Eli
           ,
           in
           the
           second
           and
           third
           chapters
           ,
           it
           was
           because
           he
           did
           not
           restrain
           his
           two
           wicked
           sons
           from
           their
           leud
           courses
           ,
           and
           is
           here
           ex●cuted
           in
           this
           fourth
           chapter
           ;
           and
           therefore
           we
           read
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           chapter
           ,
           that
           four
           thousand
           of
           the
           children
           of
           Israel
           were
           slain
           by
           the
           Philistines
           ;
           and
           the
           Elders
           of
           Israel
           met
           together
           to
           consider
           what
           they
           might
           do
           to
           repair
           this
           great
           loss
           ;
           they
           confess
           that
           it
           was
           the
           Lord
           that
           had
           smitten
           them
           ;
           
             Wher●fore
             hath
             the
             Lord
             smitten
             us
             ?
          
           But
           they
           foolishly
           imagined
           that
           the
           way
           to
           repair
           the
           loss
           ,
           would
           be
           by
           fetching
           the
           Ark
           from
           Shil●e
           ,
           and
           carrying
           it
           into
           the
           battel
           ;
           whereupon
           they
           appointed
           Hophni
           and
           Phineas
           to
           take
           the
           Ark
           of
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           
           and
           carry
           it
           into
           the
           battel
           ,
           thereby
           imagining
           ,
           that
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Ark
           would
           secure
           them
           from
           ruine
           :
           But
           herein
           they
           were
           miserably
           mistaken
           ;
           for
           the
           reason
           why
           they
           were
           smitten
           ,
           was
           not
           because
           the
           Ark
           was
           in
           the
           Camp
           ,
           but
           because
           sin
           was
           in
           the
           Camp
           ;
           for
           as
           Augustine
           observes
           ,
           The
           Ark
           wherein
           the
           two
           Tables
           were
           ,
           would
           not
           pro●●ct
           those
           that
           had
           broken
           the
           two
           Tables
           ;
           the
           Ark
           of
           the
           Covenant
           would
           not
           preserve
           those
           that
           had
           broken
           their
           Covenant
           with
           God
           ;
           therefore
           notwi●●
           stan●●ng
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Ark
           ,
           there
           were
           thirty
           thous●●●
           o●
           the
           children
           of
           I●rael
           slain
           in
           the
           battel
           ,
           and
           Hop●ni
           and
           Phineas
           that
           bore
           the
           Ark
           ,
           were
           slain
           ,
           and
           the
           Ark
           its●lf
           was
           taken
           prisoner
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           let
           us
           consider
           what
           old
           Eli
           was
           doing
           all
           the
           while
           the
           battel
           was
           fighting
           :
           The
           good
           old
           man
           was
           98.
           years
           old
           ,
           he
           was
           not
           able
           to
           go
           to
           the
           battel
           ;
           but
           he
           got
           upon
           a
           seat
           by
           the
           way
           side
           ,
           near
           the
           battel
           where
           it
           was
           fought
           ,
           and
           th●re
           he
           sits
           watching
           what
           wil
           become
           of
           t●e
           Ark
           :
           
             And
             lo
             Eli
             sate
             upon
             a
             seat
             by
             the
             way-side
             ,
             watching
             ;
             fo●
             his
             heart
             tr●mbled
             fo●
             the
             Ark
             of
             God
             :
          
           For
           fear
           lest
           the
           A●k
           of
           God
           should
           be
           taken
           .
           He
           was
           not
           troubled
           what
           should
           become
           of
           his
           two
           sons
           ,
           he
           was
           not
           troubled
           what
           sh●uld
           become
           of
           the
           people
           of
           Israel
           ;
           but
           all
           his
           trouble
           was
           for
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           ;
           he
           sate
           by
           t●e
           way
           side
           wa●ching
           ,
           for
           his
           heart
           trembled
           for
           th●
           Ark
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           In
           the
           words
           we
           have
           three
           par●s
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           We
           have
           old
           
           Eli's
           solicitousness
           concerning
           the
           Ark
           ,
           
             H●
             s●te
             watching
             ,
             &c.
          
           
        
         
           2.
           
           His
           fearfulness
           ;
           
             Old
             Eli
             trem●l●d
             for
             fear
             of
             the
             Ark.
             
          
        
         
           3.
           
           Old
           
           Eli's
           preferring
           the
           safety
           of
           th●
           Ark
           before
           the
           safety
           of
           his
           two
           sons
           ,
           and
           before
           the
           safety
           of
           his
           wife
           and
           children
           :
           Old
           
             Eli
             sate
             wa●ching
             ,
             for
             his
             heart
             trembled
             
             for
             the
             Ark
             of
             God.
          
           But
           you
           will
           say
           unto
           me
           ,
           What
           was
           this
           Ark
           ,
           this
           Ark
           of
           God
           ?
           Why
           should
           old
           Eli
           tremble
           for
           fear
           of
           the
           Ark
           ?
           Why
           ,
           I
           wil
           ●ell
           you
           ;
           This
           Ark
           was
           the
           holiest
           of
           all
           the
           holy
           things
           of
           God
           ;
           it
           was
           so
           holy
           ,
           that
           it
           made
           every
           place
           holy
           where
           it
           came
           :
           
             Solomon
             brought
             the
             daughter
             of
             Pharoah
             out
             of
             the
             City
             of
             David
             ,
             unto
             the
             house
             that
             he
             had
             builded
             for
             h●r
             ;
             for
             h●
             s●d
             My
             Wife
             shall
             not
             dwell
             in
             the
             house
             of
             David
             King
             of
             Israel
             ,
             because
             the
             places
             are
             holy
             whereunto
             the
             Ark
             of
             the
             Lord
             had
             c●me
          
           ;
           2
           Chro.
           8.11
           .
           This
           Ark
           was
           the
           dwelling
           place
           of
           God
           :
           Pray
           observe
           sirs
           ,
           this
           wil
           make
           way
           for
           an
           excellent
           discourse
           by
           and
           by
           .
           This
           Ark
           of
           God
           was
           the
           habitation
           of
           God
           ,
           Psal.
           9●
           .
           1
           .
           The
           Lord
           sitteth
           between
           the
           Cherubins
           ;
           no●
           the
           Cherubins
           were
           placed
           over
           the
           Ark
           ;
           this
           Ark
           was
           th●
           speaking
           place
           of
           God
           ,
           it
           was
           the
           place
           where
           God
           met
           the
           people
           of
           Israel
           when
           he
           gave
           them
           answer
           concerning
           any
           doubt
           :
           They
           came
           to
           consult
           with
           God
           before
           the
           Ark
           ,
           Exod
           25.21
           ,
           22.
           
           
             Thou
             sha●t
             put
             the
             Mercy-seat
             above
             the
             Ark
             ,
             and
             there
          
           I
           
             will
             m●et
             thee
             ,
             and
             commune
             with
             thee
             from
             above
             the
             Mercy
             seat
             ,
             from
             between
             the
             two
             cherubins
             which
             are
             upon
             the
             A●k
             for
             the
             testimony
             of
             all
             things
             which
             I
             wil
             give
             thee
             in
             commandment
             unto
             the
             childr●n
             of
             Isra●l
             .
          
           This
           Ark
           for
           which
           old
           Eli
           was
           so
           solicitous
           ,
           it
           was
           God's
           footstool
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           people
           of
           Israel
           did
           worship
           at
           this
           footstool
           ,
           fall
           down
           before
           this
           foo●stool
           ,
           Psal.
           99.5
           Let
           us
           come
           and
           fall
           down
           ,
           and
           worship
           at
           his
           footstool
           ,
           h.e.
           before
           the
           Ark
           ;
           this
           Ack
           was
           the
           strength
           of
           Israel
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           called
           Psal.
           78
           61.
           
           He
           delivered
           his
           strength
           into
           captivity
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Ark
           ;
           the
           Ark
           it
           was
           the
           glory
           of
           Israel
           ,
           and
           it
           was
           the
           strength
           of
           Israel
           ,
           nay
           ,
           l●t
           me
           add
           ,
           this
           Ark
           was
           the
           terror
           of
           the
           Enemies
           of
           God
           ;
           therefore
           when
           the
           Ark
           came
           into
           the
           battel
           ,
           the
           Philistines
           
           were
           afraid
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           What
           shall
           become
           of
           us
           ?
           wo
           to
           us
           ,
           for
           God
           is
           come
           down
           into
           the
           camp
           ,
           1
           Sam.
           4.9
           .
           For
           indeed
           this
           Ark
           was
           called
           Jehovah
           :
           When
           the
           Ark
           was
           to
           move
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           cry
           ,
           (
           Num.
           35.
           )
           Arise
           O
           Lord
           ,
           and
           let
           thine
           enemies
           be
           scattered
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           the
           Ark
           was
           a
           pledge
           and
           visible
           symbole
           of
           Gods
           gracious
           presence
           with
           his
           people
           ;
           as
           long
           as
           the
           Ark
           was
           safe
           ,
           they
           were
           safe
           ;
           as
           long
           as
           the
           Ark
           was
           with
           them
           ,
           Gods
           presence
           was
           with
           them
           ,
           the
           token
           of
           Gods
           presence
           was
           with
           them
           ;
           but
           when
           the
           Ark
           was
           taken
           away
           ,
           that
           was
           a
           sign
           that
           God
           was
           gone
           ;
           his
           protecting
           ,
           preserving
           ,
           comforting
           presence
           was
           gone
           ;
           and
           therefore
           no
           wonder
           this
           good
           old
           man
           was
           so
           troubled
           for
           fear
           left
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           should
           be
           taken
           prisoner
           :
           I
           call
           him
           a
           good
           old
           man
           ;
           but
           many
           learned
           men
           think
           old
           Eli
           was
           not
           a
           good
           man
           ;
           indeed
           his
           fault
           was
           great
           in
           not
           punishing
           his
           two
           sons
           ;
           but
           surely
           ,
           surely
           he
           was
           a
           good
           man
           ;
           and
           there
           are
           these
           two
           reasons
           to
           make
           it
           out
           that
           old
           Eli
           was
           a
           godly
           man
           :
           The
           one
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           he
           took
           the
           punishment
           of
           his
           iniquity
           so
           patiently
           ,
           when
           young
           Samuel
           had
           told
           him
           what
           the
           Lord
           had
           intended
           against
           him
           ;
           It
           is
           of
           the
           Lord
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           let
           him
           do
           what
           seemeth
           him
           good
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           He
           was
           a
           good
           man
           ,
           as
           appeareth
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           his
           solicitousness
           what
           should
           become
           of
           the
           Ark
           ,
           and
           the
           trembling
           of
           his
           soul
           left
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           should
           miscarry
           .
        
         
           Now
           before
           I
           speak
           to
           the
           point
           of
           Doctrine
           ,
           I
           must
           further
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           this
           Ark
           was
           a
           type
           of
           Jesus
           Christs
           for
           as
           God
           spake
           by
           the
           Ark
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           Ark
           ,
           so
           God
           speaks
           to
           us
           by
           Christ.
           And
           then
           secondly
           the
           Ark
           was
           a
           type
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ▪
           for
           as
           the
           Ark
           was
           a
           preserver
           of
           the
           ●wo
           Tables
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           so
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           is
           a
           preserver
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           T●e
           
           Ark
           was
           a
           type
           of
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           Christ
           ;
           for
           as
           God
           did
           communicate
           himself
           to
           his
           people
           by
           the
           Ark
           ,
           so
           God
           by
           his
           Ordinances
           doth
           communicate
           his
           counsels
           ,
           his
           comforts
           and
           his
           graces
           unto
           his
           people
           .
           The
           Ordinances
           of
           God
           are
           Oraculum
           ,
           the
           speaking-place
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           which
           he
           conveys
           himself
           to
           his
           people
           .
        
         
           The
           Text
           now
           being
           thus
           expounded
           ,
           there
           are
           these
           two
           excellent
           conclusions
           to
           be
           learned
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           When
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           lost
           ,
           the
           people
           of
           God
           have
           thoughtful
           heads
           ,
           and
           trembling
           hearts
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           a
           child
           of
           God
           is
           more
           troubled
           ,
           and
           more
           solicitous
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           the
           Ark
           ,
           than
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           his
           wife
           and
           children
           ;
           or
           his
           estate
           ;
           he
           lays
           more
           to
           heart
           the
           danger
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           ,
           than
           the
           danger
           his
           wife
           ,
           children
           and
           estate
           is
           in
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           When
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           lost
           ,
           the
           people
           of
           God
           have
           thoughtful
           heads
           ,
           and
           trembling
           hearts
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           I
           may
           put
           this
           doctrine
           into
           a
           gospel
           dresse
           ,
           take
           the
           doctrine
           thus
           :
           That
           when
           the
           gospel
           is
           in
           danger
           of
           losing
           ,
           when
           the
           Ministry
           is
           in
           danger
           of
           losing
           ,
           when
           gospel
           ordinances
           are
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           lost
           ,
           then
           the
           people
           of
           God
           have
           trembling
           hearts
           ,
           and
           careful
           and
           solicitous
           heads
           .
           I
           do
           not
           say
           when
           the
           Ark
           is
           lost
           ,
           for
           that
           was
           death
           to
           old
           Eli
           ,
           he
           broke
           his
           neck
           ,
           he
           was
           so
           troubled
           when
           the
           Ark
           was
           lost
           ;
           it
           cost
           the
           life
           of
           old
           
           Eli's
           daughter
           ,
           Phineas
           wife
           ;
           when
           the
           Ark
           was
           taken
           prisoner
           ,
           she
           took
           no
           comfort
           in
           her
           child
           that
           was
           newly
           born
           ,
           she
           regarded
           it
           not
           ;
           they
           told
           her
           a
           man-child
           was
           born
           ,
           that
           she
           had
           a
           son
           ;
           but
           she
           regarded
           it
           not
           ;
           for
           said
           she
           ,
           The
           glory
           is
           gone
           ,
           the
           glory
           is
           departed
           from
           Israel
           .
           Therefore
           I
           do
           not
           say
           ,
           when
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           lost
           ,
           but
           
           when
           it
           is
           in
           danger
           of
           losing
           ,
           when
           the
           Gospel
           is
           in
           danger
           ,
           and
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           God
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           lost
           ,
           then
           the
           people
           of
           God
           have
           trembling
           hearts
           and
           careful
           heads
           .
        
         
           Thus
           we
           read
           Exod.
           33.3
           ,
           God
           threatens
           he
           would
           no●
           go
           with
           the
           people
           of
           Israel
           ;
           
             I
             wi●●
             n●●
             go
             with
             you
             ,
             for
             you
             a●e
             a
             stiff-neck●d
             people
          
           ;
           and
           they
           were
           ●o
           troubled
           for
           the
           loss
           of
           Gods
           presence
           ,
           that
           they
           put
           off
           their
           
             ornamen●s
             ;
             When
             the
             people
             ●eard
             this
             evil
             ty●ings
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             lose
             the
             presence
             of
             God
             ,
             they
             mourned
             ,
             and
             no
             m●●
             pu●
             on
             his
             Orname●ts
             .
          
           You
           shall
           read
           that
           they
           were
           without
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           twenty
           years
           ,
           1
           Sam.
           7.2
           .
           
             And
             i●
             came
             to
             pass
             ,
             that
             while
             the
             Ark
             abode
             in
             Ki●ah
             jearim
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             long
             ,
             for
             it
             was
             twenty
             years
             ;
             and
             all
             the
             h●use
             of
             Israel
             lamented
             after
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           after
           the
           Ark
           ,
           after
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           speaking
           from
           above
           the
           Ark.
           So
           you
           shall
           read
           of
           
             Uriah
             ,
             Da●id
          
           would
           fain
           have
           had
           him
           gone
           down
           to
           his
           wife
           ,
           and
           make
           merry
           ,
           but
           mark
           what
           Uriah
           answered
           ,
           2
           Sam.
           11
           .
           1●
           .
           
             The
             Ark
             ,
             and
             Israel
             and
             Judah
             abide
             in
             Tents
             ,
          
           (
           mark
           it
           I
           p●ay
           )
           
             &
             my
             Lord
             kno●e●h
             ●he
             serv●nts
             of
             the
             Lord
             ar●
             in
             the
             camp
             in
             the
             open
             field
             ;
             &
             shall
             I
             go
             down
             to
             my
             house
             to
             eat
             and
             to
             drink
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             merry
             ,
             and
             to
             lye
             with
             my
             wife
             ?
             as
             thou
             li●●st
             ,
             and
             as
             thy
             soul
             liveth
             ,
             I
             will
             not
             do
             this
             thing
             .
          
           We
           read
           also
           of
           Elias
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           very
           zealous
           for
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           ,
           1
           King.
           19
           10.
           
           The
           c●ildren
           of
           Israel
           have
           forsaken
           their
           Covenant
           ,
           they
           have
           thrown
           down
           thine
           altars
           ,
           and
           slain
           thy
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           very
           zealous
           .
        
         
           Now
           all
           this
           proves
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           d●nger
           ,
           t●e
           people
           of
           God
           have
           very
           much
           trembled
           ;
           and
           there
           are
           these
           reasons
           for
           it
           why
           the
           people
           of
           God
           are
           so
           much
           troubled
           when
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           .
        
         
         
           First
           ,
           Because
           of
           the
           love
           that
           they
           beat
           to
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           ;
           as
           God
           loveth
           the
           gates
           of
           Sion
           more
           than
           all
           the
           dwellings
           of
           Jacob
           ;
           so
           the
           people
           of
           God
           they
           love
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           they
           love
           the
           Ordinances
           ,
           they
           love
           the
           Ministry
           and
           the
           faithful
           Ministers
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           above
           all
           other
           things
           in
           the
           world
           ;
           and
           therefore
           saith
           David
           (
           Psal.
           26.8
           .
           )
           O
           Lord
           ,
           I
           have
           loved
           the
           habitation
           of
           thy
           house
           ,
           and
           the
           place
           where
           thine
           honor
           dwelleth
           ,
           and
           in
           Psal.
           27.4
           .
           One
           thing
           have
           I
           desired
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           will
           I
           seek
           after
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           dwell
           in
           the
           house
           of
           the
           Lord
           all
           the
           dayes
           of
           my
           life
           .
           Now
           you
           know
           love
           stirreth
           up
           affection
           .
           You
           have
           heard
           me
           tell
           the
           story
           of
           Croesus
           youngest
           son
           to
           Croesus
           ,
           who
           when
           he
           saw
           his
           father
           ready
           to
           be
           killed
           ,
           though
           he
           never
           spake
           all
           his
           life
           time
           ,
           yet
           the
           very
           love
           that
           he
           did
           bear
           to
           hs
           Father
           ,
           burst
           the
           strings
           of
           his
           tongue
           ,
           and
           he
           cryed
           out
           ,
           O
           kill
           not
           my
           father
           ,
           kill
           not
           my
           Father
           :
           Such
           is
           the
           love
           that
           the
           Saints
           of
           God
           have
           to
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           it
           must
           break
           forth
           ,
           and
           they
           cannot
           be
           silent
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           but
           tremble
           for
           fear
           the
           ark
           should
           miscarry
           ;
           For
           Sions
           sake
           they
           cannot
           hold
           their
           peace
           ,
           and
           for
           J●rusalems
           sake
           they
           cannot
           rest
           ,
           til
           the
           Lord
           make
           the
           righteousness
           thereof
           to
           go
           forth
           as
           brightness
           ,
           and
           the
           salvation
           thereof
           as
           a
           Lamp
           that
           burneth
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           people
           of
           God
           cannot
           but
           be
           troubled
           when
           the
           ark
           is
           danger
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           interest
           that
           they
           have
           in
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           ;
           Now
           you
           know
           interest
           stirreth
           up
           affection
           ;
           when
           a
           man
           's
           own
           house
           is
           on
           fire
           ,
           or
           when
           another
           mans
           house
           is
           on
           fire
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           had
           a
           sad
           and
           lamentable
           accident
           mu●h
           to
           be
           laid
           to
           heart
           ,
           that
           happened
           yesterday
           morning
           ,
           a
           very
           sad
           accident
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           I
           suppose
           if
           the
           Minister
           that
           was
           appointed
           to
           preach
           ,
           had
           been
           here
           ,
           he
           would
           have
           studyed
           to
           have
           affected
           
           your
           h●arts
           with
           that
           providence
           ,
           and
           indeed
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           ●orgotten
           :
           How
           suddenly
           may
           we
           after
           we
           have
           been
           feasting
           ,
           be
           burnt
           to
           ashes
           ?
           Truly
           it
           was
           a
           very
           sad
           providence
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           laid
           to
           heart
           .
           Now
           interest
           as
           I
           said
           ,
           stirs
           up
           affection
           ;
           how
           are
           they
           ●ffected
           that
           have
           an
           interest
           in
           those
           that
           were
           burned
           !
           how
           are
           they
           afflicted
           with
           that
           sad
           providence
           !
           Why
           now
           the
           peopl●
           of
           God
           have
           an
           interest
           in
           God
           ;
           God
           is
           the
           Heaven
           of
           a
           child
           of
           God
           ,
           God
           is
           the
           portion
           and
           inheritance
           of
           his
           people
           ;
           and
           when
           he
           begins
           to
           forsake
           them
           ,
           they
           cannot
           but
           grieve
           and
           be
           affected
           :
           and
           so
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           God
           they
           are
           the
           Jewels
           ,
           the
           Treasures
           of
           a
           Ch●●stian
           ,
           and
           he
           cannot
           but
           be
           troubled
           for
           fear
           of
           losing
           the
           Ordinances
           .
           Iesus
           Christ
           is
           the
           joy
           of
           a
           Christian
           ,
           and
           when
           he
           is
           departing
           from
           them
           ,
           they
           cannot
           go
           and
           be
           merry
           at
           such
           a
           time
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           people
           of
           God
           cannot
           but
           tremble
           when
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           ,
           because
           of
           them
           m●schiefs
           that
           are
           coming
           upon
           a
           Nation
           when
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           lost
           ;
           Wo
           be
           to
           that
           Nation
           when
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           gone
           from
           it
           .
           The
           Trojans
           had
           the
           Image
           of
           Pallas
           ,
           and
           they
           had
           a
           tradition
           ,
           that
           as
           long
           as
           that
           Image
           was
           preserv'd
           among
           them
           ,
           their
           City
           should
           never
           be
           conquered
           ;
           and
           therefore
           they
           kept
           it
           in
           a
           Tower
           ,
           and
           called
           it
           Palladium
           .
           And
           the
           Romans
           had
           a
           Buckler
           ,
           and
           they
           called
           it
           Anselam
           ,
           and
           they
           had
           a
           tradition
           ,
           that
           as
           long
           as
           that
           Buckler
           was
           kept
           safe
           ,
           Rome
           should
           never
           be
           taken
           ;
           and
           they
           said
           that
           Buckler
           came
           down
           from
           Heaven
           .
           But
           sure
           I
           am
           ,
           when
           God
           is
           present
           with
           a
           Nation
           to
           protect
           them
           ,
           where
           the
           gospel
           is
           preserved
           in
           purity
           in
           a
           Nation
           ,
           that
           Nation
           cannot
           but
           be
           safe
           ;
           but
           when
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           gone
           ,
           when
           the
           gospel
           is
           gone
           ,
           then
           the
           Palladium
           ,
           then
           the
           Ans●●am
           ,
           
           then
           the
           safety
           of
           a
           Nation
           is
           g●ne
           .
           My
           beloved
           ,
           had
           I
           the
           tongue
           of
           men
           or
           Angels
           ,
           I
           was
           not
           able
           to
           express
           ●he
           misery
           of
           a
           Nation
           where
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           gone
           ,
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           set
           it
           forth
           bri●fly
           a
           little
           in
           a
           f●w
           particulars
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           but
           just
           name
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           When
           the
           a●k
           of
           God
           is
           taken
           ,
           then
           the
           ways
           of
           Sion
           mourn
           ,
           and
           none
           come
           to
           her
           s●lemn
           assembli●s
           ;
           this
           was
           the
           complaint
           made
           in
           Lament
           .
           1.4
           .
           
             The
             wayes
             of
             Sic●
             moura
             ,
             because
             none
             come
             to
             her
             solemn
             Assemblies
             .
          
           And
           is
           not
           this
           matter
           of
           sadness
           ?
        
         
           S●condly
           ,
           When
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           taken
           ,
           the
           Minis●●rs
           of
           C●rist
           are
           driven
           into
           corners
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           matter
           of
           heart-trembling
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           T●e
           souls
           of
           our
           wives
           and
           children
           are
           in
           danger
           to
           miscarry
           ,
           when
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           taken
           ,
           and
           the
           Gospel
           gone
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           The
           enemi●s
           of
           God
           will
           then
           be
           ready
           to
           blaspheme
           and
           say
           ,
           Where
           is
           now
           your
           God
           ?
           W●ere
           is
           now
           your
           A●k
           ?
           Now
           the
           en●mies
           of
           God
           triumph
           o●●r
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           as
           David
           saith
           ,
           P●al
           .
           42
           10.
           
           
             As
             with
             a
             Sword
             in
             my
             bones
             mine
             E●emies
             rep●oach
             me
             daily
             ,
             while
             t●ey
             continually
             say
             unto
             me
             ,
             Wh●re
             is
             n●w
             thy
             God
             ?
          
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           When
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           taken
           ,
           Jesus
           Christ
           is
           t●en
           trampled
           und●r
           feet
           ,
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           are
           shut
           of
           door
           ;
           then
           Bla●phemy
           ,
           Atheism
           ,
           and
           all
           manner
           of
           wickedness
           comes
           in
           like
           an
           armed
           man.
           
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           Another
           reason
           why
           the
           people
           of
           God
           must
           needs
           tremble
           when
           t●e
           ark
           is
           in
           danger
           ,
           is
           ,
           b●cause
           of
           their
           acc●ssariness
           in
           losing
           of
           the
           A●k
           :
           An●
           this
           was
           that
           which
           made
           old
           Eli
           so
           much
           tr●mble
           ,
           because
           he
           kn●w
           it
           was
           for
           his
           sins
           that
           the
           Ark
           was
           taken
           Prisoner
           ;
           and
           that
           God
           suffered
           it
           to
           be
           tak●n
           away
           ,
           he
           
           knew
           that
           his
           not
           punishing
           his
           two
           sons
           was
           one
           great
           cause
           of
           the
           great
           slaughter
           that
           the
           people
           of
           Israel
           met
           withall
           ,
           and
           that
           made
           him
           to
           tremble
           .
           There
           is
           n●
           p●rson
           here
           in
           this
           Congregation
           this
           morning
           ,
           but
           his
           heart
           will
           tell
           him
           ,
           if
           ●ver
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           should
           be
           lost
           in
           this
           N●tion
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           contributed
           something
           towards
           the
           loss
           of
           it
           :
           I
           sa●
           ,
           there
           are
           no●e
           of
           us
           so
           holy
           ,
           bu●●ur
           consciences
           must
           ac●us●
           u●
           ,
           th●t
           we
           h●v●
           contributed
           something
           towards
           the
           lo●s
           of
           the
           ark
           ,
           if
           it
           should
           be
           ●ost
           .
           And
           this
           Mr.
           B●ad●ord
           that
           blessed
           Mar●y●
           a●k●no●ledged
           in
           his
           prayer
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           it
           record●d
           in
           ●●e
           Book
           of
           Martyrs
           .
           Lord
           (
           sayes
           h●
           )
           it
           was
           my
           untha●kfulness
           that
           that
           caused
           the
           untimely
           death
           of
           King
           Edward
           〈◊〉
           6●h
           .
           And
           those
           Christians
           that
           were
           banished
           and
           fled
           in
           Q●
           .
           Ma●yes
           dayes
           ,
           they
           profess●d
           wherever
           th●y
           came
           ,
           that
           G●●
           for
           their
           untha●kfulness
           had
           taken
           the
           gospel
           from
           〈◊〉
           .
           We
           m●y
           all
           of
           us
           say
           ,
           For
           my
           sins
           '
           ,
           and
           for
           thy
           sins
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           ,
           and
           t●erefore
           we
           had
           need
           always
           to
           hav●
           trembling
           hear●s
           &
           solicitou●
           heads
           what
           will
           b●come
           of
           the
           ark
           of
           God.
           And
           so
           much
           for
           the
           explication
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           .
        
         
           I
           come
           now
           to
           the
           application
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           be
           the
           prop●rty
           of
           a
           true
           ●●ild
           of
           God
           to
           be
           so
           solicitous
           when
           the
           a●k
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           such
           a
           trembling
           he●rt
           for
           fear
           the
           ark
           should
           miscarry
           ,
           then
           '
           ●is
           a
           certain
           sign
           there
           are
           but
           few
           that
           are
           children
           of
           God
           in
           truth
           .
           Oh
           where
           is
           the
           man
           or
           woman
           that
           is
           like
           old
           Eli
           ,
           that
           ●ets
           trembling
           for
           fear
           of
           the
           ark
           ?
           I
           suppose
           you
           all
           believe
           (
           and
           you
           have
           cause
           so
           do
           )
           that
           my
           coming
           hith●r
           this
           mo●ning
           was
           not
           by
           way
           of
           d●sign
           ,
           but
           meerly
           by
           the
           providence
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           th●refore
           that
           which
           ●ow
           I
           
           say
           ,
           was
           not
           premeditated
           for
           this
           assembly
           .
           It
           must
           not
           be
           denied
           but
           that
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           lost
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           this
           double
           account
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           In
           reference
           to
           the
           many
           sins
           that
           are
           in
           the
           Nation
           :
           Let
           me
           tell
           you
           ,
           There
           is
           not
           one
           sin
           for
           which
           God
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           ark
           from
           any
           people
           ,
           but
           that
           sin
           may
           be
           found
           among
           us
           :
           Did
           the
           Church
           of
           Ephesus
           lose
           the
           Candlestick
           because
           she
           left
           her
           first
           love
           ?
           and
           have
           not
           we
           done
           so
           ?
           Did
           the
           Church
           of
           Laodicea
           lose
           the
           Candlestick
           ?
           You
           know
           the
           gospel
           is
           called
           the
           Candl●stick
           ;
           and
           was
           not
           the
           gospel
           removed
           from
           them
           because
           of
           their
           lukewarmness
           ?
           And
           are
           not
           we
           guilty
           of
           lukewarmness
           ?
           Did
           the
           people
           of
           Israel
           here
           lose
           the
           Ark
           because
           they
           abhorred
           the
           offering
           of
           God
           ?
           and
           do
           not
           we
           do
           so
           ?
           are
           not
           the
           sins
           of
           the
           people
           of
           Israel
           among
           us
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           are
           not
           the
           sins
           of
           Germany
           and
           all
           other
           Nations
           among
           us
           ?
           and
           can
           any
           man
           that
           is
           here
           before
           God
           this
           day
           ,
           that
           considers
           the
           unthankfulness
           ,
           the
           great
           prophaneness
           that
           there
           is
           in
           the
           Nation
           ,
           but
           must
           confess
           ,
           Surely
           the
           ark
           is
           in
           danger
           ,
           and
           God
           may
           justly
           take
           it
           away
           .
           I
           will
           not
           make
           a
           catalogue
           of
           our
           sins
           ,
           for
           that
           is
           not
           my
           purpose
           ;
           I
           might
           tell
           you
           of
           our
           Common-wealth
           sins
           ,
           drunkenness
           ,
           uncl●anness
           ,
           bribery
           and
           oppression
           ;
           I
           might
           tell
           of
           our
           Sanctuary
           sins
           ,
           the
           prophaneing
           of
           Sabbaths
           ,
           and
           so
           of
           all
           our
           other
           sins
           ,
           of
           unthankfulness
           ,
           unfrui●fulness
           ;
           you
           of
           this
           place
           ,
           sirs
           ,
           God
           may
           well
           take
           the
           ark
           from
           you
           ;
           and
           indeed
           ,
           it
           was
           the
           great
           respect
           I
           had
           to
           you
           of
           this
           Parish
           ,
           whom
           I
           shall
           ever
           own
           ,
           and
           praise
           God
           for
           ,
           as
           long
           as
           I
           h●ve
           breath
           in
           me
           ;
           it
           was
           my
           respect
           I
           bear
           to
           you
           ,
           would
           not
           let
           me
           send
           you
           home
           this
           morning
           without
           a
           Sermon
           .
           Is
           there
           any
           of
           you
           of
           t●is
           Parish
           or
           Congregation
           ,
           that
           can
           say
           ,
           God
           
           may
           not
           justly
           unchurch
           you
           ,
           and
           take
           away
           his
           Gospel
           from
           you
           ?
           You
           have
           had
           it
           now
           in
           three
           famous
           successions
           ,
           Dr.
           T●ylor
           ,
           Dr.
           Stoughton
           ,
           and
           my
           pains
           in
           three
           or
           four
           and
           twenty
           years
           among
           you
           :
           Do
           not
           your
           consciences
           tell
           you
           now
           ,
           that
           God
           may
           justly
           unchurch
           you
           ,
           and
           take
           away
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Ministry
           ?
           for
           I
           count
           that
           an
           unchurching
           ,
           when
           we
           want
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           a
           soul-searching
           Ministry
           ,
           when
           we
           want
           a
           faithful
           Minister
           to
           go
           before
           us
           ;
           and
           that
           's
           one
           reason
           why
           we
           may
           safely
           say
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           great
           danger
           of
           being
           lost
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           I
           have
           another
           that
           I
           may
           without
           prejudice
           say
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           abundance
           of
           Popish
           Priests
           and
           Jesuits
           that
           are
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           us
           ,
           the
           growing
           and
           encreasing
           of
           Pop●ry
           ,
           and
           that
           proneness
           that
           is
           in
           people
           to
           run
           headlong
           back
           again
           to
           the
           Garlick
           and
           Onions
           of
           Egypt
           :
           This
           argument
           is
           sufficient
           to
           make
           us
           all
           believe
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           .
           Nay
           ,
           shall
           I
           add
           ,
           The
           discontentments
           and
           divisions
           that
           are
           in
           the
           Nation
           ?
           and
           Christ
           himself
           hath
           said
           ,
           
             That
             a
             Nati●n
             divided
             against
             it self
             canno●
             sta●d
             .
          
           But
           I
           leave
           these
           things
           to
           your
           consideration
           .
           I
           believe
           now
           there
           is
           not
           one
           that
           hears
           me
           this
           morning
           ,
           but
           will
           confess
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           lost
           .
           But
           now
           where
           are
           our
           old
           Elies
           ?
           Whe●e
           ●re
           such
           as
           Phineas
           wife
           ,
           such
           women
           as
           she
           ,
           that
           would
           not
           be
           comforted
           ?
           Where
           are
           our
           Moseses
           ,
           our
           
           Ur●ah's
           ,
           our
           
           Elias's
           ?
           where
           are
           those
           that
           lay
           to
           heart
           the
           danger
           of
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           ?
           M●
           brethren
           ,
           you
           complain
           of
           taxes
           ,
           of
           the
           decay
           of
           trade
           ,
           you
           complain
           of
           this
           and
           that
           civil
           burthe●
           ;
           But
           where
           is
           the
           man
           ,
           where
           is
           the
           man
           that
           complains
           &
           bemoans
           the
           danger
           that
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           ?
           Most
           of
           you
           are
           of
           Gallios
           temper
           ,
           of
           whom
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           Act.
           8
           that
           he
           cared
           for
           none
           of
           tho●e
           things
           ;
           had
           it
           been
           for
           civil
           matters
           ,
           he
           would
           
           have
           hearkened
           ;
           but
           when
           it
           came
           to
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           Gallio
           cared
           not
           for
           it
           ,
           nor
           regarded
           it
           not
           .
           My
           brethren
           ,
           every
           man
           is
           troubled
           about
           m●um
           and
           tuum
           ,
           about
           his
           civil
           concernments
           ,
           and
           very
           solicitous
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           him
           ;
           but
           who
           lays
           to
           heart
           ,
           who
           regards
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           ?
           there
           is
           a
           strange
           kind
           of
           indifferency
           and
           lukewarmness
           upon
           peoples
           spirit●
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           most
           people
           so
           they
           might
           have
           their
           trading
           and
           their
           civil
           burthens
           removed
           ,
           they
           care
           not
           what
           becomes
           of
           the
           Ark
           ;
           there
           is
           a
           T●xt
           I
           would
           have
           you
           turn
           to
           ,
           though
           I
           cannot
           spend
           time
           in
           opening
           it
           ,
           because
           I
           shall
           be
           prevented
           ;
           it
           is
           in
           Ho●
           .
           79.
           
           
             Stra●gers
             have
             ●e●oured
             his
             streng●h
             ,
             and
             he
             knew
             it
             not
             ;
             ●ea
             ,
             grey
             hairs
             are
             here
             and
             there
             u●on
             him
             ,
             and
             he
             knows
             it
             ●ot
             .
          
           Shall
           I
           say
           ,
           grey
           hairs
           are
           upon
           the
           Gospel
           ?
           I
           come
           not
           here
           to
           prophesie
           this
           morning
           ;
           I
           do
           not
           say
           the
           Gospel
           is
           a
           dying
           ,
           I
           say
           not
           so
           ;
           but
           I
           say
           it
           hath
           grey
           hairs
           ;
           for
           we
           have
           had
           the
           Gospel
           above
           a
           hundred
           years
           now
           in
           England
           (
           pray
           mark
           )
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           in
           its
           old
           age
           ;
           and
           I
           dare
           challenge
           any
           Scholl●r
           to
           shew
           me
           any
           Nation
           that
           ever
           enjoyed
           the
           gospel
           a
           hundred
           years
           together
           ,
           except
           this
           Nation
           of
           Engla●d
           ;
           and
           we
           have
           enjoyed
           the
           gospel
           above
           an
           hundred
           years
           :
           Therefore
           I
           m●y
           truly
           say
           it
           hath
           grey
           hairs
           after
           an
           hundred
           year●
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           no
           wonder
           grey
           hairs
           are
           here
           and
           there
           ;
           yet
           no
           man
           knows
           it
           ,
           no
           man
           regards
           it
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           lays
           it
           to
           he●r●
           .
           Shall
           I
           spend
           a
           little
           time
           to
           shew
           you
           what
           a
           sin
           t●is
           is
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           affected
           w●th
           the
           danger
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           ?
           Consider
           it
           in
           these
           two
           particulars
           briefly
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           'T
           is
           a
           sign
           you
           love
           not
           the
           gospel
           ,
           if
           you
           have
           no
           love
           to
           the
           Ark
           ;
           for
           had
           you
           any
           love
           to
           it
           ,
           you
           would
           be
           troubled
           more
           for
           the
           danger
           the
           Ark
           is
           in
           ,
           then
           for
           any
           outward
           danger
           what
           ever
           ,
        
         
         
           I
           have
           read
           a
           remarkable
           story
           amo●g
           the
           Romans
           ,
           that
           when
           any
           man
           was
           accused
           for
           his
           life
           ,
           all
           his
           friends
           and
           relations
           put
           on
           mourning
           garments
           ;
           and
           when
           he
           went
           to
           answer
           for
           his
           life
           ,
           all
           his
           Kindred
           and
           Relations
           followed
           him
           in
           mourning
           before
           the
           King
           ,
           therein
           shewing
           the
           love
           they
           bore
           to
           his
           person
           in
           danger
           .
           And
           beloved
           ,
           did
           you
           love
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           did
           you
           love
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           Christ
           ,
           you
           would
           all
           put
           on
           mourning
           garments
           when
           they
           are
           in
           danger
           ;
           ●nd
           because
           you
           do
           not
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           sign
           you
           have
           no
           love
           to
           the
           gospel
           .
           And
           then
           again
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           T
           is
           a
           sign
           you
           have
           no
           interest
           in
           the
           gospel
           ;
           for
           interest
           wil
           stir
           up
           affection
           ;
           't
           is
           a
           sign
           sirs
           ,
           you
           are
           not
           concerned
           in
           the
           gospel
           ;
           ●or
           if
           it
           were
           your
           concernment
           ,
           you
           would
           be
           affected
           with
           it
           ;
           for
           I
           said
           but
           even
           now
           ,
           it
           is
           impossible
           that
           those
           that
           are
           concerned
           in
           the
           late
           lamentable
           fire
           ,
           (
           the
           like
           hath
           not
           happened
           in
           London
           since
           the
           Gu●-powder
           got
           fire
           near
           the
           Tower
           ,
           when
           so
           many
           houses
           were
           blown
           up
           by
           the
           powder
           ;
           that
           was
           a
           sad
           ,
           lamentable
           time
           indeed
           ;
           but
           since
           that
           )
           the
           like
           hath
           no●
           been
           seen
           in
           London
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           impossible
           but
           that
           those
           that
           had
           interest
           in
           it
           ,
           should
           be
           aff●cted
           with
           it
           :
           You
           have
           no
           interest
           in
           God
           ,
           if
           you
           are
           not
           troubled
           at
           the
           loss
           of
           his
           presence
           ;
           you
           have
           no
           interest
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           if
           your
           hearts
           tremble
           not
           ,
           nor
           fear
           at
           the
           loss
           of
           them
           .
           Nay
           ,
           let
           me
           say
           ,
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           There
           is
           a
           curse
           of
           God
           pronounced
           against
           all
           those
           that
           lay
           not
           to
           heart
           the
           afflictions
           of
           Joseph
           ;
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           read
           to
           you
           Amos
           6.6
           .
           Wo
           to
           them
           that
           are
           at
           ease
           in
           Zion
           ,
           that
           trust
           in
           the
           Mountain
           of
           Samaria
           ,
           that
           put
           far
           from
           them
           the
           evil
           day
           ,
           that
           lie
           upon
           beds
           of
           ivory
           ,
           that
           eat
           the
           Lambs
           out
           of
           the
           flock
           .
           and
           dance
           
           to
           the
           sound
           of
           the
           Viol
           ,
           that
           drink
           wine
           in
           bowles
           ,
           but
           are
           not
           grieved
           for
           the
           afflictions
           of
           Joseph
           .
           Oh
           wo
           ,
           wo
           to
           you
           that
           make
           merry
           ,
           and
           n●ver
           consider
           the
           danger
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           .
        
         
           Use
           2.
           
           The
           second
           Use
           is
           ,
           To
           beseech
           you
           all
           ;
           being
           this
           day
           unexpected
           ,
           it
           is
           possible
           my
           coming
           may
           do
           much
           good
           ,
           it
           may
           prove
           a
           good
           providence
           :
           Let
           me
           beseech
           you
           then
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           declare
           that
           you
           are
           the
           people
           of
           God
           in
           deed
           and
           in
           truth
           ,
           in
           following
           the
           example
           of
           old
           Eli
           :
           Five
           things
           I
           would
           perswade
           you
           to
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           That
           you
           would
           believe
           that
           the
           Gospel
           is
           not
           entailed
           upon
           
             England
             ;
             England
          
           hath
           no
           Letters
           Patents
           for
           the
           gospel
           ;
           the
           gospel
           is
           not
           perpetual
           and
           immovable
           ;
           God
           took
           away
           the
           ark
           ,
           and
           forsook
           Shiloh
           ;
           God
           took
           away
           the
           ark
           not
           onely
           from
           the
           children
           of
           Israel
           ,
           but
           took
           away
           the
           Temple
           ,
           unchurched
           the
           Jews
           ,
           unchurched
           the
           seven
           Churches
           of
           Asia
           ;
           and
           we
           know
           not
           how
           soo●
           he
           may
           unchurch
           us
           :
           I
           do
           not
           know
           any
           warrant
           we
           have
           to
           assure
           our selves
           that
           we
           shall
           enjoy
           the
           gospel
           anoth●r
           hundred
           years
           .
           I
           suppose
           many
           here
           know
           that
           I
           have
           often
           told
           you
           ,
           God
           knows
           how
           to
           remove
           his
           Candlestick
           ,
           yet
           not
           to
           destroy
           it
           ;
           God
           will
           never
           destroy
           his
           Candlesti●k
           ,
           his
           Church
           ;
           but
           God
           often
           removes
           his
           Church
           f●om
           one
           Nation
           to
           another
           ;
           he
           hath
           removed
           h●s
           Church
           out
           of
           the
           East
           (
           for
           Greece
           was
           once
           the
           most
           famous
           Church
           in
           the
           world
           )
           this
           place
           now
           the
           Church
           is
           gone
           from
           ;
           God
           knows
           how
           to
           remove
           his
           Candlestick
           ,
           though
           he
           never
           breaks
           and
           destroys
           it
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           I
           would
           likewise
           perswade
           you
           to
           this
           ,
           That
           E●glands
           ark
           is
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           lost
           ,
           were
           it
           onely
           for
           the
           sins
           and
           prodigious
           iniquities
           that
           we
           are
           guilty
           of
           .
           
           Oh
           the
           strange
           and
           unheard
           of
           ingratitude
           that
           is
           in
           the
           Land
           !
           but
           I
           will
           say
           no
           more
           of
           that
           ,
           because
           I
           wil
           speak
           nothing
           but
           what
           becomes
           a
           sober
           and
           peaceable
           Minister
           ;
           yet
           I
           would
           have
           you
           be
           perswaded
           of
           the
           great
           danger
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           is
           in
           .
        
         
           Thi●d●y
           ,
           Oh
           that
           I
           could
           raise
           you
           up
           to
           old
           
           Eli's
           posture
           !
           R●m●mber
           the
           Tex●
           ,
           
             He
             sate
             watching
             ,
             and
             his
             heart
             trem●led
             for
             fe●r
             of
             the
             Ark
          
           ;
           and
           to
           move
           you
           to
           this
           ,
           consider
           wh●t
           a
           sad
           condition
           we
           should
           be
           in
           ,
           should
           the
           Ark
           be
           lost
           :
           Alas
           !
           what
           good
           would
           your
           Estates
           do
           you
           ,
           if
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           be
           taken
           away
           ?
           How
           can
           you
           look
           upon
           your
           wives
           and
           children
           with
           comfort
           ,
           if
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           be
           gone
           ?
           Wherein
           doth
           England●
           glory
           go
           beyond
           other
           Nations
           ?
           other
           Nations
           are
           more
           wealthy
           then
           England
           ;
           the
           Turk
           hath
           mo●e
           wealth
           than
           any
           Protestant
           King
           ;
           the
           Heathen
           Nations
           have
           more
           of
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           world
           then
           any
           Christian
           King
           hath
           ,
           more
           outward
           pomp
           ,
           and
           rich
           apparel
           ;
           What
           then
           is
           the
           glory
           of
           Engl●nd
           ,
           but
           the
           Gospel
           ?
           And
           if
           the
           gospel
           be
           gone
           ,
           our
           glory
           is
           gone
           ,
           and
           all
           our
           comfor●s
           are
           gone
           .
           Remember
           Phineas
           Wife
           ;
           they
           came
           and
           told
           h●r
           she
           had
           born
           a
           son
           ,
           but
           it
           was
           no
           great
           comfort
           to
           her
           ,
           she
           regarded
           it
           not
           ,
           she
           hearkened
           not
           unto
           them
           ,
           but
           called
           his
           name
           Ichabo●
           ;
           why
           so
           ?
           
             f●rth●
             glory
             is
             departed
             from
             Israel
             .
          
           Oh!
           when
           the
           glory
           is
           gone
           ,
           who
           would
           desire
           to
           live
           ?
           I
           am
           loth
           to
           tell
           you
           ●h●
           story
           that
           I
           have
           heard
           of
           from
           unqu●stionable
           Authors
           ,
           of
           Chrysostome
           ;
           he
           was
           but
           one
           man
           ,
           who
           yet
           when
           ●o
           ●eave
           Constan●inople
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           put
           out
           of
           his
           pl●●●
           ,
           and
           banished
           ,
           the
           people
           of
           Consta●tin●ple
           were
           so
           ●ff●●t●d
           with
           Chrysostome
           ,
           that
           they
           all
           went
           to
           the
           〈…〉
           petitioned
           for
           their
           Minister
           ,
           saying
           ,
           They
           〈◊〉
           soon
           miss
           the
           Sun
           out
           of
           the
           Firmament
           ,
           as
           
           miss
           Chrysostom
           .
           But
           I
           will
           not
           enlarge
           upon
           these
           things
           .
        
         
           Wo
           ,
           wo
           ,
           the
           sad
           ,
           lamentable
           ,
           and
           woful
           condition
           that
           we
           shall
           be
           in
           ,
           if
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           be
           taken
           ;
           and
           therefore
           we
           had
           need
           sit
           trembling
           for
           fear
           of
           the
           ark
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           Another
           thing
           that
           I
           would
           perswade
           you
           to
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           Not
           to
           mourn
           immoderately
           neither
           :
           I
           would
           willingly
           speak
           some
           comfort
           to
           you
           ,
           God
           onely
           knows
           when
           I
           shal
           speak
           again
           ;
           and
           therefore
           before
           I
           leave
           you
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           send
           you
           home
           comfo●tless
           :
           Mourn
           not
           therefore
           as
           without
           hope
           ;
           for
           I
           have
           four
           arguments
           to
           perswade
           me
           ,
           that
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           wil
           not
           be
           lost
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           lost
           .
        
         
           Arg.
           1.
           
           The
           first
           encouraging
           argument
           is
           this
           ,
           Because
           God
           hath
           done
           great
           things
           already
           for
           this
           Nation
           ,
           and
           I
           argue
           like
           
           Man●a's
           wife
           ,
           Surely
           (
           saith
           she
           to
           her
           Husband
           )
           if
           Go●●ould
           have
           destroyed
           us
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           have
           done
           so
           much
           for
           us
           ;
           but
           God
           hath
           done
           so
           much
           for
           us
           ,
           that
           surely
           he
           will
           not
           now
           forsake
           us
           ;
           and
           that
           may
           be
           some
           ground
           of
           hope
           ,
           that
           though
           our
           hearts
           do
           tremble
           ,
           yet
           let
           them
           not
           sink
           within
           us
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Another
           encouragement
           of
           hope
           is
           from
           the
           abundance
           of
           praying
           people
           in
           the
           Nation
           :
           There
           are
           many
           that
           pray
           to
           God
           night
           and
           day
           ,
           that
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           may
           not
           be
           lost
           ;
           and
           let
           me
           assure
           you
           one
           thing
           this
           morning
           ,
           God
           never
           did
           destroy
           a
           praying
           and
           reforming
           people
           ;
           when
           God
           intends
           to
           destroy
           a
           Natio●
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           its
           ark
           ,
           he
           takes
           away
           the
           spirit
           of
           prayer
           from
           that
           people
           ;
           where
           God
           continues
           a
           spirit
           of
           prayer
           ,
           there
           God
           will
           be
           present
           ,
           and
           there
           God
           wil
           continue
           his
           ark
           ;
           you
           all
           know
           if
           there
           had
           been
           but
           ten
           good
           men
           in
           five
           Cities
           ,
           God
           had
           spared
           the
           five
           Cities
           for
           ●he
           ten
           mens
           lakes
           .
           Now
           through
           mercy
           there
           are
           many
           hundreds
           that
           fear
           God
           in
           this
           Natio●
           ,
           
           and
           that
           do
           not
           give
           God
           rest
           night
           nor
           day
           ,
           but
           cry
           to
           God
           for
           mercy
           on
           the
           Nation
           ;
           and
           who
           knows
           but
           for
           their
           sakes
           God
           may
           continue
           the
           Gospel
           to
           us
           ?
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           Another
           ground
           of
           comfort
           is
           this
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           much
           affected
           with
           it
           ,
           God
           hath
           dealt
           with
           England
           not
           by
           way
           of
           Rule
           ,
           but
           by
           way
           of
           Prerogative
           :
           For
           beloved
           ,
           we
           have
           had
           Church
           and
           Sermon-sins
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           us
           all
           along
           Queen
           Elizabeths
           dayes
           ,
           King
           James
           ,
           and
           King
           Charles
           the
           first
           his
           dayes
           ;
           we
           have
           also
           been
           an
           unthankful
           Nation
           ,
           and
           our
           Ministers
           have
           threatned
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           upon
           us
           from
           year
           to
           year
           ;
           but
           God
           hath
           hitherto
           saved
           England
           by
           way
           of
           Prerogative
           ,
           though
           we
           have
           those
           sins
           among
           us
           for
           which
           he
           destroyed
           other
           Nations
           ;
           yet
           God
           hath
           spared
           us
           ,
           because
           he
           will
           spare
           us
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           Text
           ,
           
             I
             will
             be
             graci●●●
             to
             whom
             I
             will
             be
             gracious
             .
          
           God
           is
           not
           tyed
           to
           his
           own
           〈◊〉
           ,
           God
           may
           make
           an
           exemption
           ;
           and
           who
           knows
           whether
           God
           may
           not
           make
           England
           an
           exemption
           from
           his
           common
           Rule
           ?
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           Another
           ground
           of
           comfort
           is
           this
           ,
           God
           is
           now
           a
           pouring
           out
           his
           Viols
           upon
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           all
           those
           Wars
           that
           are
           in
           Christendom
           ,
           shall
           end
           in
           the
           ruine
           of
           Antichrist
           :
           Observe
           this
           ,
           and
           carry
           it
           home
           with
           you
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           God
           is
           pouring
           out
           his
           Vials
           upon
           the
           Throne
           of
           the
           Beast
           ,
           and
           all
           those
           Wars
           that
           are
           in
           Christendom
           ,
           shall
           end
           in
           the
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           both
           Easte●n
           and
           Western
           Antichrist
           ;
           and
           though
           some
           drops
           of
           these
           Vials
           may
           drop
           upon
           the
           Reformed
           Churches
           ,
           and
           they
           may
           smart
           for
           a
           while
           ,
           God
           may
           severely
           punish
           them
           ;
           yet
           it
           is
           but
           for
           a
           little
           while
           ,
           but
           the
           Vials
           shall
           all
           be
           poured
           upon
           Antichrist
           ,
           there
           shall
           it
           rest
           ,
           there
           shall
           it
           center
           ;
           indeed
           the
           Lord
           may
           chastise
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           scourge
           all
           the
           Reformed
           Churches
           before
           the
           Vials
           be
           
           all
           poured
           out
           ;
           I
           say
           ,
           God
           may
           scourge
           all
           the
           Reformed
           Churches
           ,
           and
           a
           sound
           of
           persecution
           may
           go
           through
           them
           all
           ,
           which
           are
           called
           drops
           of
           these
           Vials
           ;
           but
           the
           Vials
           are
           intended
           for
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           shall
           all
           end
           in
           the
           ruine
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           fall
           of
           Babylon
           ,
           which
           is
           ground
           of
           great
           consolation
           to
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           whatsoever
           becomes
           of
           us
           ,
           yet
           our
           children
           ,
           and
           our
           childrens
           children
           shall
           see
           the
           issue
           of
           these
           Vials
           poured
           out
           at
           last
           upon
           the
           Whore
           of
           Babylon
           ,
           to
           the
           ruine
           of
           Antichrist
           and
           all
           his
           adherents
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           and
           lastly
           ,
           to
           draw
           to
           a
           conclusion
           ;
           I
           am
           to
           exhort
           you
           all
           to
           contribute
           your
           utmost
           endeavours
           to
           keep
           the
           ark
           of
           God
           from
           being
           lost
           .
           Now
           here
           I
           should
           shew
           you
           what
           the
           Magistrates
           must
           do
           to
           keep
           the
           ark
           from
           being
           carryed
           into
           captivity
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           Ministers
           must
           do
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           people
           should
           do
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           What
           the
           Magistrates
           are
           to
           do
           ;
           and
           not
           being
           to
           speak
           to
           them
           ,
           I
           shall
           speak
           little
           of
           them
           .
           The
           Magistrates
           are
           to
           use
           their
           Authority
           for
           the
           setling
           of
           the
           Ark
           ;
           for
           the
           Ark
           of
           the
           Covenant
           will
           be
           like
           Noahs
           Ark
           ,
           alwayes
           floating
           upon
           the
           top
           of
           the
           waters
           ,
           till
           the
           Magistrates
           that
           are
           set
           over
           it
           ,
           will
           endeavour
           to
           settle
           it
           .
           Thus
           we
           read
           of
           David
           ,
           &
           Sam.
           6.
           
           David
           and
           all
           his
           men
           were
           gathered
           together
           ,
           thirty
           thousand
           men
           ,
           all
           his
           noble
           men
           went
           in
           great
           pomp
           to
           the
           fetching
           home
           of
           the
           ark
           ;
           you
           may
           read
           the
           chapter
           at
           your
           leisure
           .
           And
           in
           2
           Chron.
           5.
           2.
           there
           you
           find
           Solomon
           and
           all
           his
           Nobles
           with
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           pomp
           fetching
           home
           the
           ark
           .
           Oh
           how
           should
           this
           encourage
           our
           Nobles
           and
           our
           Magistrates
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           be
           solicitous
           in
           setling
           the
           ark
           of
           God.
           Give
           me
           leave
           to
           say
           thus
           much
           to
           Magistrates
           ,
           You
           must
           not
           do
           as
           the
           Philistins
           did
           ,
           they
           had
           the
           ark
           ,
           bu●
           
           what
           did
           they
           do
           with
           it
           ?
           why
           they
           set
           it
           up
           in
           the
           house
           of
           Dagon
           ;
           but
           Dagon
           and
           the
           ark
           will
           never
           agree
           ;
           always
           when
           Dagon
           and
           the
           false
           Religion
           goes
           in
           at
           one
           door
           ,
           the
           ark
           and
           the
           true
           Religion
           goes
           out
           at
           the
           other
           door
           :
           We
           must
           nor
           therefore
           put
           the
           ark
           and
           Dagon
           together
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           What
           must
           the
           Ministers
           do
           to
           keep
           the
           ark
           from
           being
           lost
           ?
           Why
           the
           Ministers
           that
           bear
           the
           ark
           must
           be
           ho●y
           ,
           the
           ark
           will
           never
           prosper
           upon
           the
           shoulders
           of
           Hophni
           ,
           and
           Phineas
           ;
           carry
           that
           home
           with
           you
           :
           it
           is
           not
           your
           wicked
           Ministers
           that
           can
           sertle
           the
           ark
           ;
           it
           is
           not
           your
           prophane
           ,
           drunken
           Ministers
           ;
           no
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           the
           godly
           ,
           sober
           ,
           pious
           and
           religious
           Ministers
           .
           How
           holy
           ought
           they
           to
           be
           that
           draw
           near
           to
           the
           God
           of
           holiness
           ?
           So
           much
           for
           the
           duty
           of
           Ministers
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           What
           must
           the
           people
           of
           God
           do
           ?
           why
           there
           are
           four
           things
           that
           I
           will
           commend
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           commend
           you
           to
           God.
           First
           ,
           Do
           not
           idolize
           the
           ark
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           Do
           not
           undervalue
           the
           ark
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           Do
           not
           pry
           into
           the
           ark
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           Do
           not
           meddle
           with
           the
           ark
           unless
           you
           have
           a
           call
           .
           Fifthly
           ,
           keep
           the
           Covenant
           of
           the
           ark
           .
           Briefly
           of
           these
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           done
           .
        
         
           First
           ;
           do
           not
           idolize
           the
           ark
           ;
           that
           was
           the
           sin
           of
           the
           people
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           they
           thought
           the
           very
           presence
           of
           the
           ark
           would
           have
           secured
           them
           ;
           and
           therefore
           they
           carryed
           the
           ark
           into
           the
           camp
           ;
           though
           they
           did
           not
           repent
           and
           reform
           ,
           yet
           they
           thought
           if
           the
           ark
           were
           in
           the
           camp
           ,
           they
           were
           secure
           ;
           and
           thus
           many
           think
           ,
           if
           they
           can
           get
           a
           good
           Minister
           ,
           certainly
           God
           wil
           bless
           them
           ,
           though
           they
           themselves
           be
           never
           so
           wicked
           .
           This
           is
           to
           idolize
           the
           ark
           ;
           there
           is
           nothing
           that
           will
           secure
           a
           Nation
           ,
           but
           repentance
           and
           reformation
           ;
           't
           is
           not
           the
           having
           the
           gospel
           ,
           but
           the
           living
           answerable
           to
           the
           gospel
           ,
           that
           wil
           secure
           the
           gospel
           .
           Take
           heed
           therefore
           of
           idoliziog
           the
           ark
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           We
           must
           not
           undervalue
           the
           ark
           ,
           this
           was
           Michal
           her
           sin
           ;
           David
           danced
           before
           the
           ark
           ,
           and
           Michal
           mo●ked
           him
           ;
           but
           said
           David
           ,
           it
           is
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           if
           this
           be
           to
           be
           vile
           ,
           I
           will
           be
           more
           vile
           still
           .
           There
           are
           some
           men
           b●gin
           to
           say
           ,
           What
           need
           we
           have
           any
           preaching
           ,
           wil
           not
           reading
           of
           prayers
           serve
           the
           turn
           ?
           What
           need
           we
           preach
           ,
           say
           others
           ,
           what
           need
           is
           there
           of
           so
           much
           preaching
           ?
           will
           not
           once
           a
           day
           serve
           ?
           What
           needs
           all
           this
           ?
           Oh!
           but
           firs
           ,
           this
           is
           so
           undervalue
           the
           ark
           ;
           and
           the
           faithful
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           must
           say
           ,
           if
           this
           be
           to
           be
           vile
           to
           preach
           twice
           a
           day
           ,
           to
           fast
           ,
           and
           pray
           for
           the
           safety
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           we
           will
           be
           more
           vile
           still
           ▪
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           We
           must
           not
           pry
           into
           the
           atk
           ;
           this
           was
           the
           sin
           of
           the
           Be●hshemites
           ,
           God
           destroyed
           50000.
           of
           them
           for
           lo●king
           into
           the
           ark
           :
           You
           must
           not
           be
           curious
           in
           prying
           into
           wha●
           God
           hath
           not
           revealed
           :
           There
           are
           great
           thoughts
           of
           heart
           when
           God
           intends
           lo
           deliver
           his
           people
           ;
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           speak
           plainly
           to
           you
           :
           There
           are
           many
           that
           talk
           of
           1666.
           they
           think
           the
           year
           of
           deliverance
           shal
           be
           that
           year
           when
           Antichrist
           shall
           be
           destroyed
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           a
           Book
           printed
           to
           prove
           that
           Antichrist
           shall
           be
           destroyed
           in
           1666
           ,
           and
           there
           are
           strong
           impressions
           upon
           the
           hearts
           of
           many
           learned
           men
           as
           to
           the
           year
           1666.
           some
           go
           to
           the
           year
           1669.
           for
           the
           ruine
           of
           Antichrist
           ;
           some
           pitch
           upon
           a
           time
           that
           's
           nearer
           ,
           which
           I
           am
           loth
           to
           name
           to
           you
           :
           But
           truly
           my
           Brethren
           ,
           if
           you
           would
           have
           my
           judgement
           (
           and
           I
           am
           glad
           of
           this
           opportunity
           to
           tell
           you
           so
           this
           morning
           )
           this
           is
           to
           pry
           too
           much
           into
           the
           ark
           :
           Remember
           that
           text
           ,
           and
           live
           by
           it
           ,
           
             t
             is
             not
             for
             you
             ●o
             know
             the
             times
             &
             seasons
             ,
          
           you
           must
           not
           say
           ,
           
             such
             &
             such
             a
             year
          
           ;
           for
           when
           that
           year
           is
           come
           ,
           you
           find
           you
           are
           deceiv'd
           ,
           't
           is
           the
           way
           to
           make
           you
           atheists
           ,
           to
           believe
           nothing
           :
           Certainly
           those
           Ministers
           do
           no
           good
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           that
           prescribe
           times
           
           and
           seasons
           ,
           for
           when
           those
           seasons
           are
           come
           ,
           and
           we
           find
           our selves
           disappointed
           ,
           after
           that
           we
           will
           believe
           the
           Minister
           no
           more
           .
           Give
           me
           leave
           to
           tell
           you
           a
           story
           ,
           in
           the
           year
           one
           thousand
           ,
           (
           which
           I
           have
           from
           ancient
           Authors
           )
           wherein
           it
           was
           believed
           throughout
           all
           the
           Chri●tian
           world
           ,
           that
           the
           day
           of
           Judgement
           should
           begin
           ,
           and
           great
           humiliations
           and
           repentance
           was
           in
           all
           Christian
           Churches
           ;
           but
           when
           they
           saw
           the
           year
           end
           ,
           and
           the
           day
           of
           Judgement
           happened
           not
           ,
           they
           al●
           fell
           to
           their
           old
           professions
           ,
           and
           afterward
           would
           believe
           nothing
           .
           'T
           is
           more
           dangerous
           then
           you
           imagine
           ,
           for
           men
           to
           pitch
           on
           times
           and
           seasons
           .
           Gods
           time
           is
           the
           best
           time
           ,
           and
           he
           that
           believeth
           ,
           maketh
           not
           hast
           :
           We
           must
           not
           pry
           too
           much
           into
           the
           Ark
           ,
           lest
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           Bethsh●mites
           be
           our
           portion
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           You
           must
           not
           meddle
           with
           the
           Ark
           ,
           unless
           called
           to
           it
           ;
           this
           was
           the
           sin
           of
           Uzzah
           ,
           he
           touched
           the
           Ark
           (
           you
           know
           the
           story
           )
           the
           Ark
           was
           in
           danger
           of
           falling
           ;
           he
           (
           good
           man
           )
           meaning
           no
           hurt
           ,
           to
           keep
           up
           the
           A●k
           ,
           to
           touch
           the
           Ark
           ,
           but
           it
           neither
           did
           him
           good
           or
           the
           Ark
           ,
           for
           he
           was
           destroyed
           himself
           ,
           making
           a
           breach
           ,
           and
           hindering
           the
           carrying
           home
           of
           the
           Ark.
           We
           have
           had
           great
           disorder
           heretofore
           ,
           and
           God
           is
           now
           punishing
           us
           for
           that
           disorder
           :
           There
           was
           abundance
           of
           well-meaning
           men
           that
           usurped
           the
           Ministerial
           Office
           ;
           and
           (
           forsooth
           )
           they
           were
           afraid
           the
           Ark
           was
           falling
           ,
           and
           they
           laid
           to
           their
           shoulders
           ;
           but
           their
           touching
           the
           Ark
           ,
           undid
           the
           Ark
           ,
           and
           themselves
           too
           ,
           and
           brought
           a
           scandal
           on
           the
           Gospel
           .
           If
           you
           would
           have
           the
           Gospel
           settled
           remember
           ,
           
             They
             that
             are
             Consecrated
             must
             touch
             the
             Ark.
             
          
        
         
           Fifthly
           and
           Lastly
           ,
           if
           ever
           you
           will
           preserve
           the
           Ark
           ,
           keep
           the
           Laws
           that
           the
           Ark
           preservs
           ;
           for
           in
           the
           Ark
           were
           
           the
           first
           and
           second
           Table
           of
           the
           Law
           ;
           now
           these
           two
           Tables
           ,
           the
           first
           and
           second
           Table
           of
           the
           Law
           you
           must
           keep
           ;
           keep
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           God
           will
           keep
           the
           Ark
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           break
           the
           Law
           ,
           you
           forfeit
           the
           Ark.
           The
           Ark
           is
           called
           the
           
             Ark
             of
             the
             Covenant
          
           ;
           keep
           the
           Covenant
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           God
           will
           preserve
           your
           ark
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           break
           your
           Covenant
           made
           with
           God
           in
           your
           Baptism
           ,
           and
           the
           Covenant
           renewed
           at
           the
           Sacrament
           ;
           if
           you
           break
           this
           Covenant
           ,
           God
           will
           break
           the
           ark
           and
           you
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           (
           beloved
           )
           I
           have
           adventured
           out
           of
           that
           great
           affection
           I
           bear
           to
           you
           ,
           to
           give
           you
           this
           morning
           this
           discourse
           .
           The
           Lord
           give
           a
           blessing
           to
           what
           hath
           been
           spoken
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           :
        
      
    
     
  

