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The certain vicissitude of sins and judgments, mercies and provocations, hath in a manner render'd all Church-History but Repetition and Tautology: Thus God dealt with the ancient Jews, thus with the first Christians, and so he continues to deal with us: and although we cannot without detestation and amazement recal those numerous ingratitudes of Israel, committed within the space of forty or fifty years; yet if we reflect on our own Chronicle, within near the same circuit of time, we shall be apt to conclude the Jews but puny sinners, as the horrour of Regicide seems to lessen the guilt of Murder: for did not the memories and obligations of our Fathers, immediately cool upon almost as great a deliverance, as the Miracle of the Read-sea? and did not we within a while after murmur and rebel against Moses and Aaron, the best Monarchy, and the best Hierarchy? and in that Interregnum, when our King was but gone into the midst of the Cloud, to learn Afflictions, and to commune with the Lord; did not some of us set up a Calf in Horeb, and worship that molten Image? when we were brought into the promised Country, NONLATINALPHABET, with the secret, but most powerful hand of Providence, did we not run after the Counsels of Balac, and commit Whoredom with the Daughters of Moah? and has not the Lord visited for this too, with as great a Plague? and, having now a while enjoyed the lots and divisions of our Inheritance, are not some amongst us erecting Altars on high places, serving Baal and Ashtaroth, and returning to the antient Idolatry of the Land? These are our parallel provocations with Israel, and shall not our judgments be greater? even in this our Land, our sins are become our severest Executioners; for do not Heresie and Schism, prophaneness and hypocrisle, like the four winds in the description of a Tempest, blow all together! |
The certain vicissitude of Sins and Judgments, Mercies and provocations, hath in a manner rendered all Church history but Repetition and Tautology: Thus God dealt with the ancient jews, thus with the First Christians, and so he continues to deal with us: and although we cannot without detestation and amazement Recall those numerous ingratitudes of Israel, committed within the Molle of forty or fifty Years; yet if we reflect on our own Chronicle, within near the same circuit of time, we shall be apt to conclude the jews but puny Sinners, as the horror of Regicide seems to lessen the guilt of Murder: for did not the memories and obligations of our Father's, immediately cool upon almost as great a deliverance, as the Miracle of the Red sea? and did not we within a while After murmur and rebel against Moses and Aaron, the best Monarchy, and the best Hierarchy? and in that Interregnum, when our King was but gone into the midst of the Cloud, to Learn Afflictions, and to commune with the Lord; did not Some of us Set up a Calf in Horeb, and worship that melted Image? when we were brought into the promised Country,, with the secret, but most powerful hand of Providence, did we not run After the Counsels of Balaam, and commit Whoredom with the Daughters of Moah? and has not the Lord visited for this too, with as great a Plague? and, having now a while enjoyed the lots and divisions of our Inheritance, Are not Some among us erecting Altars on high places, serving Baal and Ashtaroth, and returning to the ancient Idolatry of the Land? These Are our parallel provocations with Israel, and shall not our Judgments be greater? even in this our Land, our Sins Are become our Severest Executioners; for do not Heresy and Schism, profaneness and hypocrisle, like the four winds in the description of a Tempest, blow all together! |
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