The Churchs Troubles and Deliverance, Title page – License
THE CHVRCHES TROVBLES AND DELIVERANCE, OR, Certaine Sermons tending to ſhew the Reaſons why the Lord doth ſometimes bring his People into extremities, with the bleſſed iſſue and fruits thereof, on Gen. 22.14.
Alſo divers Arguments giving good hope that yet God will be gracious to ENGLAND, and not deliver us into our enemies hands.
Alſo ſomethings briefly on REV. 11.7. to 14.
BY THO. MOCKET, Mr. of Arts, and Preacher of Gods Word at Holt in Denbigh-ſhire.
Prov. 22.3.
A prudent man foreſeeth the evill, and hideth himſelfe; but the ſimple paſſe on and are puniſhed.
Pſal 37. v. 12.
The wicked plotteth againſt the juſt, and gnaſheth againſt him with his teeth
v. 13.
The Lord ſhall laugh at him; for he ſeeth that his day is comming.
v. 24
Though the righteous fall, he ſhall not be utterly caſt down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand
v. 39.
The ſalvation of the righteous is of the LORD; he is their ſtrength in time of trouble.
Quid mirandum ſi Sancti quo que viri malis premantur? ſive ad limi quantumvis exigui purgationem, ſive ad virtutis explorationem, ſive deni que ad imbecillorum cruditionem.
D. Nazianz. in Orat. 19. in funere Patris.
LONDON. Printed for Chriſtopher Meredith, at the Signe of the Crane in St. Pauls Church-yard. 1642.
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL, Sir Richard Newport, KNIGHT, the LADY Margaret Bromly Relict to the Honourable Iudge Baron Bromley, Sir Ed Broughton Knight, and the Worſhipfull Mr Rowl Barker of HAYMAN, Mr. Fra. Charleton, Juſtices of the Peace, Mr Will. Stevinton, and Mr Ric. Davis, Eſquires, Grace, Mercy and Peace be multiplyed.
Sirs,
YOu may wonder that ſuch an obſcure perſon as I am, and living in ſo remote a corner of the Kingdome, ſhould (in this learned age, wherein ſo many elaborate Peeces of ſpeciall worth have bin printed) publiſh any thing: Yet knowing the ſubject to be very ſutable to the times (and you know what the Wiſe man ſaith of a word ſpoken in it's ſeaſon)▪ A word ſpoken in due ſeaſon, how good is it? it is like Apples of gold in Pictures of ſilver, pleaſing and profitable, and finding the matter handled in it comfortable and profitable to my ſelfe, and well reliſhed and deſired by ſome others, being heartily deſirous to further the publicke good, and profit others, I have ventured to preſent it to the publicke view and uſe. And be it ſo, that this ſlender Treatiſe (at first intended only for a Country Auditory) be indeed but as the Goats haire among the fine twined linnen, ſilke, purple, ſilver, gold and precious ſtones, that was offered towards the building of the Tabernacle; yet there is uſe of that alſo. Be pleaſed therefore to accept of it, which I aſſure you is as rich in affection as the moſt cho…ſe peeces are in worth; which I doe humbly preſent (as to the World in generall ſo) in particular to you (My much honoured and worthy friends) for your particular favour and expreſſions towards me and mine. If you or any others ſhall reape any good by it (which is my hearty deſire) let God have all the praiſe, and me your prayers.
And doe you (I beſeech you) labour more and more to lay out your ſelves every way to the utmoſt, for the publick good, and againſt the publicke enemies of the King and Parliament, eſpecially in your moſt hearty affections, and fervent, frequent prayers for the peace and proſperity of our Ieruſalem, and to returne praiſes ſome wayes anſwerable for mercies received. Thankfulneſſe for benefits received is an holy kind of begging, and a preparative to more and greater mercies and deliverances, which only he can give (and therfore will be ſought of us for them) whoſe Throne of grace we have ſtill more cauſe and encouragement to frequent.Ezek. 36 37. The fire of civill diſſention is broken out here at home, beſide the great and lamentable ruines it hath made abroad in Ireland and Germany. Oh! caſt on a few teares to help quench it, and you ſhall ſo much the more engage him unto you, who will remaine,
The hearty deſirer of the publicke, and your particular trueſt good, TH. MOCKET.
IT is this day ordered by the Committee of the Houſe of Commons in Parliament concerning printing, this one and twentieth day of July. 1642. that this booke intituled the Churches trouble and deliverance be printed.
John White.
THE CHVRCHES TROVBLES and Deliverance.
GEN. 22.14.
And Abraham called the name of the place Iehovah lireh, as it is ſaid unto this day, In the Mount of the Lord it ſhall be ſeene.