Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by ThoEnglands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho

It endangers the whole building to ruin, when the stones square and […] one with another. What detriment this hath been to whole Christendom, he hath no mind, that considers not no heart that condoles not, we may say with the Athenians, Auximus Philippum nos ipsi Athenienses. We have strengthened King Philip against us by our own contentions. Christian Nation fighting with Christian, hath laid more to the possession of the Turk, then his own sword. Where is the Greek Church once so famous? ⟨p. 38⟩i Graeciam in Graecia quaerimus, saith Aeneas Syluitu, We seek for Greece in Greece, & scarce find the remaining ruins. Behold we have laid wast our selves, who shall pity us? our own seditions have betrayed the peace of our Jerusalem. He hath no tears of Christian compassion in his eyes, that will not shed them at this loss. If you ask the reason, why the wild Bore hath spoiled the Vineyard: why the Iim and Zym, filthy and unclean Birds roost themselves in those sanctified dominions; Why Mahomet is set up like Dagon, where the Ark once stood, and Paganism hath thrust Christianity out of her seat, it is answered; Israel is not true to Judah, the renting of the ten Tribes, from the two, hath made both the two, and the ten miserable. It is one of the forest plagues, (oh rather let it fall on the enemies of God and his Church; let his own never feel it) when men shall be ^afed with their own flesh, and shall be drunk with their own blood, as with sweet wine. frighting and fighting one against another, till an utter extirpation devour and swallow all. The malignity of this sickness hath been terrible to particular Churches. They that have been least endamaged, have little cause to joy in it. Our own home-bred jars, have lately more prejudiced our peace then foreign wars. The Spanish blades have done less hurt to us, then English tongues. Our contentions have laboured about trifles, our damage hath been no trifle, but (I know not whether more) to our loss, or our enemies gain. Look but one the effects, and you will confess this a dangerous sicknesses. Rome laughs, Amsterdam insults, whiles the brethren scuffle in the Vineyard, Atheists and persecutors shuffle in to spoil it. Gods Sabbath, his worship, his Gospel is neglected. Some will hear none but the refractary, and refusers of conformity:

It indangers the whole building to ruine, when the stones square and 〈…〉 one with another. What detriment this hath been to whole Christendome, hee hath no mind, that considers not no heart that condoles not, wee may say with the Athenians, Auximus Philippum nos ipsi Athenienses. We haue strengthned King Philip against vs by our owne contentions. Christian Nation fighting with Christian, hath laid more to the possession of the Turke, then his owne sworde. Where is the Greeke Church once so famous?