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A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By…A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By…
A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by George Purslowe for John Budge, 1616London: printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, 1616
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A DIVINE HERBAL OR GARDEN Of GRACES. › Rain.A DIVINE HERBALL OR GARDEN Of GRACES. › Raine.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Rain doth allay the winds. When the air is in an uproar, and the stoutest Cedars crouch to the ground before a violent blast; even Towers and Cities tremble; a shower of rain sent from the clouds mitigates this fury. When the Potentates of the world, Tyrants, little ⟨p. 15⟩better then Devils, Gog and Magog, Moab and Ammon, Turkey, Rome, Hell, storm against us; God quiets all our fears, secures us from all their terrors by a gracious rain, drops of mercy in the never-failing promises of the Gospel.
3. Raine doth allay the windes. When the ayre is in an vprore, and the stoutest Cedars crouch to the ground before a violent blast; euen Towers and Cities tremble; a showre of raine sent from the cloudes mitigates this fury. When the Potentates of the world, Tyrants, little ⟨p. 15⟩better then Diuels, Gog and Magog, Moab and Ammon, Turkey, Rome, Hell, storme against vs; God quiets all our feares, secures vs from al their terrours by a gracious raine, droppes of mercie in the neuer-fayling promises of the Gospell.
4. Rain hath a powerful efficacy to cleanse the air. When infectious fogs, and contagious vapours have filled it full of corruption, the distilling showers wash away the noisome putrefaction. We know, that too often filthy fumes of errors and heresies surge up in a land, that the soul of faith is almost stifled, and the uncleanness of corrupt doctrine gets a predominant place: the Lord then drops his word from heaven: the pure Rain of his holy Gospel cleanseth away this putrefaction, and gives new life to the almost smothered truth. Woe to them then that would deprive mens souls of the Gospel, and with-hold the Truth in unrighteousness. When they lock up the gates of grace (as Christ reproved the Lawyers) and labour to make the heavens brass, they must needs also make the Earth iron. How should the earth of mans heart bring forth fruits, when the rain is with-held from it? No marvel, if their air be poisoned.