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Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
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.
For help herein, observe these directions.
For helpe herein, observe these directions.
1. Take good notice of Gods promises, and well acquaint thy self therewith. Gods promises are the only, true, proper 1ground of faith. What is promised, may, and must be believed. What is believed without a promise, is not justly and duly believed. It is rather rashly and audaciously presumed.
1. Take good notice of Gods promises, and well acquaint thy selfe therewith. Gods promises are the only, true, proper 1ground of faith. What is promised, may, and must be believed. What is believed without a promise, is not justly and duly believed. It is rather rashly and audaciously presumed.
- 1Directions to pray in faith. Of Gods promises, how they are the ground of faith, See The whole Armour of God, on Eph. 6. 16. Treat. 2. Part. 6, §. 71, &c.
2. Meditate on Gods properties, such as these. 1. His supreme Sovereignty, whereby he hath an absolute command over all. 2. His Omnipotency, whereby he is able to do any thing. 3. His All-sufficiency, whereby, as he hath all treasures in himself, so he can give what he will to whom he will. 4. His Omni-presence, or being every where, whereby he taketh notice of all things. 5. His unsearchable wisdom, whereby he disposeth all things to the best. 6. His Free-grace, whereby he is moved for his own sake to do good to such as are unworthy in themselves. 7. His Rich-mercy, whereby his bowels are stirred at the miseries of his children, and moved to succour them. 8. His Truth, and faithfulness, which makes him perform all his promises. 9. His perfect Justice, which makes him judge and revenge those that unjustly wrong and vex his Church. 10. His fierce Wrath and terror, which makes him a consuming fire to his enemies. 11. His Immutability, which shows him to be such a God still to us, as of old he was to his Church.