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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.
§. 22. Of the utter destruction which stubbornness brings to men.
§. 22. Of the utter destruction which stubbornenesse brings to men.
VI. *Stubbornness after some strokes causeth utter destruction. aSo much is threatened in the Law: and bby the Prophets declared to be accomplished. Many particular remarkable instances hereof are recorded in Scripture, 4that succeeding ages might be the better warned thereby. cSodom and the Cities that took part with her, were overcome and sacked by the four Kings that came against them. This was no light stroke: yet it wrought no amendment. Wherefore not long after dthey were utterly destroyed with fire and brimstone from heaven. Pharaoh and his subjects were so smitten with eten several plagues, as gave sufficient demonstration of their folly in standing out against the great Lord of heaven: yet still continued they to harden their hearts against God: therefore at length