A01974:1842
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.
Only here learn we to apply this general point, to such particular deliverances as God hath given unto us. Considering therefore that this our land, which hath now for many years enjoyed the bright, pure, comforting, sanctifying, and saving light of the Gospel, lay for many hundred years together in the dismal and damnable darkness of Popery, we are oft to call to mind, and duly to meditate on the means and times whereby and wherein the divine providence hath brought into our land, this light, to discover and drive away that (worse then Egyptian) darkness of Popery. For instances take these.
Onely here learne we to apply this generall point, to such particular deliverances as God hath given unto us. Considering therefore that this our land, which hath now for many yeares enjoyed the bright, pure, comforting, sanctifying, and saving light of the Gospell, lay for many hundred yeares together in the dismall and damnable darknesse of Popery, we are oft to call to mind, and duly to meditate on the means and times whereby and wherein the divine providence hath brought into our land, this light, to discover and drive away that (worse then Egyptian) darknesse of Popery. For instances take these.
1. John Wycliffe about the year 1371 in the reign of Edward 3. even in the midst of popish darkness, held out the light of the Gospel, wherewith many in those days were enlightened. This fire, by the abundance of ashes which the Romish Clergy heaped upon it, lay, after the death of John Wycliffe, smothered up: yet were those ashes raked away, about 40 years after by John Hus, and the sparks of that fire so blown up, as dazzled the eyes of the Papists, and made them mad again, against those that laboured to bring out those sparks.
1. Iohn Wickliffe about the yeare 1371 in the raigne of Edward 3. even in the midst of popish darknesse, held out the light of the Gospell, wherewith many in those dayes were enlightned. This fire, by the abundance of ashes which the Romish Clergy heaped upon it, lay, after the death of Iohn Wickliffe, smothered up: yet were those ashes raked away, about 40 yeares after by Iohn Hus, and the sparkes of that fire so blowne up, as dazled the eyes of the Papists, and made them mad againe, against those that laboured to bring out those sparks.