A01974:1843
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.
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.
2. Henry 8. disannulling the Popes usurped authority in England, had by Act of Parliament, the title of Supreme 1Head of the Church in his own dominions, conferred upon him, and liberty given him to reform abuses crept into the Church. Thereupon he made Articles, and sent out injunctions for removing images, reading Divine Service and the Holy Scriptures in English, preaching Gods Word, catechising children, and performing other duties of piety, so as the Gospel began to shine forth somewhat brightly in England, till about six years after through the six articles established 2by Act of Parliament, a cloud was gathered before that bright light. That Act for establishing the six articles, was among the common sort styled the Scourge with six strings. For many were therewith scourged to death. The heads of those six Articles were these.