A01974:1846
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.
3. Edward the 6. coming to the Crown, dispelled the cloud of those six Articles, yea and from the mist of other popish remainders, so as in his time the Gospel shined out in her full brightness. But yet about six years after, by his death a thicker and darker cloud, then was in the days of Henry 8. gathered together in Queen Mary's days, and ⟨p. 392⟩over-shadowed the whole Land. Then instead of the heavenly light of the Gospel, an hellish light of burning fire brake out to the destruction of many.
3. Edward the 6. comming to the Crowne, dispelled the cloud of those six Articles, yea and from the mist of other popish remainders, so as in his time the Gospell shined out in her full brightnesse. But yet about six yeares after, by his death a thicker and darker cloud, then was in the daies of Henry 8. gathered together in Queene Maries daies, and ⟨p. 392⟩over-shadowed the whole Land. Then instead of the heavenly light of the Gospell, an hellish light of burning fire brake out to the destruction of many.
4. Queen Elizabeth by re-establishing the Gospel, as it 1were by the brightness of the sun, put out the fore-mentioned fire, and so settled the Gospel of peace in this land, as now 73 years we have enjoyed with it, much external peace.
4. Queene Elizabeth by re-establishing the Gospell, as it 1were by the brightnesse of the sun, put out the fore-mentioned fire, and so setled the Gospell of peace in this land, as now 73 yeares we have enjoyed with it, much externall peace.