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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.
§. 30. Of performing things warrantable with due circumstances.
III. *Things warrantable in their substance must be performed with warrantable circumstances. The many circumstances which God prescribed for doing the things which he enjoined, give proof hereof. For why should the Divine wisdom be so careful in prescribing circumstances, if man might be careless in observing them. Where the Lord enjoineth the celebration of the Passover, he thus expresseth it, aIn the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof shall ye keep it. If men failed in circumstances, they were punished as if they had neglected the circumstance. Instance bNadab and Abihu, that offered incense with strange fire: and David and the Priests in his time that ccarried the Ark in a cart which dshould have been carried on mens shoulders. Wherefore David being better instructed by the visible evidence of Gods displeasure on Uzzah, saith afterwards, eThe Lord made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order, &c.
III. *THings warrantable in their substance must be performed with warrantable circumstances. The many circumstances which God prescribed for doing the things which he enjoyned, give proofe hereof. For why should the Divine wisdome be so carefull in prescribing circumstances, if man might be carelesse in observing them. Where the Lord enjoyneth the celebration of the Passeover, he thus expresseth it,