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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.
§. 39. Of the vanity of mere creatures intercession.
§. 39. Of the vanity of meere creatures intercession.
Surely they do more incense then appease God, who to the heap of their other sins add this high pitch of presumption, Intercession of men or Angels. Can mans invented incense, offered up with strange fire, pacify Gods wrath? For, intercession of men and Angels is a mere humane invention: never could any Papist give any good proof for it out of Gods Word: nor ever hereafter can any do it. That which is not in Gods Word cannot be drawn out of it. This is such strange fire, as will devour them that use it: even as aThe fire that went out from the Lord devoured Nadab and Abihu: and as bthat which consumed the two hundred and fifty men that (being of the conspiracy of Korah) offered incense: incense that much incensed the fire of Gods wrath. To reason the case a little with our adversaries; Why do they not content themselves with that pure, and sweet incense that Christ our great Priest offereth up? Is it not sufficient? Need any thing, can any thing be added to the dignity and efficacy of that which Christ doth? Can man or Angel do any thing more then God-man? Are any more beloved of the Father then he?
SVrely they do more incense then appease God, who to the heape of their other sinnes adde this high pitch of presumption, Intercession of men or Angels. Can mans invented incense, offered up with strange fire, pacifie Gods wrath? For, intercession of men and Angels is a meere humane invention: never could any Papist give any good proofe for it out of Gods Word: nor ever hereafter can any do it. That which is not in Gods Word cannot be drawne out of it. This is such strange fire, as will devoure them that use it: even as