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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.
2. There are common calamities that fall on all of all sorts: and there are other more special, that are intended only against professors of the true Religion: as persecutions made by enemies of the Gospel. cThese may be for trial, to their honour that suffer. But a plague is not of that kind.
2. There are common calamities that fall on all of all sorts: and there are other more speciall, that are intended onely against professours of the true Religion: as persecutions made by enemies of the Gospell. cThese may be for triall, to their honour that suffer. But a plague is not of that kind.
3. When public and general judgements come from wrath against sinful nations, cities, and other societies, there may be some righteous ones mixed among those wicked ones: and by reason of that mixture they may taste of the bitterness of that cup that is given to the wicked to drink. Yet the Lord can so sanctify that 1common judgement to the Saints that partake thereof, as that which is an effect of wrath to others, may be a fruit of Gods love to them. Thus a plague may be sent in wrath against a society, and yet therein Gods love be manifested to his Saints, either in preserving them from it, or taking them by it to heaven. In relation to such persons we may truly say, that whether God send famine, or war, or any other trouble, he doth it of his goodness and love.
3. When publike and generall judgements come from wrath against sinfull nations, cities, and other societies, there may be some righteous ones mixed among those wicked ones: and by reason of that mixture they may taste of the bitternesse of that cup that is given to the wicked to drinke. Yet the Lord can so sanctifie that