A01974:589
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. Of famine a judgment.
I. *A Famine is a judgement. As a judgement it is athreatened in the law, and put into the catalogue of the curses, that were fearful judgements: and bby the Prophets, who were raised up to denounce Gods judgments afore-hand to his people. cWhere the Scripture mentioneth three sharp mortal arrows of the Lord which he useth to shoot as judgements against children of men, famine is one: one of the sharpest. dThese three arrows, as three sore judgments, were brought to David for him to choose one of ⟨p. 135⟩them to be shot against him, but he would not choose famine. Where the Lord saith, eI will spend mine arrows upon them, in amplification thereof he addeth, They shall be burnt with hunger, fFamine is the judgement which the Prophet Joel doth most pathetically bewail: and for removing whereof he calleth the whole land to prayer and fasting. gFamine is one of the judgements which Solomon in his effectual prayer at the dedication of the temple earnestly deprecateth and prayeth against.
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