A01974:635

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…

Name: Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…
Author: William Gouge

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.

William Gouge 1578–1653London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631

[16], 128, [8], 129-176, [16], 177-436, [12] p. · 148k words · STC 12116 · ESTC S103284

Title page: Wellcome Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

DEARTHS DEATH: OR, A Removal of Famine, gathered out of II SAM. XX… › Section 7: §. 7. Of moderating a famine.DEARTHS DEATH: OR, A Removall of Famine, gathered out of II SAM. XX… › Section 7: §. 7. Of moderating a famine.

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5. Frequent fasts must be made by those that have plenty: and what is spared at such fasts, given to those that have not sufficiency. Thus many may be sustained by that which a few do ordinarily spend.

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6. Then especially must men observe the counsel of Christ, to invite to their table the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.¹

6. Then especially must men observe the counsell of Christ, to invite to their table the poore, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.¹

1Luk. 14. 13.

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7. Public provisions must be wisely distributed: according to the distribution of Manna, whereof they had ¹every one according to his eating: that is, according to the number of persons in a family, and according to their age, stature and strength.

7. Publique provisions must be wisely distributed: according to the distribution of Manna, whereof they had ¹every one according to his eating: that is, according to the number of persons in a family, and according to their age, stature and strength.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Gouge 1578–1653

Place

London

Printer

George Miller

Bookseller

Edward Brewster

Year

1631

Size

[16], 128, [8], 129-176, [16], 177-436, [12] p.

Words

148,180

Catalogue

STC 12116 · ESTC S103284

Text

EEBO-TCP A01974

Passages

1,998

Sections

266

Title page

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…

§. 8. Of removing famine.

§. 9. Of promises for succour in famine.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

§. 8. Of removing famine.

§. 9. Of promises for succour in famine.

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