A01974:748
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.
§. 25. Of extremity of famine, where were no invasions of enemies, nor sieges, but immediately from Gods hand.
TO the fore-mentioned extremity of famine caused in Jerusalem, by reason of enemies blocking them up, it will not be unseasonable to add a relation, out of our Ecclesiastical histories of extreme famine where were no enemies: that we who perhaps do (by reason of our long continued peace) think our selves secure enough from fear of enemies, may notwithstanding fear Gods more immediate revenging hand, even by famine now beginning, after that the plague is mitigated. The history is this.
TO the fore-mentioned extremity of famine caused in Ierusalem, by reason of enemies blocking them up, it will not be unseasonable to adde a relation, out of our Ecclesiasticall histories of extreme famine where were no enemies: that we who perhaps do (by reason of our long continued peace) thinke our selves secure enough from feare of enemies, may notwithstanding feare Gods more immediate revenging hand, even by famine now beginning, after that the plague is mitigated. The history is this.
The inhabitants of the cities of Maximinus, sore pined away with famine and pestilence, so that one measure of 1wheat was sold for two thousand and fifty Attics. An infinite number died throughout the Cities, but more throughout the countries and villages, so that now the sundry and ancient demesnes of husbandmen were in a manner quite done away, for that all suddenly through want of food and grievous malady of the Pestilence were perished. Many therefore sought to sell unto the wealthier sort, for most