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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.
Both the power which the God of this world hath over the men of this world, and also the deep rooting that corruption ⟨p. 187⟩hath taken in the hearts of natural men, is hereby 1manifested. That which so far spreadeth it self, which so long continueth, which is so unsatiable, as we heard malice and hatred to be, must needs have fast and deep rooting. And the fire which is ever and anon flaming forth, must needs be blown up by some means or other. Now the Devil is he, that is ready at all turns, where he observeth fire to be, to blow it up. And, where he is suffered so incessantly to incense the fire of malice, what can we else think but that he there beareth a great sway; yea that he hath the whole rule? A matter of much humiliation. For what is more contrary to the Divine nature? Surely in this respect there is a great gulf betwixt it and us. For where he is always delighted in doing good, on the contrary, the pernicious affection of malice doth work in us a desire to do wrong even to such as are harmless.
Both the power which the God of this world hath over the men of this world, and also the deep rooting that corruption ⟨p. 187⟩hath taken in the hearts of naturall men, is hereby 1manifested. That which so farre spreadeth it selfe, which so long continueth, which is so unsatiable, as we heard malice and hatred to be, must needs have fast and deep rooting. And the fire which is ever and anon flaming forth, must needs be blowne up by some means or other. Now the Devill is he, that is ready at all turnes, where he observeth fire to be, to blow it up. And, where he is suffered so incessantly to incense the fire of malice, what can we els thinke but that he there beareth a great sway; yea that he hath the whole rule? A matter of much humiliation. For what is more contrary to the Divine nature? Surely in this respect there is a great gulfe betwixt it and us. For where he is alwaies delighted in doing good, on the contrary, the pernicious affection of malice doth worke in us a desire to do wrong even to such as are harmlesse.
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