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Four learned and godly treatises viz. The carnal hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulness…Foure learned and godly treatises viz. The carnall hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulnesse…
Four learned and godly treatises viz. The carnal hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulness of sin. The benefit of afflictions. By T.H.Foure learned and godly treatises viz. The carnall hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulnesse of sinne. The benefit of afflictions. By T.H.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes for Andrew Crooke, 1638
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.
First, we have the children of Israel Apostatizing, and declining from the Lord, and the sincerity of his worship. In the first part of the Verse, Ye have forsaken me, and served other Gods: Here was the declining of the people of Israel; they forsook the true God, and served false gods; and as their sins were, so were their plagues, the Lord pursued them with heavy judgements, and fierce indignation: heinous sins are commonly accompanied with great plagues and punishments, and that appeareth in the ninth Verse: Israel was sore distressed.
First, wee have the children of Israel Apostatizing, and declining from the Lord, and the sinceritie of his worship. In the first part of the Verse, Yee have forsaken me, and served other Gods: Here was the declining of the people of Israel; they forsooke the true God, and served false gods; and as their sinnes were, so were their plagues, the Lord pursued them with heavie judgements, and fierce indignation: hainous sinnes are commonly accompanied with great plagues and punishments, and that appeareth in the ninth Ʋerse: Israel was sore distressed.
Secondly, we have the people of Israel crying and complaining to the Lord, in the time of their trouble; they that ⟨p. 97⟩forsake the Lord in the time of prosperity, were fain to fly to him in time of adversity for succour: And therefore we shall see how earnestly they cry unto the Lord, in the tenth Verse; heavy afflictions breed hearty prayers and earnest supplications; their punishment was not so grievous, but their prayers were as hot and vehement, They cried to the Lord, saith the Text.
Secondly, we have the people of Israel crying and complaining to the Lord, in the time of their trouble; they that ⟨p. 97⟩forsake the Lord in the time of prosperity, were faine to flie to him in time of adversitie for succour: And therefore wee shall see how earnestly they cry unto the Lord, in the tenth Verse; heavie afflictions breed hearty prayers and earnest supplications; their punishment was not so grievous, but their prayers were as hot and vehement, They cried to the Lord, saith the Text.