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The riches of mercy In two treatisesThe riches of mercie In two treatises
The riches of mercy In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his own hand to prevent imperfect copies.The riches of mercie In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinitie. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his owne hand to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by John for Francis Eglesfeild, 1638London: printed by Iohn for Francis Eglesfeild, 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.
Again, God did it with a word, with a command, ⟨p. 127⟩it was both in the inflicting and delivery (as it were) without means: for what could the Physicians do in staying the Plague? Alas all the skill in the world is at a loss in these kinds of sicknesses! it comes with Gods command, it is Gods arrow more especially then other sicknesses, God sent it by his Command, first to humble us for our sin, and now he hath staid it with a word of command that from above 5000. a week, it is come to three persons, God hath sent his word and healed us.
Againe, God did it with a word, with a command, ⟨p. 127⟩it was both in the inflicting and delivery (as it were) without meanes: for what could the Physitians doe in staying the Plague? Alas all the skill in the world is at a losse in these kinds of sicknesses! it comes with Gods command, it is Gods arrow more especially then other sicknesses, God sent it by his Command, first to humble us for our sin, and now hee hath stayd it with a word of command that from above 5000. a weeke, it is come to three persons, God hath sent his word and healed us.
It was a pitiful state we were in before: for ⟨p. 128⟩indeed it was not only a sickness upon the City but a civill sickness: the whole state w•s distempered: for as there is sickness in the body when there is obstruction, when there is not a passage for the spirits and the blood from the liver, & from the heart, and from the head these obstructions cause weakness, and faintings, and consumption, So was there not an obstruction in the state of late? were not the veins of the kingdom stopped? Was not civill commerce stayed? the affliction of this great City, it was as the affliction of the head ⟨p. 129⟩