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God's anger
God's anger ; and, Man's comfort two sermons / preached and published by Tho. Adams.
London: printed by Tho. Maxey for Samuel Man, 1652
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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Another's complaint is; I am vexed with a ⟨p. 76⟩1multitude of troubles. Not the law of the sword, but the sword of the law hath disquieted me. Let thy soul ask thy conscience this question: who did first break the peace? If thou hast first overwhelmed that truth, which should be apparent, thou art thine own enemy: For truth smothered in wet straw, will at length overcome the dankness of that suppression, and set on fire the smotherers. Thou hast forsaken the truth, and art therefore forsaken of peace.
Anothers complaint is; I am vexed with a ⟨p. 76⟩1multitude of troubles. Not the law of the sword, but the sword of the law hath disquieted me. Let thy soul aske thy conscience this question: who did first breake the peace? If thou hast first overwhelmed that truth, which should bee apparent, thou art thine own enemy: For truth smothered in wet straw, will at length overcome the danknesse of that suppression, and set on fire the smotherers. Thou hast forsaken the truth, and art therefore forsaken of peace.
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There be two chief preservers of the soul, under the Almighty Creator of it; Truth and Peace. How invaluable are they together; Parted, how miserable! truth is the precious stone: Peace, the gold, wherein it is both set and preserved. Truth is the glorious light of the Sun; Peace, a clear and serene heaven. Peace is a most beautiful body, whilst it contains Truth, that more lovely soul. Truth brings down heaven to us, Peace bears us up to heaven. Both are sisters, the daughters of one Father, God himself.
There bee two chief preservers of the soul, under the Almighty Creator of it; Truth and Peace. How invaluable are they together; Parted, how miserable! truth is the precious stone: Peace, the gold, wherein it is both set and preserved. Truth is the glorious light of the Sun; Peace, a clear and serene heaven. Peace is a most beautifull body, whilst it containes Truth, that more lovely soul. Truth brings downe heaven to us, Peace bears us up to heaven. Both are sisters, the daughters of one Father, God himself.