A26344:129
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
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If we be destitute of other lodging, and be driven to the common earth, yet we have a house ⟨p. 78⟩over our heads, not made with hands, but an eternal mansion in the heavens. There is also a canopy for us, a roof arched over with the two Poles, and set with innumerable glistering stars. Yea; there is an omnipotent love that protects us; a material heaven encompassing us, and a spiritual heaven within us, the peace of a good conscience, assuring us, of our eternal salvation through Christ Jesus. This is a softer lodging then the cabins of merchants, or the Hammocks of sea-farers; yea then the most curious beds that the harbingers can provide for Princes. O how sweetly doth the Christian rest, when he hears that voice from the Oracle of goodness; My grace is sufficient for thee, My comforts shall delight thy soul.
If we be destitute of other lodging, and be driven to the common earth, yet we have a house ⟨p. 78⟩over our heads, not made with hands, but an eternall mansion in the heavens. There is also a canopy for us, a roof arched over with the two Poles, and set with innumerable glistering starrs. Yea; there is an omnipotent love that protects us; a materiall heaven encompassing us, and a spirituall heaven within us, the peace of a good conscience, assuring us, of our eternall salvation through Christ Jesus. This is a softer lodging then the cabbins of merchants, or the Hamachs of sea-farers; yea then the most curious beds that the harbengers can provide for Princes. O how sweetly doth the Christian rest, when he hears that voice from the Oracle of goodnesse; My grace is sufficient for thee, My comforts shall delight thy soul.
But another's complaint is; I am perplexed 1with sickness: I am a mark against which pain shoots his arrows: I wast away with languishments, as ice is dissolved by heat into water. Rest patient; this consumption shall be consumed. Death, that universal executioner of mankind, shall be executed. Time shall cut off Death, and Eternity shall make an end of Time. Death shall have no grave left for his monument, or trophy of his victories: and the Angel hath sworn, that time shall be no more. Thy sickness may outlast thy Physician, but thy soul shall outlive thy sickness, and nothing shall outlive thy soul.