A26344:139
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.
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.
Weep on for thy Transgressions: Those floods of tears shall not drown thee. Yea rather, like the waters of that universal Deluge, in that saving Ark Christ Jesus, they shall bear up thy soul higher towards Heaven. They shall not drown thee, yea they shall rather save thee from being drowned. This is that Secunda Tabula, after shipwreck; the main plank that shall preserve thee from perishing, emergent repentance.
Weep on for thy Transgressions: Those flouds of tears shall not drown thee. Yea rather, like the waters of that universall Deluge, in that saving Arke Christ Jesus, they shall bear up thy soul higher towards Heaven. They shall not drowne thee, yea they shall rather save thee from being drowned. This is that Secunda Tabula, after shipwrack; the main plank that shall preserve thee from perishing, emergent repentance.
There be two most Valiant and Puissant soldiers, that are the Souls Champions, Faith and Repentance. They fight not only against lust and sin, those Giants of the world: but even against Principalities and Powers, those infernal spirits of darkness. Faith hath her weapons and Forces, but Repentance hath many disadvantages.
There be two most Valiant and Puissant souldiers, that are the Souls Champions, Faith and Repentance. They fight not only against lust and sin, those Gyants of the world: but even against Principalities and Powers, those infernall spirits of darknesse. Faith hath her weapons and Forces, but Repentance hath many disadvantages.
1. Other Soldiers fight standing, she kneeling: They in a posture confronting their enemies, she in humiliation, though not tergiversation from ⟨p. 83⟩