A26344:146
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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Yes, there is a watchman in the tower of the soul, that doth seldom sleep; holy Fear. He wakens conscience, conscience calls up faith, faith rouseth hope, hope cries aloud to repentance, repentance troops all the spiritual forces, the martial music gives the alarm, the soldiers are in battle-array, the enemies fly, the mind is at peace, because Gods comforts have delighted the soul.
Yes, there is a watchman in the tower of the soul, that doth seldom sleep; holy Fear. He wakens conscience, conscience cals up faith, faith rouzeth hope, hope cryes aloud to repentance, repentance troops all the spiritual forces, the martial musick gives the alarm, the souldiers are in battel-array, the enemies flie, the mind is at peace, because Gods comforts have delighted the soul.
3. One disadvantage more makes dangerous work for repentance. The troops of faith are routed, one wing of hope is cut off. Yet this conquering Queen of the Viragines, or maiden-graces, always bears up the Rear, and never appears till the day be almost lost. When those great Commanders, Innocency and Righteousness are foiled, and beaten, and have their Queen the soul, in danger to be taken and slain by sin and Satan, her old adversaries; Then this Virgo, Virago, that all this while lay in expectation of the event; this martial Maid, victorious Repentance comes in with her Reserve, sets upon the conquerors ⟨p. 86⟩with her fresh forces, rescues the Queen, our soul, puts the great general Satan to flight, and does impartial execution upon all his soldiers, which be our sins.
3. One disadvantage more makes dangerous work for repentance. The troops of faith are routed, one wing of hope is cut off. Yet this conquering Queen of the Viragines, or maiden-graces, alwayes bears up the Rear, and never appeares till the day be almost lost. When those great Commanders, Innocency and Righteousnesse are foiled, and beaten, and have their Queen the soul, in danger to bee taken and slain by sin and Satan, her old adversaries; Then this Virgo, Virago, that all this while lay in expectation of the event; this martiall Maid, victorious Repentance comes in with her Reserve, sets upon the conquerors