A26344:71
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 God be sometimes angry at our prayers, how will he brook our curses? If he beat back our petitions, how will he take vengeance on our blasphemies? Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing 1and cursing: but God will not accept of a blessing, from a mouth that is so used to cursing. If he may be so angry with a people that prayeth, what will his wrath do to a people that sweareth? Think this, ye that (if it were possible) would swear God out of his Throne, and the Judge of all the world out of his Tribunal: your very prayers are abominable: your blasphemous breaths have put a stink into all your sacrifices. That tongue is fit for nothing but flames, which so flameth with oaths and execrations. Your prayers cannot be heard, by reason of your sins: but your blasphemies shall be heard and plagued, notwithstanding your prayers. If the Instrument gives a harsh sound, there is trouble in stead of inusick: a jarring organ grates the ears, rather then delights them. Our sinews have put all our Instruments out of ⟨p. 35⟩tune, and for them God is angry at our very prayers.
If God be sometimes angry at our prayers, how will he brooke our curses? If he beat back our petitions, how will he take vengeance on our blasphemies? Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing 1and cursing: but God will not accept of a blessing, from a mouth that is so used to cursing. If he may be so angry with a people that prayeth, what will his wrath do to a people that sweareth? Think this, ye that (if it were possible) would swear God out of his Throne, and the Judge of all the world out of his Tribunall: your very prayers are abominable: your blasphemous breaths have put a stink into all your sacrifices. That tongue is fit for nothing but flames, which so flameth with oaths and execrations. Your prayers cannot be heard, by reason of your sins: but your blasphemies shall be heard and plagued, notwithstanding your prayers. If the Instrument gives a harsh sound, there is trouble in stead of inusick: a jarring organ grates the eares, rather then delights them. Our sinues have put all our Instruments out of ⟨p. 35⟩tune, and for them God is angry at our very prayers.