A26344:81
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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2. View the defensive forces; and in the midst of this conspiracy make room for preservation; Thy comforts delight my soul. 1. They are comforts: against litigious and unquiet thoughts, a work of peace; Comforts. 2. They are not scant & niggardly; but against a multitude of thoughts, many Comforts; and every one able to quell a whole rout of distractions. 3. They are thy comforts; not proceeding ⟨p. 43⟩men or Angels, but immediately from the Spirit of consolation: against My sorrows, Thy comforts. 4. They do not only pitch then tents about me, or like a subsidiary guard, environ me: but they take up their residence in the heart of my heart, In my soul. These refresh more then the other can offend: against the thoughts in my heart, thy comforts delight my soul.
2. View the defensive forces; and in the midst of this conspiracy make room for preservation; Thy comforts delight my soul. 1. They are comforts: against litigions and unquiet thoughts, a work of peace; Comforts. 2. They are not scant & niggardly; but against amultitude of thoughts, many Comforts; and every one able to quell a whole rout of distractions. 3. They are thy comforts; not proceeding ⟨p. 43⟩men or Angels, but immediately from the Spirit of consolation: against My sorrows, Thy comforts. 4. They do not onely pitch then tents about me, or like a subsidiary guard, environ me: but they take up their residence in the heart of my heart, In my soul. These refresh more then the other can offend: against the thoughts in my heart, thy comforts delight my soul.
Thus if we be not entered into Aceldama, a field of blood; yet we are got into Meribah, a field of strife; or the mountains of •ether, a field of division: not unlike that of Rebecca's womb, where 1Jacob strove with Esau for the victory. We have seen both the Armies; now let us martial them into their proper ranks, setting both the squadrons in their due stations and postures; and then observe the success or event of the battle. And because the malignant Host is first entered into the ground of my text, consider with me, 1. The rebels or mutineers, Thoughts. 2. The number of them; no less then a multitude, many thoughts. 3. The Captain, whose colours they bear; a disquieted mind; My thoughts. 4. The field where the battle is fought; in the heart; Apud me, within me.