A26344:98
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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4. Within me, for this is the field where the skirmish is fought; within me. It is unhappy when soldiers march over the palaces of peace and seats of Justice, where the Senators of counsel use to sit. If there must be war, yet let it be in foreign Countries: or if it will be in our own land, yet let it proceed no further then the borders: but when it is gotten into the chief City, though it be subdued, it will cost a dear victory. As Pyrrhus, when his friends congratulated his victory over the Romans, with a great loss of his own side; replied; yes, but if we have such another victory, we are undone. There is no penitent heart, that hath felt the bitterness of these combats, remembering what sighs and sorrows, what groans and tears it cost him to make his peace, but would be loth to be put to the charges of such another conquest. Durius ejicitur, quam non admittitur hostis: sin may be kept out with ease, but will not be driven out save with woeful expenses.
4. Within me, for this is the field where the skirmish is fought; within me. It is unhappy when souldiers march over the palaces of peace and seats of Justice, where the Senators of counsell use to sit. If there must be warre, yet let it be in forrain Countries: or if it will bee in our own land, yet let it proceed no further then the borders: but when it is gotten into the chiefe City, though it bee subdued, it will cost a dear victory. As Pyrrhus, when his friends congratulated his victory over the Romans, with a great losse of his own side; replyed; yes, but if we have such another victory, we are undone. There is no penitent heart, that hath felt the bitternesse of these combates, remembring what sighes and sorrows, what groanes and tears it cost him to make his peace, but would be loth to be put to the charges of such another conquest. Durius ejicitur, quam non admittitur hostis: sinne may be kept out with ease, but will not bee driven out save with wofull expences.
Within me: not before me, as the host of the Philistines lay before Saul; not behind me, as the chariots of Egypt came thundering behind Israel: nor above me, as Fabius Maximus on the mountain above Hannibal; Imminet nubes, a cloud hangs over me: not round about me, as the Syrians compassed Dothan to take Elisha: but within me. Without were fightings, within