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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
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.
This Psalm, and particularly these words, do contain the Churches sad lamentation over her deep affliction; together with her earnest expostulation with God about the cause. Two things there are, that the Church in these words doth plead with God. First, The greatness of her Affliction. Secondly, The nearness of her Relation.
THis Psalm, and particularly these words, do contain the Churches sad lamentation over her deep affliction; together with her earnest expostulation with God about the cause. Two things there are, that the Church in these words doth plead with God. First, The greatness of her Affliction. Secondly, The nearness of her Relation.
First, The greatness of her Affliction. And there were three things in her affliction that did make it lye very heavy upon her. First, The root of this affliction, and that was Gods [anger] why doth thine ANGER smoke? &c. (Secondly,) The height of this affliction. God was not only angry, but he did [smoke] in his anger. (Thirdly,) The length of this affliction. It was so long that God did seem to cast them off for [ever.]
First, The greatness of her Affliction. And there were three things in her asfliction that did make it lye very heavy upon her. First, The root of this affliction, and that was Gods [anger] why doth thine ANGER smoak? &c. (Secondly,) The height of this affliction. God was not only angry, but he did [smoak] in his anger. (Thirdly,) The length of this affliction. It was so long that God did seem to cast them off for [ever.]
Secondly, The nearness of her Relation. Against [the sheep of thy pasture] as if they should have said, Lord, if thou hadst done this against thine enemies it had been no wonder. If thou hadst poured out thy wrath, against the vessels of wrath, it had not been so much. But what, wilt thou draw out thy sword against the sheep of thy pasture! It were no wonder that thou shouldst take the fat and the strong, and pour out thy judgements upon them; but wilt thou do it to thy sheep! There be several doctrines that I may raise from the words, as