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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.
But here I put in an exception [When they come upon a people for Righteousness sake] then though the calamities be common and public. ⟨p. 95⟩Yet it is not a sign of Gods anger. In the primitive times, the Christians were fearfully persecuted every where, and were killed by the thousands, and therefore this was rather Martyrdom, then signs of Gods anger.
But here I put in an exception [When they come upon a people for Righteousness sake] then though the calamities be common and publick. ⟨p. 95⟩Yet it is not a sign of Gods anger. In the primitive times, the Christians were fearfully persecuted every where, and were killed by the thousands, and therefore this was rather Martyrdome, then signs of Gods anger.
Here two things must be considered: whether these afflictions did find them cleaving to the Lord in their duty: Or, going off from him, and declining their duty. Now if they do find them decaying and remitting their zeal and diligence, then those evils, though they do come upon them for Righteousness sake, yet they come for Gods anger too. And so though they should rejoice in them as coming from wicked men, yet they should be humbled, and take notice too of the hand of God against them in correcting their vices.
Here two things must be considered: whether these afflictions did find them cleaving to the Lord in their duty: Or, going off from him, and declining their duty. Now if they do find them decaying and remitting their zeal and diligence, then those evils, though they do come upon them for Righteousness sake, yet they come for Gods anger too. And so though they should rejoyce in them as coming from wicked men, yet they should be humbled, and take notice too of the hand of Godagainst them in correcting their vices.