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A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the…
A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maxims, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maximes, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.
London : Printed for and are to be sold by John Hancock, 1666
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Thirdly, If you consider that high value, and esteem, and price, §3that the Lord puts upon them: He esteems them as the apple of his eye, Zech. 2. 8. He accounts them as his Jewels, Mal. 3. 17. ⟨p. 21⟩He prizes them as his portion, Deut. 32. 9. yea, as his pleasant portion, Jer. 12. 10. He accounts them his Crown, yea, his Crown of Glory, and his Royal Diadem, Isa. 62. 3. Thou (speaking of his Church) shalt also be a Crown of Glory in the hand of the Lord, and a Royal Diadem in the hand of thy God. Yea, he prizes one Saint above all the world, Heb. 11. 38. By all which 'tis most evident that they stand upon the advantage ground, as to their preservation and protection, above all other people in the world; for God accounts all the world besides to be but as dirt, as dust, as chaff, as thorns and briars, that are only fit to be cast into the fire to be consumed and destroyed. When Pearls grew common at Rome they began to be slighted: But Saints are such Pearls of price, that God will never slight.
Thirdly, If you consider that high value, and esteem, and price, §3that the Lord puts upon them: He esteems them as the apple of his eye, Zech. 2. 8. He accounts them as his Jewels, Mal. 3. 17. ⟨p. 21⟩He prizes them as his portion,