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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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Seventhly, If you consider that §7they are the only people that do 1bear up the name and glory of God in the world; they are the only people that worship God in spirit and in truth, and from such worshippers 'tis that God hath the incomes of his glory. The holy hearts, the holy lives, the holy examples, the holy ways, the holy walkings, and the holy worship that is performed by the Saints, are the springs from whence all divine honour rises to the Lord in this world. The people of God are 2the only people in the world that have chosen him for their God, and that have given themselves up to his service, and thus they honour his goodness. The people of ⟨p. 28⟩God are the only people in the 3world who in the times of their fears, doubts, darknesses, distresses, straits, trials, dangers, &c. do consult with God as their great Counsellor, as their only Counsellor; and thus they honour his admirable wisdom, and infinite knowledge. The people of God are the only people in the world, that do make God their refuge, their strong tower, their 4shelter, their hiding place in stormy and tempestuous days; and thus they honour the Power, All-sufficiency, Sovereignty, and Authority of God. Wicked men trust in their Chariots and Horses, and Armies, and Navies, and Revenues, and Carnal Policies, and sinful shifts, devices, and fetches; when the poor people of God do not dare to trust in their swords, nor in their bows, nor in their wealth, nor in their wit, nor in their friends, nor in any arm of flesh, or carnal refuges, but in the Lord alone; for in the Lord Jehovah ⟨p. 29⟩5is everlasting strength. The people of God are the only people in the world that do give God the supremacy in their hearts, that do set up God and Christ 6