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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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Quest. But if this be so, How comes it to pass that in this time of great mortality, many of the precious people of the Lord have been taken away, as well as others; the raging pestilence having carried many pious souls out of this world, of whom the world was 1not worthy? The Saint as well as the sinner, hath fallen by the hand of the destroying Angel; in this day we have seen that word made good, viz. That all things come alike 2to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean and to the unclean, to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner, and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath?
To this Question I shall give these eight short Answers.
First, God hath smitten some §1good men of all persuasions, that ⟨p. 44⟩none might be proud, secure, or censorious, and that all might take the alarm, and prepare to meet