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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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Fifthly, God sometimes takes §5away his dearest children in the Common Calamity, in judgement to wicked men. Because the hand of the Lord hath touched some of his dearest servants in this sore Visitation, how do the wicked insult rejoice, and triumph; they say, Aha, so would we have it. As the Fire-fly leaps and dances in the fire, so do wicked men rejoice in the sufferings and death of the people of God. How do many wicked men bless themselves, because they have escaped the hand of the destroying Angel, when such and such have fallen by it! Oh how proud, how obdurate, 1how impudent, are many grown, because they have escaped the present judgement, when many others that have been a thousand times better than themselves, have been sent to their graves. The Alcoran saith, God created the Angels of light, and the Devils of the flame. Certainly Gods children are of the light, but Satan's children ⟨p. 57⟩are furious, wrathful children, they are children of the flame. Oh in what a flame now 2are many wicked men against the people of God, since the hand of the destroying Angel hath not yet reached them, over what they were in, when the destroying Angel first drew his sword in the midst of us; as if they were spared on purpose to oppress, persecute, and scatter the people of God more than ever. Oh that all such would be but so favourable to their own souls, as seriously to ponder upon Ezekiel chap. 25. and 35. and Obadiah vers. 8. to vers. 19. and Nahum 1. from vers. 9. to v. 15.
Fifthly, God sometimes takes §5away his dearest children in the Common Calamity, in judgement to wicked men. Because the hand of the Lord hath touch'd some of his dearest servants in this sore Visitation, how do the wicked insult rejoyce, and triumph; they say, Ahah, so would we have it. As the Fire-flie leaps and dances in the fire, so do wicked men rejoyce in the sufferings and death of the people of God. How do many wicked men bless themselves, because they have escaped the hand of the destroying Angel, when such and such have fallen by it! Oh how proud, how obdurate,