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London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our…
London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our (once renowned) city into a ruinous heap also the several lessons that are incumbent upon those whose houses have escaped the consuming flames / by Thomas Brooks.
London: printed for John Hancock and Nathaniel Ponder, 1670
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Eleventhly, Consider, that of all days God hath put the §11highest honour upon his Sabbaths, by appointing his precious Ordinances in a special manner to be used on those days. The Sabbath is a gold Ring, and the Ordinances are as so many costly sparkling Diamonds in that Ring: All the works of the new Creation are commonly wrought on this day; this is the joyful day wherein ordinarily God gives spiritual sight to the blind, and spiritual ears to the deaf, and spiritual tongues to the dumb, and spiritual feet to the lame. That Exod. 12. 42. is here applicable. It is a night to be much observed to the Lord, for bringing them out from the Land of Egypt, this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the Children of Israel in their generation. Those that are new-born, are commonly new-born on this day; and therefore 'tis a day to be much observed to the Lord. Those that are converted, are ordinarily converted on this day; and therefore 'tis that day of the Lord that ought to be observed by all the converted Israel of God. Those that are edified, are commonly most edified on this day. O the sweet communion! ⟨p. 148⟩O the choice converse! O the singular discoveries! O the blessed manifestations! O the excellent enjoyments that Christ vouchsafes to his people on this day! O the discoveries of Grace! O the exercise of Grace! O the increase of Grace, the progress in Grace! O the comforts of Grace that God vouchsafes to his Chosen on this day! Experience shows that the right sanctifying of the Sabbath, is a powerful means under Christ to sanctify us, and to increase our faith, and raise our hope, and inflame our love, and to kindle our zeal, and to enlarge our desires, and to melt our hearts, and to weaken our sins. But,
Eleventhly, Consider, that of all days God hath put the §11highest honour upon his Sabbaths, by appointing his precious Ordinances in a special manner to be used on those days. The Sabbath is a gold Ring, and the Ordinances are as so many costly sparkling Diamonds in that Ring: All the works of the new Creation are commonly wrought on this day; this is the joyful day wherein ordinarily God gives spiritual sight to the blind, and spiritual ears to the deaf, and spiritual tongues to the dumb, and spiritual feet to the lame. That