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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Again, Sometimes God makes up his peoples outward losses, by giving in greater outward mercies, than those were that he took from them; as you may see, by comparing the ⟨p. 76⟩first Chapter of Job, and the last Chapter of Job together; Job had all doubled to him. I have read of Dionysius, how he 1took away from one of his Nobles, almost his whole estate, and seeing him as cheerful and contented as ever, he gave him all that he had taken from him again, and as much more. God many times takes away a little, that he may give more: and sometimes he takes away all, to show his Sovereignty; and then he gives them all back again with interest upon interest, to show his great liberality and noble bounty. That is a lovely loss, that is made up with so great gain.
Again, Sometimes God makes up his peoples outward losses, by giving in greater outward mercies, than those were that he took from them; as you may see, by comparing the ⟨p. 76⟩first Chapter of Job, and the last Chapter of Job together; Job had all doubled to him. I have read of Dionysius, how he 1took away from one of his Nobles, almost his whole estate, and seeing him as cheerful and contented as ever, he gave him all that he had taken from him again, and as much more. God many times takes away a little, that he may give more: and sometimes he takes away all, to shew his Soveraignty; and then he gives them all back again with interest upon interest, to shew his great liberality and noble bounty. That is a lovely loss, that is made up with so great gain.
- 1Plutarch.Plu•arch.