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A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse…
A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse about the favourable, signal and eminent presence of the Lord with his people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers : with the resolution of several questions, concerning the divine presence, as also the reasons and improvements of this great and glorious truth ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse about the favorable, signal and eminent presence of the Lord with his people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers : with the resolution of several questions, concerning the divine presence, as also the reasons and improvements of this great and glorious truth ... / by Thomas Brooks ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1675
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.
calling their execution day, their wedding day as Bishop Ridley did. We cannot but conclude that they had a singular presence of God with them, that made all their sufferings seem so easy and so light unto them. Caesar cheered up his drooping Mariners in a storm, by minding them of his presence; but alas! alas! what was Caesar's presence to this Divine, this signal presence that the Saints have enjoyed in their ⟨p. 147⟩greatest troubles, and deepest distresses. But
calling their execution day, their wedding day as Bishop Ridley did. We cannot but conclude that they had a singular presence of God with them, that made all their sufferings seem so easie and so light unto them. Caesar cheered up his drooping Mariners in a storm, by minding them of his presence; but alass! alass! what was Caesar's presence to this Divine, this signal presence that the Saints have enjoyed in their ⟨p. 147⟩greatest troubles, and deepest distresses. But
Thirdly, Will the Lord be signally present with his 1People, in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers; then from hence you may see the weakness, madness, sottishness, and folly of all such as 2make opposition against the Saints; that affront, injure, and make head against those that have the presence of the great God in the midst of them. O Sirs! the weakness of God is stronger than Men. What then is the strength of God? 1 Cor. 10. 22. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? Ah who knows the power of his