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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.
Fourthly, Will the Lord be signally present with 1his People, in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers, then from hence you may see the Lords singular love and admirable kindness to his People, in gracing them with his presence in their greatest 2troubles; that is a Friend indeed that will stick close to a man in the day of his troubles, as Jobs friends did 3stick close to him in the day of his troubles, and as Jonathan did stick close to David in his greatest dangers, and as the primitive Christians did stic• close one to another, though with the hazard of their lives, and to the amazement of their Enemies: Behold (said they) how the Christians love one another, and stand by one another: The People of God in their greatest troubles are a People of his special love; when they are in distress he lies them in his very bosom, and his banner over 4them is love. The love of God to his People is engraven upon the most afflictive dispensation they are under: when he smartly rebukes them, even then he dearly loves them. (Hear ye the rod.) Oh, the rod speaks love; 5many of the Saints have read much of the Lords love, written in letters of their own blood; they have read love in Prisons, and love in flames, and love in banishment, and love in the cruellest torments their Enemies could invent. When a Christians wounds are bleeding, 6then God comes in with a healing plaster; when a Christian is in a storm, then the presence of the Lord makes all calm and quiet within. The presence of the Lord 7with his People in their troubles and distresses, speaks out the reality of his love, the cordialness of his love, the greatness of his love, and the transcendency of his love. The truth and strength of Relations love one to another, doth best appear by their presence one with another, when either of them are in the Iron Furnace, or in bonds, or in great straits or wants, or deep distresses. The Parents show most of their love to their sick and weak Children, by their daily presence with them; and the Husband shows most of his dear and tender