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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.
It 1inflames the hearts of the Saints into great freeness, readiness and willingness to suffer many things, to suffer great things, to suffer any thing for Christ, his Gospel, his interest, &c. O how did this Divine presence make many Martyrs hasten to the flames! &c. 8. 'Tis a soul ⟨p. 172⟩quieting, a soul silencing, and a soul stilling presence, Psalm 3. 5. Psalm 4. 8. Cant. 2. 3. Cap. 3. 4, 5. When Friends can't quiet us, when Relations can't quiet us, when Ministers can't quiet us, when Duties can't quiet us, when Ordinances can't quiet us, when outward comforts can't quiet us, yet then this Divine presence will quiet us; when Babies and Rattles can't quiet the Child, yet then the breasts can, so here. 9. This Divine presence is a sweetening presence, 1. It sweetens all duties and services, public and private, ordinary and extraordinary. 2. It sweetens all personal afflictions, and trials. 3. It sweetens all our sufferings for righteousness sake. 4. It sweetens all Gospel Ordinances, Exod. 20. 24. 5. It sweetens all a mans outward mercies and blessings, it sweetens health, strength, riches, trade, &c, 6. It sweetens all interchangeable providences, here providence smiles, and there it frowns, here it lifts up, and there it casts down; this providence is sweet, and that is bitter, this providence kills, and that providence makes a live. O but this Divine presence sweetens every providence. 7. It sweetens all other presences, it sweetens the presence of Friends, it sweetens the presence of Relations, it sweetens the presence of strangers, it sweetens all Civil Societies, it sweetens all Religious Societies. 8. It sweetens the thoughts of death, the arrests of death, it turns the King of terrors into the King of desires, Job 14. 5, 14. Cap. 30. 23. Job 17. 13, 14