A29709:75
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.
Thirdly, consider the cruelties of the Churches enemies is signified and represented by a fire; The Bush burns with fire: In this resemblance is shadowed out the oppressed, afflicted and persecuted estate of the Israelites ⟨p. 39⟩in the Egyptian Furnace; and by fire here is meant the most painful terrifying and tormenting afflictions and miseries that should attend them. Great afflictions and persecutions are in Scripture commonly set out by fire, as the fiery trial, the fire of affliction. Fire is very painful, 1and tormenting (in which respects Hell-torments are compared to fire,) so are great afflictions, miseries, and sufferings; they are very painful and tormenting; they put persons into sore pain and travel. Next to the pangs of Conscience, and the pains of Hell, there are none to these pains and pangs that are bred and fed by sore afflictions, by terrible trials. It has been the lot and portion of Gods dearest Children, to be exercised with very great and grievous afflictions, and that in order to the discovery of sin, to the embittering of sin, to the preventing of sin, and to the purging away of sin, and in order to the trial of grace, the discovery of grace, the exercise of grace, and the increase of grace; and in order to the weaning of them from this World, and to the completing their conformity to Christ, the Captain of their 2salvation, who was made perfect through sufferings; & to ripen them for Heaven, and to work in them more, bowels of pity & compassion to those that are in misery & that sigh & groan under their Egyptian task masters.
Thirdly, consider the cruelties of the Churches enemies is signified and represented by a fire; The Bush burns with fire: In this resemblance is shadowed out the oppressed, afflicted and persecuted estate of the Israelites ⟨p. 39⟩in the Egyptian Furnace; and by fire here is meant the most painful terrifying and tormenting afflictions and miseries that should attend them. Great afflictions and persecutions are in Scripture commonly set out by fire, as the fiery tryal, the fire of affliction. Fire is very painful,