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The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…
The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Iury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Tho. Underhill, 1651
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14. Gods anger doth not limit it self to them only, but it reacheth even to their children, and to those that are dear to them. Thus Davids child is stricken dead, for his sin; and thus Flies daughter gives up the ghost with sad grief. The family both of David and Ely, have remarkable calamities following them, and all because of their sins. When any of Eli's posterity shall be forced to crouch for a morsel of bread, this is a Memento of Eli's sin.
14. Gods anger doth not limit it self to them only, but it reacheth even to their children, and to those that are dear to them. Thus Davids childe is stricken dead, for his sin; and thus Flies daughter gives up the ghost with sad grief. The family both of David and Ely, have remarkable calamities following them, and all because of their sins. When any of Elies posterity shall be forced to crouch for a morsell of bread, this is a Memento of Elies sin.
- 14. Gods anger reaches to their children, and what is dear to them.4. Gods anger reaches to t•eir children, and what is dear to them.
Here a man may see the seed of the righteous begging bread, but for their Parents sins; Therefore that of David▪ Psal. 36. must not be understood universally. That this calamity may the more wound his heart, God telleth him what he will do to his house after his death; if any were left alive, it should be like that indulgence to Cain, to carry up and down a token of Gods displeasure; and if you ask for how long should this anger of God endure, 1 Sam. 3.14. His iniquity must not be purged away from that house for ever. Well may the Scripture say, that whosoever heareth this judgement of God, his ears shall tingle. By this instance, how watchful should godly parents be, lest for their sins committed, a curse should cleave to the family for many generations? I acknowledge these calamities as they fell upon