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Englands looking-glass presented in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemn fast, December 22, 1641 / by Edmund Calamy ...Englands looking-glasse presented in a sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, December 22, 1641 / by Edmund Calamy ...
London: printed by I. Raworth for Chr. Meredith, 1642
A Sermon Preached at a Fast before the Honourable House of COMMONS.
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.
If this be Gods ordinary course,1 Let us admire and adore the patience of God towards our Persons in particular, and towards this Nation in general, in which we live: A Nation not worthy to be beloved, A Nation as ripe for destruction, as any other Nation. How many Tapers hath God set on fire? How many white Flags of Mercy hath God hung out? How often hath he shot off his warning pieces, to forewarn this Nation, that God would pluck it up, pull it down, and destroy it. Jonathan shot three Arrows, not to hurt David, but to help David by foretelling him of Sauls murderous intention against him; But God hath shot not only three, but eight Arrows, to forewarn, and forearm us. The Lord awaken our secure hearts, to the consideration of these things: God hath spoken eight ways to this Nation, by all which he hath intimated his intention to destroy us.
If this be Gods ordinary course,1 Let us admire and adore the patience of God towards our Persons in particular, and towards this Nation in generall, in which we live: A Nation not worthy to be beloved, A Nation as ripe for destruction, as any other Nation. How many Tapers hath God set on fire? How many white Flags of Mercy hath God hung out? How often hath he shot off his warning peeces, to forewarne this Nation, that God would pluck it up, pull it down, and destroy it. Ionathan shot three Arrowes, not to hurt David, but to help David by foretelling him of Sauls murderous intention against him; But God hath shot not only three, but eight Arrowes, to forewarne, and forearme us. The Lord awaken our secure hearts, to the consideration of these things: God hath spoken eight wayes to this Nation, by all which he hath intimated his intention to destroy us.
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