Divine Conduct, or The Mystery of Providence

Maximinus that cruel Emperor, who set forth his Proclamation engraven in Brass, for the utter abolishing of the Christian Religion, was speedily smitten like Herod, with a dreadful judgement, swarms of Lice preying upon his Entrails, and causing such a stench, that his Physicians could not endure to come nigh him, and for refusing it were slain. Hundreds of like Instances might easily be produced, to confirm this Observation. And ⟨p. 27⟩who can but see by these things, that verily there is a God that judgeth in the Earth?

Maximinus that cruel Emperour, who set forth his ProclamatJon engraven in Brass, for the utter abolishing of the Christian Religion, was speedily smitten like Herod, with a dreadful judgement, swarms of Lice preying upon his Entrails, and causing such a stench, that his PhysicJans could not endure to come nigh him, and for refusing it were slain. Hundreds of like Instances might easily be produced, to confirm this Observation. And ⟨p. 27⟩who can but see by these things, that verily there is a God that judgeth in the Earth?

Yea, so exact have been the retributions of Providence to the Enemies of the Church, that not only the same persons, but the same members that have been the instruments of mischief, have been made the subjects of wrath.

Yea, so exact have been the retributJons of Providence to the Enemies of the Church, that not only the same persons, but the same members that have been the instruments of mischJef, have been made the subjects of wrath.

The same Arm which Jeroboam stretched out to smite the Prophet, God smites. The Emperor Aurelian when he was ready to subscribe the Edict for the persecution of the Christians,