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Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…
Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part of the 14 : the second, The righteous man's refuge in the evil day, from Isaiah 26, verse 20 / by John Flavell.
London: printed by H.H. for Robert Boulter, 1682
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.
And indeed if their dangers were to be measured by sense only, their fears were not above the value of the cause, yea their dangers seemed to exceed their fears; for it was the invasion of a foreign and cruel enemy, even the Assyrian who were to break in upon them like a breach of the Sea, and overflow the land of Immanuel, v. 7. The Lord bringeth ⟨p. 3⟩up upon them the waters of the river strong and many; even the King of Assyria and all his glory, and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks. And as the 7. verse resembles the enemy to waters which quickly drown the country into which they break, so the 8 verse tells you how far they should prevail, and how near it should come to a general and total ruin. He shall pass through Judah, he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck, and the stretching ou• of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land O Immanuel. All the body should be under water, except the capital City, which remained above water.
And indeed if their dangers were to be measured by sense only, their fears were not above the value of the cause, yea their dangers seemed to exceed their fears; for it was the invasion of a forein and cruel enemy, even the Assyrian who were to break in upon them like a breach of the Sea, and overflow the land of Immanuel, v. 7. The Lord bringeth ⟨p. 3⟩up upon them the waters of the river strong and many; even the King of Assyria and all his glory, and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks. And as the 7. verse resembles the enemy to waters which quickly drown the countrey into which they break, so the 8 verse tells you how far they should prevail, and how near it should come to a general and total ruine. He shall pass through Iudah, he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck, and the stretching ou• of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land O Immanuel. All the body should be under water, except the capital City, which remained above water.