That the days are evil is a truth preached to us by the convincing voice of sense, and that they are like to be worse, few can doubt that look into the moral causes of evil times, the impudent height of sin, or into the Prophesies relating to these latter days; for whom the sharpest sufferings are appointed, to make way for the sweetest mercies. A faithful Watchman of our own hath given us fresh and late warning in these words of truth. Hath God said nothing? Doth Faith see nothing of a flood coming upon us? Is there such a deluge of sin among us, 1and doth not that Prophesy to us of a deluge of Wrath? Lift up your eyes Christians, stand, and look through the land, Eastward, and Westward, Northward, and Southward, and tell me what you see? Behold a flood cometh, a flood of sin is already broken forth upon us, the fountains of the great ⟨image 75⟩deeps are broken up, and the windows of Hell are opened, &c. In such an Evil day as this is, happy is the soul that hath made God its refuge, even the most high God its habitation. He shall sit Noah like, Mediis tranquillus in undis, safe from the fear of evil. In consideration of the distress of many unprovided souls for the misery that is coming on them, and not knowing how short my useful time will be to any, (for I know it cannot be long) I have endeavoured once more the assistance of poor Christians in these two small Treatises, one of Fear, the other of Preparation for the worst times, which it may be is the last help I shall this way be able to afford them. It is therefore my earnest request to all that fear the Lord, and tremble at his word, to redeem their time with double diligence, because the days are evil. To clear up their interest in Christ and the promises, lest the darkness of their Spiritual estate, meeting with such a night of outward darkness overwhelmed them with terrors insupportable. Some help is offered in this Treatise to direct the gracious Soul to its rest in God. May the blessings of his Spirit accompany ⟨image 76⟩them, and bless them to the Soul of him that Readeth. It will be matter of joy, beyond all earthly joys to the heart of,
That the days are evil is a truth preached to us by the convincing voice of sence, and that they are like to be worse, few can doubt that look into the moral causes of evil times, the impudent height of sin, or into the Prophesies relating to these latter days; for whom the sharpest sufferings are appointed, to make way for the sweetest mercies. A faithful Watchman of our own hath given us fresh and late warning in these words of truth. Hath God said nothing? Doth Faith see nothing of a flood coming upon us? Is there such a deluge of sin among us, 1and doth not that Prophesie to us of a deluge of Wrath? Lift up your eyes Christians, stand, and look through the land, Eastward, and Westward, Northward, and Southward, and tell me what you see? Behold a flood cometh, a flood of sin is already broken forth upon us, the fountains of the great ⟨image 75⟩deeps are broken up, and the windows of Hell are opened, &c. In such an Evil day as this is, happy is the soul that hath made God its refuge, even the most high God its habitation. He shall sit Noah like, Mediis tranquillus in undis, safe from the fear of evil. In consideration of the distress of many unprovided souls for the misery that is coming on them, and not knowing how short my useful time will be to any, (for I know it cannot be long) I have endeavoured once more the assistance of poor Christians in these two small Treatises, one of Fear, the other of Preparation for the worst times, which it may be is the last help I shall this way be able to afford them. It is therefore my earnest request to all that fear the Lord, and tremble at his word, to redeem their time with double diligence, because the days are evil. To clear up their interest in Christ and the promises, lest the darkness of their Spiritual estate, meeting with such a night of outward darkness overwhelmed them with terrors insupportable. Some help is offered in this Treatise to direct the gracious Soul to its rest in God. May the blessings of his Spirit accompany ⟨image 76⟩them, and bless them to the Soul of him that Readeth. It will be matter of joy, beyond all earthly joys to the heart of,
- 1Mr. R. A. Of Godly Fear. p. 19.
