A39696:905
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
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2. Another gracious qualification, entitling the soul to God's special protection in the worst and most dangerous times, is the true humiliation for our own and other mens sins; Go, set a mark, saith God, upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof, Ezek. 9. 4. These that thus mourn, when others laugh, shall laugh when others mourn. Lot was the only mourner in Sodom, and he was the only person exempted from destruction in the ruin and overthrow thereof, 2 Pet. 2. 7. That's a sweet and blessed privilege, mentioned in Isa. 66. 10. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her all ye that love her, rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her, that ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations, that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. Be contented, Christians, to bear your part in Scions groans and sorrows, you may live to bear your part in her triumphs and songs of deliverance; it is an argument of the true publicness, and tenderness of your spirits for present, and as sweet a sign as can appear upon your souls, That you are reserved for better days.
2. Another gracious qualification, intitling the soul to God's special protection in the worst and most dangerous times, is the true humiliation for our own and other mens sins; Go, set a mark, saith God, upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof, Ezek. 9. 4. These that thus mourn, when others laugh, shall laugh when others mourn. Lot was the only mourner in Sodom, and he was the only person exempted from destruction in the ruine and overthrow thereof, 2 Pet. 2. 7. That's a sweet and blessed priviledge, mentioned in Isa. 66. 10. Rejoyce ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her all ye that love her, rejoyce for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her, that ye may suck, and be satisfied with the •reasts of her consolations, that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. Be contented, Christians, to bear your part in Sions groans and sorrows, you may live to bear your part in her triumphs and songs of deliverance; it is an argument of the true publickness, and tenderness of your spirits for present, and as sweet a sign as can appear upon your souls, That you are reserved for better days.