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God's call to England, for thankfulness after gracious deliverances
God's call to England, for thankfulness after gracious deliverances wherein is showed, that our deliverances, not answered with reformation, will be followed with sorest destruction / by Thomas Gouge.God's call to England, for thankfulness after gracious deliverances wherein is shewed, that our deliverances, not answered with reformation, will be followed with sorest destruction / by Thomas Gouge.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
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.
The people of Israel were charged with their sinning at Gilgal above all other places, Hos. 9.15. All their iniquity is in ⟨p. 35⟩Gilgal. The Hebr. word [Greek or Hebrew] which we render all, signifies summum, praecipuum, i.e. their highest, chiefest, most notorious si• was at Gilgal; why there? because there it was they received abundance of mercies. Here was the great circumcision, when the reproach was rolled away, after they had past over Jordan, and arrived to the Land of Canaan, Josh. 5.7. here Joshua pitched the twelve stones, the everlasting memorial of their wonderful deliverance out of Jordan, Josh. 4.20. here was the beginning of the rest promised to them in the Land of Canaan. Now to be involved in sin, when encompassed with so many mercies; to be forsaking God after such late experience of his goodness, this was the highest crime imaginable.
The people of Israel were charged with their sinning at Gilgal above all other places, Hos. 9.15. All their iniquity is in ⟨p. 35⟩Gilgal. The Hebr. word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 which we render all, signifies summum, praecipuum, i.e. their highest, chiefest, most notorious si• was at Gilgal; why there? because there it was they received abundance of mercies. Here was the great circumcision, when the reproach was rolled away, after they had past over Iordan, and arrived to the Land of Canaan, Iosh. 5.7. here Ioshua pitcht the twelve stones, the everlasting memorial of their wonderful deliverance out of Iordan, Iosh. 4.20. here was the beginning of the rest promised to them in the Land of Canaan. Now to be involved in sin, when encompast with so many mercies; to be forsaking God after such late experience of his goodness, this was the highest crime imaginable.