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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.
This severity to a sinful people you may see, Isa. 63.9, 10. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them; but they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit, therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and fought against them. Now how can they hope to escape, that have a victorious God to oppose them! How miserably will those be ruined, that by despising Gods helping pity, convert it to destroying enmity? Oh, that the terror of Divine displeasure for such transgressions, thus exemplified in others, might have that suitable influence on our hearts, as to prevent them in us! let others corrections be our admonitions; let Gods vindictive judgments on others, be instructive warnings to us: Rev. 15.4. Who will not fear thee, thy judgments are made manifest! Let others confusion be a subject of our consideration; and know, if we continue Enemies to God, after his friendly, fatherly dealings, he will soon become our enemy, and fight against us; then the deepest policy, the highest power can be no security to us.
This severity to a sinful people you may see, Isa. 63.9, 10. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them; but they rebelled and vext his holy Spirit, therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and fought against them. Now how can they hope to escape, that have a victorious God to oppose them! How miserably will those be ruin'd, that by despising Gods helping pitty, convert it to destroying enmity? Oh, that the terrour of Divine displeasure for such transgressions, thus exemplified in others, might have that sutable influence on our hearts, as to prevent them in us! let others corrections be our admonitions; let Gods vindictive judgments on others, be instructive warnings to us: Rev. 15.4. Who will not fear thee, thy judgments are made manifest! Let others confusion be a subject of our consideration; and know, if we continue Enemies to God, after his friendly, fatherly dealings, he will soon become our enemy, and fight against us; then the deepest policy, the highest power can be no security to us.