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A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An alarm in God's holy mountain containing an…A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An allarm in God's holy mountain containing an…
A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An alarm in God's holy mountain containing an exposition of that metaphorical Scripture, Matth. III, 12 : lately delivered in two sermons ... / by Benjamin Keach ...A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An allarm in God's holy mountain containing an exposition of that metaphorical Scripture, Matth. III, 12 : lately delivered in two sermons ... / by Benjamin Keach ...
London : s.n., 1694
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Thus the Almighty dealt by the Jews for their Sin in rejecting of Jesus Christ, and putting him to death by wicked hands, for this he gave them up to an hard, unbelieving, and an impenitent heart, and then let in the Romans upon them, who utterly destroyed their City and Temple, and so scattered them on all the face of the Earth; and hence the Apostle saith, that Wrath was come upon them to the uttermost.1
- 11 Thes. 1. 16.
7. The Wrath of God like Fire sometimes also seizeth on 1the Consciences of men, by which means they are fearfully tormented, for their horrid Blasphemy, Profaneness, Atheism, Apostasy, &c. We have had two Examples of this sort, viz. Mr. Francis Spira in the last Century, and Mr. John Child in this.
7. The Wrath of God like Fire sometimes also seizeth on 1the Consciences of men, by which means they are fearfully tormented, for their horrid Blasphemy, Prophaness, Atheism, Apostacy, &c. We have had two Examples of this sort, viz. Mr. Francis Spira in the last Century, and Mr. John Child in this.
- 1Internal wrath on the Consciences of Men opened.
It is enough to make all who read those Narratives to Tremble, at the very thoughts of the incensed Wrath and Anger of an offended God. Who can stand before his indignation, when his wrath is poured out like fire, on the Souls and Consciences of Men? O how doth he seem to Tear them into pieces, even to such a degree as they seem to be in the very torments of Hell, while in the Body: And not knowing but that a faithful reciting of some Passages concerning the inward Horror of the said Spira and Child, may be of some use to Caution all to take heed of such like sins which they fell under, I shall