A57132:39
The brand plucked out of the fire a sermon preached before the lord major,…The brand pluck'd out of the fire a sermon preached before the lord major,…
The brand plucked out of the fire a sermon preached before the lord major, aldermen, and companies of London on Novemb. 5 at Pauls by Edward Reynolds.The brand pluck'd out of the fire a sermon preached before the lord major, aldermen, and companies of London on Novemb. 5 at Pauls by Edward Reynolds.
London: printed by Tho. Ratcliffe for George Thomason, 1659
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.
We have seen Joshua standing; Let us1 now see Satan standing, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him, to accuse him▪ If we do our duty, Satan is at our right hand to hinder us: If we do not our duty▪ Satan is at our right hand to implead us. Whether we be conscionable, or whether we be careless, he will have some design upon us, something to do against us.
We have seen Joshua standing; Let us1 now see Satan standing, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him, to accuse him▪ If we do our duty, Satan is at our right hand to hinder us: If we do not our duty▪ Satan is at our right hand to implead us. Whether we be conscionable, or whether we be carelesse, he will have some design upon us, something to do against us.
- 1Satan standing.
1. He withstands us as a Tempter▪ No1 sooner was Christ called out to his Office and Ministry, but Satan presently sets upon him to tempt him, Mat. 4. 1. and usually the more work the more temptation. He stands at the working hand. And the more public the work, the more sharp and eager the temptation. None more exposed to Satan's opposition then a Zerubbabel and a Joshua, a conscionable Magistrate and a zealous Minister. When Magistracy and Ministry are most opposed, we may conclude Satan is most busy. Their office is most against his Kingdom▪ and therefore his malice is most against their function.