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Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…
Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah formerly, II. Concerning the burning of Æetna, or Mount Gibel more lately, III. Concerning the burning of the wicked eternally, with fire and brimstone / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for George Calvert, 1670
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.
Concerning the cause of this Judgement; The efficient cause was God; The meritorious cause was Sodoms sins.
Concerning the cause of this Iudgement; The efficient cause was God; The meritorious cause was Sodoms sins.
First, The efficient cause of the judgement of Sodom and Gomorrah was the Lord. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah Brimstone and Fire from the Lord out of Heaven. Every judgement, whereof there are second causes in nature, is from the Lord; but this judgement was miraculous and therefore the hand of the Lord was in it more immediately; It was beyond the power of any second causes to effect this great thing, and therefore the Lord doth put forth his own great power, and stretcheth forth his mighty arm, that he might take vengeance on the wicked Sodomites, who had so highly provoked him by their sins. It is said Deut. 29. 23. The Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim in his anger and in his wrath.
First, The efficient cause of the judgement of Sodom and Gomorrah was the Lord. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah Brimstone and Fire from the Lord out of Heaven. Every judgement, whereof there are second causes in nature, is from the Lord; but this judgement was miraculous and therefore the hand of the Lord was in it more immediately; It was beyond the power of any second causes to effect this great thing, and therefore the Lord doth put forth his own great power, and stretcheth forth his mighty arm, that he might take vengeance on the wicked Sodomits, who had so highly provoked him by their sins. It is said Deut. 29. 23. The Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim in his anger and in his wrath.