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The wells of salvation opened, or, Words whereby we may be saved
The wells of salvation opened, or, Words whereby we may be saved by Thomas Vincent.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
5. You must get a conviction of the impossibility of your fleeing from and escaping Gods wrath, which hath you in pursuit; whither can you go from his presence? or whither can you flee from his anger and indignation? See Amos 9.2, 3. Though they dig into Hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up into Heaven, thence will I bring them down; and though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the Sea, thence will I command the Serpent, and he shall bite them. You cannot flee into any place but God will follow you; you cannot hide your selves in any place but God will find you; there is as little hopes ⟨p. 131⟩of escaping Gods Wrath, as of resisting his Power. See Psal. 21.8, 9. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies, not only some, but all sinners, thy right hand shall find out them that hate thee: Thou shalt make them as a fiery Oven in the time of thine anger, the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. By this time sinners, methinks you should perceive your selves to be lost and undone; all refuge now fails you, there is no escaping for you.
5. You must get a conviction of the impossibility of your fleeing from and escaping Gods wrath, which hath you in pursuit; whither can you go from his presence? or whither can you flee from his anger and indignation? See Amos 9.2, 3. Though they dig into Hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up into Heaven, thence will I bring them down; and though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the Sea, thence will I command the Serpent, and he shall bite them. You cannot flee into any place but God will follow you; you cannot hide your selves in any place but God will finde you; there is as little hopes ⟨p. 131⟩of escaping Gods Wrath, as of resisting his Power. See