The fiery trial no strange thing delivered in a sermon preached at Charlestown February…The fiery tryal no strange thing delivered in a sermon preached at Charlestown February…

3. The Exhortation it self; Think it not strange, the word ⟨p. 3⟩is, be ye not like to Guests or Strangers▪ and it is used for those which are troubled with admiration at some new and strange thing. The Apostle therefore expounds himself at the latter end of the verse: As if some strange thing had happened unto you..

3. The Exhortation it self; Think it not strange, the word ⟨p. 3⟩is, be ye not like to Ghests or Strangers▪ and it is used for those which are troubled with admiration at some new and strange thing. The Apostle therefore expounds himself at the latter end of the verse: As if some strange thing had hapned unto you..

2. Or, as if a stranger came to you: so some read it: and his meaning is, that they should not entertain it as a thing which they had no expectation of, and were thereupon moved with wonder and surprise at the coming of it.

2. Or, as if a stranger came to you: so some read it: and his meaning is, that they should not entertain it as a thing which they had no expectation of, and were thereupon moved with wonder and surprize at the coming of it.

I shall not here endeavour to express all that might usefully be observed from the words, but among many Truths that might hence be treated of, make choice of that comprehensive one, for our present meditation. viz.