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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
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.
When God intended to give the Law to Israel, 1the Jews must sanctify themselves three days beforehand; and when God came on the third day to deliver his pleasure to the people, with what pomp and terror was proclamation made? He descends in his Royal robes with a noble Retinue of Saints and Angels; and with the dreadful ensigns ⟨p. 121⟩of his Power, Majesty and Jealousy. 2The Lord came from Sinai, and rose from Seir, he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousand of Saints, from his right hand went a fiery law for them. 3Then were there thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount; and the voice of the Trumpet exceeding loud, so that all the people that were in the camp trembled. And mount Sinai was altogether in a smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire, and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly; and why is all this? Why doth the Mighty possessor of Heaven and earth, appear at that time in such state and royalty, and magnificence, with such a rich Train of Heavenly Courtiers, with such Thundering Valleys of Shot, with the Mountain Smoking under him, and Trumpets sounding before him? but to assure us that he is not so contemptible as to be slighted by any; that he is not impotent, but able to revenge himself on all that affront him; nay to teach us that he will be feared and reverenced in all them that draw nigh to him. Therefore he will make even Moses whom he knew face to face; 4at such a time exceedingly to quake and fear.
When God intended to give the Law to Israel, 1the Jews must sanctifie themselves three days beforehand; and when God came on the third day to deliver his pleasure to the people, with what pomp and terror was proclamation made? He descends in his Royal robes with a noble Retinue of Saints and Angels; and with the dreadful ensigns ⟨p. 121⟩