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Tidings from Rome or England's alarm. Wherein several grounds to suspect the prevalency of…Tydings from Rome or England's alarm. Wherein several grounds to suspect the prevalency of…
Tidings from Rome or England's alarm. Wherein several grounds to suspect the prevalency of the popish interest are seasonably suggested; London's ruin pathetically lamented; arguments to dissuade from the popish religion, are urged; and the duties of Christians in this time of common danger, and distraction persuaded. : [Thirteen lines of quotations]Tydings from Rome or England's alarm. Wherein several grounds to suspect the prevalency of the popish interest are seasonably suggested; Londons ruine pathetically lamented; arguments to disswade from the popish religion, are urged; and the duties of Christians in this time of common danger, and distraction perswaded. : [Thirteen lines of quotations]
printed by Samuel Green, 1668
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1Consider where you are, and among whom; are you not in your enemies quarters? If you fall out, what do you but kindle a fire for them to warm their hands by? aha! so would we have it say they; the Sea of their rage will weaken this bank fast enough; you need not cut it off for them. The unseasonableness of the strife betwixt Abraham's herdsmen and Lots, is aggravated by the near neighbourhood of the Heathens to them, Gen. 13.7. And there was strife betwixt them, and the Canaanites and […] dwelt in their land. To fall out when these Idolaters look on, this would be Town talk presently, and put themselves and their Religion both to shame. And I pray who have been in our Land all the while the people of God have been scuffing? those that have curiously […] ⟨image ?⟩[…] among […] World of it, such as have wit and malice enough to make use of it for their wicked purposes; they stand on tip-toe to be at work, only we are not yet quite laid up and disabled (by the soreness of those our wounds which we have given our selves) from withstanding their fury; they hope it will come to that, and then they will cure us of our wounds, by giving one if they can, that shall go deep enough to the heart of our life, Gospel and all. O Christians! shall Herod and Pilate put you to shame? they clapped up a piece to strengthen their hands against Christ; and will not you unite against your common enemy? 'tis an ill time for Mariners to be fighting, when an enemy is boring a hole at the bottom of the Ship.
1Consider where you are, and among whom; are you not in your enemies quarters? If you fall out, what do you but kindle a fire for them to warm their hands by? aha! so would we have it say they; the Sea of their rage will weaken this bank fast enough; you need not cut it off for them. The unseasonableness of the strife betwixt Abrahams hardsmen and Lots, is aggrevated by the near neighbourhood of the Heathens to them, Gen. 13.7. And there was strife betwixt them, and the Cananites and 〈…〉 dwelt in their land. To fall out when these Idolaters look on, this would be Town talk presently, and put themselves and their Religion both to shame. And I pray who have been in our Land all the while the people of God have been scuffing? those that have curiously