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The day of trouble is near. Two sermons wherein is showed, what are the…The day of trouble is near. Two sermons wherein is shewed, what are the…
The day of trouble is near. Two sermons wherein is showed, what are the signs of a day of trouble being near. And particularly, what reason there is for New-England to expect a day of trouble. Also what is to be done, that we may escape these things which shall come to pass. Preached (the 11th day of the 12th month, 1673. Being a day of humiliation in one of the churches in Boston. / By Increase Mather, teacher of that church. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]The day of trouble is near. Two sermons wherein is shewed, what are the signs of a day of trouble being near. And particularly, what reason there is for New-England to expect a day of trouble. Also what is to be done, that we may escape these things which shall come to pass. Preached (the 11th day of the 12th moneth, 1673. Being a day of humiliation in one of the churches in Boston. / By Increase Mather, teacher of that church. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Marmaduke Johnson, 1674
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.
These things then are enough to awaken us out of our Security. I have thought of three other Signs of approaching Misery, which I shall not mention at this time, albeit they are (in my apprehension) no less ominous, then any thing that hath been spoken.
USE IV. I conclude with a word of Exhortation. Let us carry our selves as doth become those that have a day of trouble near unto them; yea, so as that we may prevent the troubles which ⟨p. 28⟩seem to be near. I need not say much by way of Motive. Remember the Arguments mentioned in the last Use▪ and the Signs of Troubles being near, insisted on in the former part of the day. And consider, that if we carry our selves in a suitable manner, we may possibly escape those Evils, that otherwise are like to overtake us. It is possible that this Cloud may blow over, Amos 5.15. It may be the Lord of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. Truly we are the remnant of Joseph; we are (as Joseph was) separated from our Brethren, who can tell but that the Lord may be gracious to us? Zeph. 2.3. Seek ye the Lord, all the meek of the earth; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger. Nay, if we carry our selves as doth become us in a day of trouble, it's past a may be, that we shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger.
VSE IV. I conclude with a word of Exhortation. Let us carry our selves as doth become those that have a day of trouble near unto them; yea, so as that we may prevent the troubles which ⟨p. 28⟩seem to be near. I need not say much by way of Motive. Remember the Arguments mentioned in the last Use▪ and the Signs of Troubles being near, insisted on in the former part of the day. And consider, that if we carry our selves in a suitable manner, we may possibly escape those Evils, that otherwise are like to overtake us. It is possible that this Cloud may blow over,