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The times of men are in the hand of God. Or A sermon occasioned…
The times of men are in the hand of God. Or A sermon occasioned by that awful providence which happened in Boston in New-England, the 4th day of the 3d month 1675. (when part of a vessel was blown up in the harbour, and nine men hurt, and three mortally wounded) wherein is showed how we should sanctify the dreadful name of God under such awful dispensations. / By Increase Mather, teacher to a Church of Christ. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]The times of men are in the hand of God. Or A sermon occasioned by that awfull providence which hapned in Boston in New-England, the 4th day of the 3d moneth 1675. (when part of a vessel was blown up in the harbour, and nine men hurt, and three mortally wounded) wherein is shewed how we should sanctifie the dreadfull name of God under such awfull dispensations. / By Increase Mather, teacher to a Church of Christ. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1675
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.
14. Those Changes of time that a people or person may in this world pass under are ordained by the hand of God. Hence the Psalmist doth not only say my Time in the singular Number, but my Times in the plural Number. i. e. both prosperous and adverse Seasons. There are vicissitudes of times, we read of the times that went over David, and over Israel, and over the Kingdoms of the Countries 1 Chron. 29.30. one while it was a time of peace and prosperity, another while it was a time of great distraction and misery; thus did times pass over them. As in public Concerns; Times may change, it is in the Lords hand ⟨p. 5⟩to change them when and as he pleaseth Dan. 2.21. He changeth the times, he removeth kings and setteth up kings. So as to particular persons, times may change with them, he that is now in prosperity, may on a sudden be cast into great misery. Psal. 39.6, 7. I said in my prosperity I shall never be moved, thou didst hide thy face and I was troubled. How so? Absaloms Rebellion brought a sudden change upon David. Prosperous seasons are in the Lords hand, This is intended by the Psalmist, Thou Lord (saith he) canst make my days to be as prosperous as thou wilt. And adverse seasons these are called Times Psal. 10.1. Why hidest thou thy self in times of trouble? And these are all ordered by the hand of the most high,
14. Those Changes of time that a people or person may in this world pass under are ordened by the hand of God. Hence the Psalmist doth not onely say my Time in the singular Number, but my Times in the plurall Number. i. e. both prosperous and adverse Seasons. There are vicissitudes of times, we read of the times that went over David, and over Israel, and over the Kingdomes of the Countreyes 1 Chron. 29.30. one while it was a time of peace and prosperity, another while it was a time of great distraction and misery; thus did times pass over them. As in publick Concerns; Times may change, it is in the Lords hand