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Heaven's alarm to the world. Or A sermon, wherein is showed, that fearful sights…Heaven's alarm to the world. Or A sermon, wherein is shewed, that fearful sights…
Heaven's alarm to the world. Or A sermon, wherein is showed, that fearful sights and signs in heaven, are the presages of great calamities at hand. Preached at the lecture of Boston in New-England; January, 20. 1680. / By Increase Mather.Heaven's alarm to the world. Or A sermon, wherein is shewed, that fearful sights and signs in heaven, are the presages of great calamities at hand. Preached at the lecture of Boston in New-England; January, 20. 1680. / By Increase Mather.
printed for Samuel Sewall. And are to be sold by Joseph Browning, 1682
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.
3. Many times such fearful Sights are tokens of God's Anger; which is another Reason why they are called Signs, as being Signs of the Anger of God. Signs that flaming Vengeance is kindled, and burning in Heaven against a sinful World. Now when God is angry, then Public Judgements come, as Testimonies of Divine Displeasure. Personal Afflictions are not always Evidences of God's Anger, as we see in Job: but Public Judgements are ever wont to be so. 'Tis thought that the ninetieth Psalm was penned by Moses on occasion of a public Judgement, the Plague which broke in upon the Children of Israel, and swept away many Thousands of them: And saith he, We are consumed by thy Anger, & by thy Wrath are we troubled, V. 7. So that if Public Judgements come, God is angry, and his Wrath kindled: He doth ⟨p. 15⟩by them testify, and power down his righteous Displeasure from Heaven. Inasmuch then as fearful Sights are Tokens of God's Anger, they are Presages of great and public Calamities. As the Rainbow (though a natural Sign) is a token of Divine Favour; so are prodigious Sights Tokens of Divine Anger.
3. Many times such fearful Sights are tokens of God's Anger; which is another Reason why they are called Signs, as being Signs of the Anger of God. Signs that flaming Vengeance is kindled, and burning in Heaven against a sinful World. Now when God is angry, then Publick Judgements come, as Testimonyes of Divine Displeasure. Personal Afflictions are not alwayes Evidences of God's Anger, as we see in Job: but Publick Judgements are ever wont to be so. 'Tis thought that the ninetieth Psalm was penned by Moses on occasion of a publick Judgement, the Plague which broke in upon the Children of Israel, and swept away many Thousands of them: And saith he, We are consumed by thy Anger, & by thy Wrath are we troubled, V. 7. So that if Publick Judgements come, God is angry, and his Wrath kindled: He doth ⟨p. 15⟩by them testify, and power down his righteous Displeasure from Heaven. Inasmuch then as fearful Sights are Tokens of God's Anger, they are Presages of great and publick Calamities. As the Rainbow (though a natural Sign) is a token of Divine Favour; so are prodigious Sights Tokens of Divine Anger.