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A sermon wherein is showed that the church of God is sometimes a subject…A sermon wherein is shewed that the church of God is sometimes a subject…
A sermon wherein is showed that the church of God is sometimes a subject of great persecution; preached on a public fast at Boston in New-England: occasioned by the tidings of a great persecution raised against the Protestants in France. / By Increase Mather, teacher to a church of Christ. ; [Eight lines of quotations]A sermon wherein is shewed that the church of God is sometimes a subject of great persecution; preached on a publick fast at Boston in New-England: occasioned by the tidings of a great persecution raised against the Protestants in France. / By Increase Mather, teacher to a church of Christ. ; [Eight lines of quotations]
printed for Samuel Sewall, 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.
2. A great Persecution against Christians. The chief Persecutors had for some Time been restrained from doing what they had a mind unto, doubtless for Fear of the multitude: but when they saw the people patiently bear with Stephens Death, they were encouraged to go on in that way of Violence, and Persecution.
3. A Dispersion of the persecuted Christians at Jerusalem, into other places. Thus the last clause of the Verse. ⟨p. 2⟩They were All scattered abroad throughout the Regions of Judea & Samaria, 1except the Apostles: which words Intimate a General Dispersion. ALL does not imply that all, and every Christian in Jerusalem did leave the City: but that very many did so; and that all the Preachers of the Gospel, (upon whom persecution is wont to light most heavy) except the Apostles, did remove. Therefore it is said in v. 4. They that were scattered abroad, went every where preaching the word.
3. A Dispersion of the persecuted Christians at Jerusalem, into other places. Thu's the last clause of the Verse. ⟨p. 2⟩They were All scattered abroad thorowout the Regions of Judaea & Samaria, 1except the Apostles: which words Intimate a General Dispersion. ALL does not imply that all, and every Christian in Jerusalem did leave the City: but that very many did so; and that all the Preachers of the Gospel, (upon whom persecution is wont to light most heavy) except the Apostles, did remove. Therefore it is said in v. 4. They that were scattered abroad, went every where preaching the word.
- 1Piscator, •ig foot, & alii in locum.