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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. By stirring up the Powers of the world-against them. The Devil, for the most part, (though not always) hath the Powers of the world on his side. Hence we read of the Power of the Enemy, Luc. 10. 19. And when it is so, he causeth great persecutions. When wicked Men, and those that are bitter Enemies to the ways, and servants of God, have great power in their Hands, this is as Satan would have it; & these he stirs up to persecute. Where wicked Rulers are, Satan has his Throne. 'Twas said of Pergamus, Rev. 2, 13. There ⟨p. 13⟩it the Seat (or throne) of Satan: because there was a wicked Ruler; a general Governor over that Province, who did reside in the City of Pergamus; and was Satan's chief Instrument in persecuting the Saints. See Rev. 13. Its said v. 2. The Dragon gave the Beast his power, & his seat, & great authority; and then, tis added, v. 7. It was given to him to make war with the Saints. If the Dragon gets power into the hands of the Beast, bloody persecution is raised against the Church of God. And yet, neither Sin, nor Satan could cause the Church to be persecuted, without another Reason: without the Lords permission they could do nothing. Wherefore,
2. By stirring up the Powers of the world-against them. The Divel, for the most part, (though not alwayes) hath the Powers of the world on his side. Hence we read of the Power of the Enemy, Luc. 10. 19. And when it is so, he causeth great persecutions. When wicked Men, and those that are bitter Enemies to the wayes, and servants of God, have great power in their Hands, this is as Satan would have it; & these he stirrs up to persecute. Where wicked Rulers are, Satan has his Throne. 'Twas said of Pergamus, Rev. 2, 13. There ⟨p. 13⟩it the Seat (or throne) of Satan: because there was a wicked Ruler; a general Governour over that Province, who did reside in the City of Pergamus; and was Satans chief Instrument in persecuting the Saints. See