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Winter-meditations directions how to employ the leisure [sic] of the winter for the glory…Winter-meditations directions how to employ the liesure [sic] of the winter for the glory…
Winter-meditations directions how to employ the leisure [sic] of the winter for the glory of God. : Accompanied with reflections, as well historical, as theological, not only upon the circumstances of the winter, but also, upon the notable works of God, both in, creation, and providence: especially those, which more immediately concern every particular man, in the whole course of his life: and upon the religious works, wherewith every man should acknowledge God, in and from the accidents of the winter. / By Cotton Mather. ; With a preface of the Reverend, Mr. John Higginson.Winter-meditations directions how to employ the liesure [sic] of the winter for the glory of God. : Accompanied with reflections, as well historical, as theological, not only upon the circumstances of the winter, but also, upon the notable works of God, both in, creation, and providence: especially those, which more immediately concern every particular man, in the whole course of his life: and upon the religious works, wherewith every man should acknowledge God, in and from the accidents of the winter. / By Cotton Mather. ; With a preface of the Reverend, Mr. John Higginson.
Boston: printed by Benjamin Harris over-against the Old-Meeting-House, 1693
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.
Here is the work of God, which we are to know when by the winter He seals up our Hand; even the whole Work of God, in the whole course of our Life.
There have been SMITING Works of ••d, which ought seriously to be Remembered with us; As it is said, in Lam. 3. 19. 20. Remembering my Affliction and my •work•, the wormwood and the Gall, […] soul hath them still in Remembrance, and is burned in me. Behold a fit work for the winter! Have we not sometimes been in a winter of adversity, wherein this and that Storm of Affliction and •••ery, has been hard upon us? Now in the winter, let it be part of our work, to recount every such work of God. Now b•ing to Remembrance all that Wormwood, and G••l; but what for? ⟨p. 47⟩Truly, to see whether you have been such Gainers by all those Chastisements as you should have been; and whether the weeds of the Corruptions in your Hearts, and of the Disorders in your Lives, have been duly Nipped by the Frost of such a Winter.
There have been SMITING Works of ••d, which ought seriously to be Remembred with us; As it is said, in Lam. 3. 19. 20. Remembring my Affliction and my •work•, the wormwood and the Gall, 〈…〉 soul hath them still in Remembrance, and is burn••d in me. Behold a fit work for the winter! Have we not sometimes been in a winter of adversity, wherein this and that Storm of Affliction and ery, has been hard upon us? Now in the winter, let it be part of our work, to recount every such work of God. Now bing to Remembrance all that Warmwood, and Gl; but what for?