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Things for a distressed people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the…Things for a distress'd people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the…
Things for a distressed people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the General Assembly of the province, of the Massachusetts Bay, at the anniversary election. May, 27. 1696. Wherein, I. the condition of the future, as well as the former times, in which we are concerned, is considered. II. A narrative of the late wonderful deliverance, of the King, and the three kingdoms, & all the English dominions, is endeavoured. III. A relation, of no less than seven miracles, within this little while wrought by the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ, for the confirmation of our hopes, that some glorious works, for the welfare of his church, are quickly to be done, is annexed. / By Cotton Mather.Things for a distress'd people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the General Assembly of the province, of the Massachusetts Bay, at the anniversary election. May, 27. 1696. Wherein, I. the condition of the future, as well as the former times, in which we are concerned, is considered. II. A narrative of the late wonderful deliverance, of the King, and the three kingdoms, & all the English dominions, is endeavoured. III. A relation, of no less than seven miracles, within this little while wrought by the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ, for the confirmation of our hopes, that some glorious works, for the welfare of his church, are quickly to be done, is annexed. / By Cotton Mather.
printed by B. Green for Duncan Campbel, 1696
Preface: Uttered unto the Great and General Assembly, of the Massachusetts Bay, New-England: Con…
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Uttered unto the Great and General Assembly, of the Massachusetts Bay, New-England: Convened, May 27. 1696.
IN a General Assembly there is this Day Convened, a whole Province, that hath Eminently professed the Religion of the Lord JESUS CHRIST; and some Advice from the Lively Oracles of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, unto such a Province, now Labouring under the Deadly Tokens of His Displeasure, is this Day called for. The Text now to be Recommended unto you, from these Oracles of Heaven, shall be one, wherein you shall see described▪ the behaviour of the only People that the God of Heaven then had in the World, meeting together in a General Assembly, upon the Advice of his being Displeased with them. The most Reasonable, and the most Seasonable Things, that I can Recommend unto you, in this critical Time, are those Three Things which were done by the General Assembly of Israel, in the Text whereto I now desire your serious Attention.
1 Samuel VII.6, 10. And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and they drew water and poured it out before the Lord; and they Fasted on that Day; and they said there, We have Sinned against the Lord. [Unto which, if we duly Attend, we shall be ready for the following passages;] And Samuel Judged the Children of Israel; But the Lord Thundered with a great Thunder upon the Philistines, and discomfited them.
1 Samuel VII.6, 10. And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and they drew water and poured it out before the Lord; and they Fasted on that Day; and they said there, We have Sinned against the Lord. [Unto which, if we duely Attend, we shall be ready for the following passages;] And Samuel Judged the Children of Israel; But the Lord Thundered with a great Thunder upon the Philistines, and discomfited them.