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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
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.
If there should be any Sons of Esau, that will not be Tender, and Tenacious of such precious Liberties, as the Country is, by a Royal Grant, at this Day, privileged withal, those persons also cannot be True to the Interest of the Country. But, still it must be asserted, That ou• Best Friends, are those, that most Vigorously Endeavour to Restrain, and Redress, and Reform, that Liberty of Sinning, which men are to ready to give unto themselves. Now, to Invigorate our Endeavours after this Reformation ▪ Let us give Earnest Heed unto a Five-fold Admonition.
If there should be any Sons of Esau, that will not be Tender, and Tenacious of such precious Liberties, as the Country is, by a Royal Grant, at this Day, priviledg'd withal, those persons also cannot be True to the Interest of the Country. But, still it must be asserted, That ou• Best Friends, are those, that most Vigorousl• Endeavour to Restrain, and Redress, and R••form, that Liberty of Sinning, which men are to ready to give unto themselves. Now, to Inv••gorate our Endeavours after this Reformation ▪ Let us give Earnest Heed unto a Five-fold Ad•monition.
First, What tho' we shan't Agree about E•very Thing? Is there Nothing therefore to b• done, for the Reformation of a Land Pining ••way in its Iniquities? Possibly, We are ye• somewhat in the Dark, about that Question▪ What is the Controversy that the Lord Jes•• Christ hath with New-England? And it might occasion some Controversy our selves with one another, to pull that Question, under too clo and hard, and arbitrary Disquisitions. Howver, There are several Provocations to God, […] Evident, and so Notorious, among us, that methinks, we cannot be to seek, for many Cause of the Judgments that are daily breaking o us; and where we see those uncontestable Causes o Wrath, Oh! Why may we not Unite, as one man, for the Removal of them? 'Tis