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The voice of God, in stormy winds. Considered, in two sermons, occasioned by the…
The voice of God, in stormy winds. Considered, in two sermons, occasioned by the dreadful and unparalleled storm, in the European nations. Novemb. 27th. 1703. / By Increase Mather. ; [Five lines of quotations]The voice of God, in stormy winds. Considered, in two sermons, occasioned by the dreadful and unparallel'd storm, in the European nations. Novemb. 27th. 1703. / By Increase Mather. ; [Five lines of quotations]
printed by T. Green for Nicholas Buttolph, 1704
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Nothing can be more Dangerous than for Mortals to Contemn dreadful Pro•• dences, ⟨p. 6⟩and in particular, Dreadful Tempests. A worthy Helvetian Divine, (Bart. Anhorn.) giveth us an account of an awful Judgment, which lately befell a very impious man in Suevia, where they are often visited with terrible Thunders. When some were gathering in their Corn, a Thunder Storm coming upon them, most of the Company hastened into their Houses: only one Atheistical man remained in his Cart. A Clap of Thunder breaking close by him without doing him any hurt, the Prodigious Heaven daring Atheist uttered such words as these, Charge again for thou hast not hit me! Immediately a second Thunder struck him Dead in a moment. The same Author speaks of another, who was wont profanely to Swear by the Thunder and Lightning. This man in the Month of July 1682. said, he had something else to do than to Die as yet: he was resolved to dispatch some business in the Country first. The next day after he had thus irreligiously Expressed himself, the Lightning by which he was wont to Swear, Killed him before he could be at leisure to Die, or could finish his Rural Affairs.
Nothing can be more Dangerous than for Mortals to Contemn dreadful Pro•• dences, ⟨p. 6⟩and in particular, Dreadful Tempests. A worthy Helvetian Divine, (Bart. Anhorn.) giveth us an account of an awful Judgment, which lately befel a very impious man in Suevia, where they are often visited with terrible Thunders. When some were gathering in their Corn, a Thunder Storm coming upon them, most of the Company hastened into their Houses: only one Atheistical man remained in his Cart. A Clap of Thunder breaking close by him without doing him any hurt, the Prodigious Heaven daring Atheist uttered such words as these, Charge again for thou hast not hit me! Immediat••y a second Thunder struck him Dead in a moment. The same Author speaks of another, who was wont profanely to Swear by the Thunder and Lightning. This man in the Month of July 1682. said, he had something else to do than to Dy as yet: he was resolved to dispatch some business in the Countrey first. The next day after he had thus irreligiously Expressed himself, the Lightning by which he was wont to Swear, Killed him before he could be at leasure to Dy, or could finish his Rural Affairs.