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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The Voice of GOD IN Stormy Winds. › SERMON II. › Application 2: USE II.
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.
4 We should endeavour that our Hearts be taken off from all things […] below, and fit upon that World where there are no Storms. While Gods People are in this world they meet with Storms, and Tempests of more kinds than one. Of the Church of God it is said, O thou Afflicted and tossed with Tempest! Isa. 54.11. Afflictions come like waves of the Sea, one rolling on the back of another. One Affliction no sooner gone, but another comes. The Waves & the Billows pass over them. Deep calls to Deep: Afflictions so near, that they are within Call one of another. But then there is a World in which there is no Storms. If Adam had not Sinned, there would have been no Afflictive Storms on men here in this world; and truly, in the Second Adams World, that is, in the Resurrection World, there will be no Storms. Tis said of that World, Rev. 21.1. There shall be no more Sea. Even so, when the Servants of God are got safe into the Heavenly World, there shall be no more ⟨p. 61⟩Sea. They shall be no more tossed with tempests and troubles: They shall not there meet with such a Sea of Trouble, as here in this wo•ld oftentimes they are disquieted with. Therefore our hearts should be set on that blessed world. Why should we set our hearts on things below? Why should our hearts be set on Earthly Riches, when a Storm may come, and take them all from us in one Day, in one Hour? Yea, why should we set our hearts inordinately on Friends, Relations, Children? A Storm may Drown them, or throw down an House over them and kill them, as it was with Jobs Children. Therefore our hearts should be set on things above. Remember the Apostles Exhortation, Col. 3.2. Set your Affections on things Above, not on things on the Earth. And Christ says, Lay up treasure for your selves in Heaven, where Thieves cannot break throw and Steal. So where Storms can't break in and deprive of that Treasure. And if our hearts be on the Heavenly world, it will be a sign that our Treasure is there: And if we have our Treasure there, we have great Riches that shall never be taken from us. A Famous Minister of Christ, when his house was burning, & all his estate taken from ⟨p. 62⟩