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A discourse concerning the grace of courage, wherein the nature, beneficialness, and necessity of…
A discourse concerning the grace of courage, wherein the nature, beneficialness, and necessity of that virtue for all Christians, is described. Delivered in a sermon preached at Boston in New-England. June 5th. 1710. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Two lines from I Corinthians]A discourse concerning the grace of courage, wherein the nature, beneficialness, and necessity of that vertue for all Christians, is described. Delivered in a sermon preached at Boston in New-England. June 5th. 1710. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Two lines from I Corinthians]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1710
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3. It is now a Time in which there is occasion to Learn and to Practise the Art of War. There is a tumultuous noise of the Kingdoms and Nations gathered together. The Lord of Hosts is Mustering the host of the battle. Do we not hear the rushing of the Nations, that make a noise like the noise of the Sea? Peace is taken from the Earth. In what part of the earth is there Peace at this day! The cry from one End of the World to another, is, Arm! Arm! Stand to your Arms. And how long shall we hear the sound of the Trumpet, and the alarm of War! who can say how long! It is true that there will a time come when there shall be an Universal Peace all over the World. The Kingdoms of the World shall become the Kingdoms of Christ, and then there will be Peace throughout the Earth. So has the Oracle assured us. Isa. 2. 4. Nation shall not lift up Sword against Nation, neither shall they Learn War any more. But that Time is not yet come. We know from the Scripture that there are Wars of the Lord yet to come. There is the great battle of Armageddon, besides other battles to be fought. Antichrist and his Adherents to their own ruin, will make War against the Lamb and his Followers. It will be in part by the Sword, that Antichristian Persecutors of the Church of God shall be destroyed. That Enemy who has killed so many ⟨p. 43⟩with the Sword, Must be killed with the Sword,Rev. 13. 10. How many has he killed among the Waldenses? Not less than Eleven hundred thousand. How many in Bohemia? How many in Germany? How many in France? How many in the Netherlands? How many in Ireland? Not to mention other Places: The Lord will give them blood to drink for they are Worthy.
3. It is now a Time in which there is occasion to Learn and to Practise the Art of War. There is a tumultuous noise of the Kingdoms and Nations gathered together. The Lord of Hosts is Mustering the host of the battel. Do we not hear the rushing of the Nations, that make a noise like the noise of the Sea? Peace is taken from the Earth. In what part of the earth is there Peace at this day! The cry from one End of the World to another, is, Arm! Arm! Stand to your Arms. And how long shall we hear the sound of the Trumpet, and the alarum of War! who can say how long! It is true that there will a time come when there shall be an Universal Peace all over the World. The Kingdoms of the World shall become the Kingdoms of Christ, and then there will be Peace throughout the Earth. So has the Oracle assured us.