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Thoughts for the day of rain. In two essay's
Thoughts for the day of rain. In two essay's: I. The Gospel of the rainbow. In the meditations of piety, on the appearance of the bright clouds, with the bow of God upon them. II. The Saviour with his rainbow. And the covenant which God will remember to his people in the cloudy times that are passing over them. / By Cotton Mather., D.D. ; [Seven lines of quotations]
printed by B. Green, 1712
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The SAVIOUR with His Rainbow. At BOSTON-Lecture. 12. d. 5. m. 1711.
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.
Furthermore; In the Assaults of Hell upon your Souls, does the Enemy come in like a Flood upon you? It may be the Powers of Darkness are pouring in upon you. Your Tempted Souls are exceedingly born down; disordered with hideous Injections; terrified at the Noise of the Water spouts. Yet, O Molested Christian; Thy Saviour, hath Set Bars to the Tempter; & said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further, and here shall thy proud Waves be staid. That promise of His Covenant shall be fulfilled unto thee, 1 Cor. X. 13. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be Tempted above what you are able.
Once more; We read concerning The Floods of the Ungodly. Sometimes the Servants of God, are uneasy at the Power, the Number, the Malice of Men that are disaffected unto them. If they are Engaged in more notable Services for God, they may be Exposed unto the Rage of Wicked and Restless Men, which may make them afraid, left their Serviceableness be utterly Extinguished. There may be Times wherein Hell may be Evidently and Furiously broke Loose upon them. The foaming Waves of Hell, may dash, & beat ⟨p. 44⟩against them, and make a Noise that reaches up to Heaven. Times when the Workers of Iniquity do as it were make an Insurrection, and bend their Bows to shoot their Arrows, even bitter words. How accommodated a Rainbow for such Times! What is the way, which, O Lord, thou knowest thy Servants use to take, in such Storms as these! They repair humbly, with Repentance, with Prayers, and with Tears, to their Compassionate Saviour. All their Opportunities to Do Good, they put into His Gracious Hands. Lo then, then! they see the Rainbow about the Head of their Strong Friend in the Heavens concerned for them. He sends this Advice unto them, and the Promise is fulfilled unto the surprise of all wise Observers; Isa XLI. 10, 11. Fear thou not, for I am with thee; Behold, all they that were Incensed against thee, shall be ashamed, and confounded. This, this was the Ancient Experience. The Floods of Ungodly men made me afraid. In my Distress I called upon the Lord, & cried unto my God. He drew me out of the many waters; He delivered me from them which hated me!