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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 GOSPEL of the Rainbow. › Meditation 4: The Fourth MEDITATION.
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.
There are many passages of this Importance, in the Writers of Primitive Christianity; That the World shall [Greek or Hebrew] suffer a Dissolution. In Justin Martyr, in Irenaeus, in Lactantius, there are many such passages. Tis enough to recite the words of Hippolytus. Fluvius igneus Egrediens, cum furore, instar maris saevi, exuret Montes et Colles, et Mare delebit ac aethera velut Ceram inflammation dissolvet. Yea, there are Presages of this thing, in the Writing of Pagan Antiquity. The Sibylline Oracles have it.
There are many passages of this Importance, in the Writers of Primitive Christianity; That the World shall 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 suffer a Dissolution. In Justin Martyr, in Irenaeus, in Lactantius, there are many such passages. Tis enough to recite the words of Hippolitus. Fluvius igneus Egrediens, cum furore, instar maris saevi, exuret Montes et Colles, et Mare delebit ac aethera velut Ceram inflammatione dissolvet. Yea, there are Praesages of this thing, in the Writing of Pagan Antiquity. The Sibylline Oracles have it.
Tunc ardens flavius Caelo manabit ab alto Igneus, atque Locos consumet funditus omnes.
And again, Omnia Cessabunt, tellus Confracta peribit; Sic pariter fonts, torrents, fluminaque igni.
And again, Omnia Cessabunt, tellus Confracta peribit; Sic pariter fontes, torrentes, fluminaque igni.