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Mirabilia Dei. An essay on the very seasonable & remarkable interpositions of the divine…
Mirabilia Dei. An essay on the very seasonable & remarkable interpositions of the divine providence, to rescue & relieve distressed people, brought unto the very point of perishing; especially relating to that twice-memorable fifth of November. Offered in the audience of His Excellency the governor and the General Assembly of the Massachusetts-province, New-England, on the fifth of November. 1719. / By Cotton Mather D.D. & F.R.S.Mirabilia Dei. An essay on the very seasonable & remarkable interpositions of the divine providence, to rescue & relieve distressed people, brought unto the very point of perishing; especially relating to that twice-memorable fifth of November. Offered in the audience of His Excellency the governour and the General Assembly of the Massachusetts-province, New-England, on the fifth of November. 1719. / By Cotton Mather D.D. & F.R.S.
Boston: printed by B. Green, 1719
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And why may it not be said, It must be so, Because our SAVIOUR will in this way keep Alive, our Faith for the Resurrection of the Dead. Seldom is a Good Thing bestowed upon us, till we first have had a Sentence of Death written upon it. Extreme Dangers must bring us to That, 2 Cor. XII. 9. We have the Sentence of Death in our selves, that we may Trust in GOD who Raises the Dead. The Faith of a Resurrection for the Dead, is the Life of our Souls. Our GOD keeps ⟨p. 17⟩Killing of us, and causing us to have nothing but a black Death in our view; but then He gives us to see, all Alive again. We Live, and say, The Lord has done things for us, which we looked not for! 'Tis to Illustrate, yea, to Demonstrate this thing unto us. The SAVIOUR who does these things, will one day Show Wonders to the Dead.
And why may it not be said, It must be so, Because our SAVIOUR will in this way keep Alive, our Faith for the Resurrection of the Dead. Seldom is a Good Thing bestowed upon us, till we first have had a Sentence of Death written upon it. Extreme Dangers must bring us to That, 2 Cor. XII. 9. We have the Sentence of Death in our selves, that we may Trust in GOD who Raises the Dead. The Faith of a Resurrection for the Dead, is the Life of our Souls. Our GOD keeps ⟨p. 17⟩Killing of us, and causing us to have nothing but a black Death in our view; but then He gives us to see, all Alive again. We Live, and say, The Lord has done things for us, which we looked not for! 'Tis to Illustrate, yea, to Demonstrate this thing unto us. The SAVIOUR who does these things, will one day Shew Wonders to the Dead.
In the mean time, Oh! How Happy, How Happy, they that are in Good Terms with the Glorious GOD! What an Happiness to have such a Friend always ready to step in, with Seasonable Interpositions, when we have any Extreme Distress upon us! My Friend, Embrace and Obey thy SAVIOUR, and make sure of such an Happiness.