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Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be looked for. A wise expectation…Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be look'd for. A wise expectation…
Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be looked for. A wise expectation of, and preparation for, troublesome changes, recommended unto the strangers and pilgrims in this present evil world / by Cotton Mather D.D. and F.R.S. ; [One line from Matthew]Tela praevisa. A short essay, on troubles to be look'd for. A wise expectation of, and preparation for, troublesome changes, recommended unto the strangers and pilgrims in this present evil world / by Cotton Mather D.D. and F.R.S. ; [One line from Matthew]
printed by B. Green for Thomas Hancock, 1724
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WE will Enquire, Secondly; What are the Troublesome Changes, which we must Live in a daily Expectation of! The Answer to this must be very General. Of all in General; Because no ⟨p. 8⟩body can tell what in Particular. The Servant of GOD could say; Act. XX. 22, 23. — Even so may we say, I know not what shall befall me, but it is very sure Afflictive Changes do abide me. The Contingencies of this World cannot be Numbered. And what is there in this World, that is not subject unto them? We read; Eccl. IX. 11. Chance happens to all. Let us be so Extensive in our Expectations, as that whatever our changes may be, we may be able to say, I was a little Aware of this. And yet we will a little particularize.
WE will Enquire, Secondly; What are the Troublesome Changes, which we must Live in a daily Expectation of! The Answer to this must be very General. Of all in General; Because no ⟨p. 8⟩body can tell what in Particular. The Servant of GOD could say; Act. XX. 22, 23. — Even so may we say, I know not what shall befal me, but it is very sure Afflictive Changes do abide me. The Contingencies of this World cannot be Numbred. And what is there in this World, that is not subject unto them? We read; Eccl. IX. 11. Chance happens to all. Let us be so Extensive in our Expectations, as that whatever our changes may be, we may be able to say, I was a little Aware of this. And yet we will a little particularize.
WHATEVER our Estates may be, do not presume, That it is impossible for us, to be stripped of these Estates. A Job, a Rich, and a Great Man, may soon be Poor to a Proverb. Tho' we may swim in Riches, yet we must live in this Expectation; These Riches may soon take themselves wings, and flee away. We are guilty of Trusting in Uncertain Riches, if we lay aside all such Expectation. Of all Riches on this side Heaven; we are advised unto what they are obnoxious;