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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
3. SINCE we may Fear Troublesome Changes, Let this Fear awaken us to get into such a condition, that we shall Suffer no real Damage by any of our Changes. Oh! happy condition, in the midst of all Troublesome Changes! Oh! Beneficial Changes, the Fear whereof shall drive us into such a condition. Let us heartily consent unto the Covenant of GOD, and of Grace, in all the proposals of it. Let us Accept of our Lord JESUS CHRIST as our Saviour, and Leader, and Ruler, and of GOD in Him, as our Portion. Let us with Souls Renouncing all the ways of Sin, and Repairing to the CHRIST of GOD, cry out, Lord, I am Thine, Save me! Then we need Fear no Changes. For, whatever Changes now come upon us, we need not be afraid of any Damage from them. The Voice of the Good GOD unto us, now is that; Jer. XXV. 6. I will do you no Hurt. All the Changes that now pass over us, will be Serviceable to us; They will only bring us nearer to GOD, only make us Fitter for Heaven. That Promise will be fulfilled unto us; Rom. VIII. 28. All things shall work together for Good. And whatever be taken from us in any of our Changes, yet now we have Lest unto us, what will make up the want of all that is taken from us; what is infinitely better than all that is taken from us. GOD is ours, CHRIST is ours, Heaven is ours. Oh! ⟨p. 13⟩Changes! Do your worst, we are Happy, we are Happy, you cannot Rob us of our Happiness.
3. SINCE we may Fear Troublesome Changes, Let this Fear awaken us to get into such a condition, that we shall Suffer no real Damage by any of our Changes. Oh! happy condition, in the midst of all Troublesome Changes! Oh! Beneficial Changes, the Fear whereof shall drive us into such a condition. Let us heartily consent unto the Covenant of GOD, and of Grace, in all the proposals of it. Let us Accept of our Lord JESUS CHRIST as our Saviour, and Leader, and Ruler, and of GOD in Him, as our Portion. Let us with Souls Renouncing all the ways of Sin, and Repairing to the CHRIST of GOD, cry out, Lord, I am Thine, Save me! Then we need Fear no Changes. For, whatever Changes now come upon us, we need not be afraid of any Damage from them. The Voice of the Good GOD unto us, now is that;