Affliction compared to Fire.
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Affliction compared to Fire.
Isa. 24.13. Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the Fire. Zech. 13.9. I will bring the third part through the Fire, &c. 1 Cor. 3.13. — And the Fire shall try every Man's Work, of what sort it is.
Fire is taken in the holy Scripture two ways, either literally, or figuratively and metaphorically; and so it signifies several Things, and amongst the rest these; 1. The Wrath of God. Mal. 4.1. 2. The Effects of his Wrath. Isa. 52.4. 3. Any sore and dismal Affliction, Trial, or Persecution. Isa. 24.15.
FIre is taken in the holy Scripture two ways, either literally, or figuratively and metaphorically; and so it signifies several Things, and amongst the rest these; 1. The Wrath of God. Mal. 4.1. 2. The Effects of his Wrath. Isa. 52.4. 3. Any sore and dismal Affliction, Trial, or Persecution. Isa. 24.15.