This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...of them to the poor members of Christ, that we may be rich in the living God, and have all our trust and confidence in him. Wo be to tbem that laugh at these things! Wo be to them that seek not unto the uttermost of their power to redress the pitiful enormities of the christian public weal! Wo be to them that say, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...of them to the poor members of Christ, that we may be rich in the living God, and have all our trust and confidence in him. Wo be to tbem that laugh at these things! Wo be to them that seek not unto the uttermost of their power to redress the pitiful enormities of the christian public weal! Wo be to them that say, Peace, peace, all is well, all is well, and consider not that a final destruction is at hand, if we correct not our sinful manners shortly, and amend our wicked lives! "Cleanse your hands, 0 ye sinners," saith St James, "and purge Jamniv. v. your hearts, 0 ye wavering minded. Suffer afflictions, sorrow ye and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning." "Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you." "Ye priests and ministers of the Joel Ii. Lord, mourn, weep, lament, and cease not to cry both day and night unto God on this manner: Be favourable, 0 Lord, be favourable to thy people. Let not thine heritage be brought to confusion, lest the heathen be lords thereof. Wherefore should they say among the heathen, Where is now their God?" For surely, surely we had Ps.ii.lxvx. never more occasion to mourn, lament, and bewail our wretched living, and to pray to God for a redress of these miserable enormities, wherewith we are grievously oppressed, than we have at this present day. As I may speak nothing of England, (whom I most humbly beseech God graciously to preserve in prosperous estate, and alway to give her a glorious and triumphant victory over her enemies, ) how are other foreign kingdoms miserably vexed with continual wars! How are the goods of the faithful spoiled among them! This also ought to move any true English heart to have pity and compassion upon the christ...
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