Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.

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Title: Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
Author: Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
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§. 21. Of Gods revenging the rebellious.

V. * 1.1 THe Lord revengeth the rebellious. This is true both of such as band themselves in open hostility against his Saints, and raise armies against his Church, and also of such as more privately oppose against them that beare his image, and contumeliously sinne against him: as these Conspirators here did. a 1.2 A fire went out from the Lord and devoured Nadab and Abihu. b 1.3 The fire of the Lord burnt among them that complained against him. c 1.4 The Lord smote the people that lusted with a very great Plague. d 1.5 I will per∣forme (saith the Lord) against Elie, all things which I have spoken concerning his house. Where men are instruments of punishing such, the Lord is the principall Author. They are Gods d 1.6 Ministers, or rather Gods e 1.7 rod, staffe, and f 1.8 sword to smite his people withall.

The Lord takes upon him to revenge, that he may order vengeance as he seeth just cause: either to aggravate or mi∣tigate * 1.9 it: to continue or to cease punishing: which questi∣onlesse was the reason that moved David to say, g 1.10 Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord.

As all hope of impunity is hereby taken away, so good ground of penitency is given. How can any thinke to escape seeing the every-where present, all-seeing, impartiall God undertaketh to punish him. h 1.11 Vengeance belongeth unto me, saith the Lord: where upon he inferreth, I will recompence. Feare therefore to provoke this avenger. Do not vainely hope to escape his revenge though thou persist in sinne.

Yet if after thou hast sinned thy heart smite thee, and thereupon true repentance be wrought in thee, prepare to meet thy God. Thus maist thou either prevent and keepe off all vengeance, as i 1.12 the Ninevites did. Or if he have begun to strike, thou maist make him k 1.13 repent of the evill, and cause him to stay his hand, as David did. It is God that smiteth. To him therefore must we looke. It was the aggravation

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of Israels obstinacy, that l 1.14 They turned not to him that smote them.

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* 1.1

See §. 11. See more of this point in the Churches Conquest on Exo 17. 14. §. 68. Divina justitia punit eos qui cor rigi nolant Aug cont. Adimant. cap. 7.

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a 1.2

Lev. 10. 2.

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b 1.3

Num. 11. 1.

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c 1.4

—33.

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d 1.5

Rom. 13. 4.

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d 1.6

Rom. 13. 4.

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e 1.7

Isa. 10. 5.

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f 1.8

—34 6.

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* 1.9

Lege Tertul∣lianum. lib. 1. cont. Marcion Qui dixit Deum non ulcisci malos.

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g 1.10

2 Sam. 24. 14.

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h 1.11

Heb. 10. 30.

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i 1.12

Ion. 3. 10.

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k 1.13

2 Sam 24. 16, 17.

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l 1.14

Isa. 9. 13.

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