Oile of scorpions The miseries of these times turned into medicines and curing themselues. By Francis Rous.
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- Oile of scorpions The miseries of these times turned into medicines and curing themselues. By Francis Rous.
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- Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.
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- London :: Printed by W. Stansby for Iohn Parker, and are to bee sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the three Pigeons,
- 1623.
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- Providence and government of God -- Early works to 1800.
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The Cure of our Miseries is the work in hand; and this work is aduanced by fiue Consi∣derations, whereof,
- The first Consideration shewes, That God is offended, when we are punished, and this ap∣peares euen by the weight of the punishments. Sect. 1. pag. 5.
- A first, The Pestilence. Sect. 2. pag. 8.
- A second, Decay of Trade. Sect. 3. pag. 15.
- A third, Pouertie and Consumption of Treasure. Sect. 4. pag. 21.
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A fourth, Dearth, Tempests, and vnseasonable weather, &c. Sect. 5. pag. 28.
Hereunto is annexed
- A Digression, to remoue certayne preposterous Remedies of Gods punish∣ments. Sect. 6. pag. 36.
- The second Consideration, that Gods wrath punishing, is pro∣uoked by our great sinning. Sec. 1. pag. 41. Our sinnes are great, for wee may discouer these,
- A first, Swearing and Blasphemie. Sect. 2. pag. 53.
- A second, Drunkennesse. Sect. 3. pag. 67.
- A third, Vnthankfulnesse. Sect. 4. pag. 76.
- A fourth, Deceitfulnesse of Trade. Sect. 5. pag. 81.
- A fifth, Vnnaturall filthinesse. Sect. 6. pag. 87.
- A sixth, Declination to prophanenesse. Sect. 7. pag. 96.
- A seuenth, Back-sliding to Idolatrie. Sect. 8. pag. 108.
- which hath with it three wretched Absurdities,
- First, Turning from a spirituall worship vnto carnall Idolatrie. Sect. 9. pag. 111.
- Second, Partaking a Religion laden with bloud. Sect. 10. pag. 131.
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Third, Running from God preseruing, to God destroy∣ing. Sect. 11. pag. 140.
Hereunto is annexed a Medicinable Corollarie, con∣tayning some vndenyable markes of Antichrist. Sect. 12. pag. 153.
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An eighth, Monstrousnesse of Apparell &c. Sect. 13. pag. 166.
Hereunto is annexed an Antidote for the Vulgar, who are not an∣grie with these great sinnes, but with the punishments of them. Sect. 14. pag. 188.
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- A third Consideration; That Gods punishments for sinne, call for Conuersion from sinne. pag. 202.
- A fourth Consideration; That Man turning from sinne, Gods wrath returnes from punishing Sect. 1. p. 202. which being first enlarged, & after summed, doth amount to the Medicine of Re∣pentance. Sect. 2. pag. 214. which must haue
- In it
- First, A Confession of sinnes. Sect. 3. pag. 219.
- Secondly, A Detestation of sinne. Sect. 4. pag. 224. From whence issues an Anger and Reuenge on our selues for sin∣ning, and here is set downe the true Doctrine of chastising the Body; by Fasting, &c. Sect. 5. pag. 236. And is far∣ther cleered from the Leauen of Popish satisfaction. Sect. 6. pag. 250.
- Thirdly, A turning from sinne vnto the contrarie Righteousnesse. Sect. 7. pag. 260. And this is to be aduanced.
- First, In our selues. Sect. 8. pag. 266.
- Secondly, in others, Sect. 9. pag. 276.
- With it, Vehement prayer and Inuocation. Sect. 10. pag. 299.
- In it
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A fifth Consideration, Necessarie, if not made vnnecessarie, by the former Considerations; It is this. Where lesser punishments preuaile not to amendment, the greater vsually preuaile to destruction. pag. 306.
But I pray God to worke better things in vs, euen such a Repentance as accompanyeth Saluation. Amen.
Place this after the Epistle before fol. 1.