The SYMPTOMES of Perillous Times.
The first Symptome. Prevalency of Impiety.
[unspec I] THey are Perillous Times, Dayes of great Danger, When those impieties do exceedingly abound, which are high Provo∣cations of Gods Anger.
This is a Conclusion which may be clearly drawn from all the forementioned Characters. When those sins are daily mul∣tiply'd against God, whereby God is pro∣voked to execute his Judgements upon men. When Sin and Wickednesse abounds amongst a people professing true Religion and God∣linesse. Thus our Saviour speaking of the last Dayes, wherein these Perillous Times should be, tells us that then Iniquity should abound* 1.1. They were evil Dayes, perillous Times with the People of Israel, when their prevailing Impieties brought down prevai∣ling Judgements. When the Land is pollu∣ted with sin, it's time it should be purged with Judgement. When the iniquity of the