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water_n	earth_n	heaven_n	see_v	4,288	5	3.8847	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45542	The arraignment of licentious liberty, and oppressing tyranny in a sermon preached before the right honourable House of Peers, in the Abbey-church at Westminster, on the the day of their solemn monethly fast, Febr. 24. 1646 / by Nathanaell Hardy ...	Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670.	1647 (1647)	Wing H710; ESTC R20411	34,642	50

therefore Gods wrath knows no bound in punishing as their transgression was above measure so Gods judgment is without measure It is St. Chrysostoms Note concerning that fiery s●owre which God rained upon Sodome that as the Sodomites inverted the course of nature by seeking woman in man so God changed the order by showring down fire in stead of water Thus doth the Almighties justice ever proportion the smart to the fault so that here we may at once behold the greatnesse of the sin in the punishment and the fitnesse of the punishment to the sin boundlesse wrath for boundlesse transgressours Or secondly on the manner of executing this wrath I will poure Gods administrations of judgements are various his justice walks not always in the same path nor with equall pace God hath vials and vessels of wrath out of them hee drops out of these hee poures Dropping is a gentle successive act such is Gods anger to his children when they offend him Pouring is a violent and simultaneous act such is Gods wrath against the wicked Nay more I will poure it like water I finde one upon the Text taking the Metaphor in way of mitigation Aqua est mundare sordes as though the wrath here spoken of were not so much revenging as correcting to clense their sinnes not drown their souls In which regard he propos●th this as a pattern to all Magistrates whose ayme in punishing offenders should be ut el●●nt non obruant to purge them from their faults not overwhelme them in ruine A conceit witty indeed but not we●ghty I rath●r take it by way of Aggravation further expressing the fiercenesse of his anger Effusio aquae symbolum abuntiae it is usuall in Scripture to represent abundance by water When Christ in the person of David would expresse the extremity of his sorrows hee sayth I am poured out like water When the Church would aggravate the cruelty of her enemies she sayth They shed the Saints bloud like water round about Ierusalem And here when God would delineate the severity of his wrath he threatens to poure it out like water conceive the allusion to the pouring out of a vessell that of water is the most absolute Wine poured out leaves a scent Milk a colour Honey a taste but Water nor scent nor colour nor taste behinde it Conceive the allusion to the Floud when the windows of heaven were opened the fountains of the great deep broken up and the whole face of the earth cover●d with waters what more violent in which neyther men nor beasts but those in the Ark escaped A further demonstration of Gods inevitable and irresistable wrath you have somtimes seen a little River stopt for a time by a Dam never ceasing till it hath got the mastery and then setting as it were its foot upon the Dams neck leaps into the channell not without some noyse of triumph A petty Embleme of Gods conquering anger which over-runs all ob●●acles Imagine rather you saw in that universall deluge the amazed people climbing to the tops of houses scrambling up the height of mountains and yet there overtaken by the churlish waters and swallowed in the depth A fit description of Gods over-topping wrath poured out on the highest mountains as well as the lowest vallies the greatest as well as meanest offenders To apply this 1 Oh let licentious Princes tremble at this indignation they would have others feare their wrath let them stand in awe of Gods though they care not for the wrath of any man yet let them tremble at Gods anger Oh you that have Danaes golden showers poured into your bosomes think on Gods wrath ready to be poured upon your heads you whose houses are paved with Pearls and walled with Diamonds remember you have no roof but are open to heavens thunder Artemon's servants in Plutarch when he went out carried a Canopy over his head lest the heavens should fall upon him fond man no Canopy can keep the showers of heavens wrath from falling on us it is the custom of greatnesse to challenge to its selfe impunity when as indeed potentes potenter mighty sinners shall be mightily punished let then the Councell of the Psalmist be acceptable to all Kings and Judges of the earth Kisse the Son with a Kisse of affection and subjection hang at his lips for the rule of your life depend upon his word for your Religion exalt his Scepter above your own honours least he be angry and yee perish from the right way when his wrath is kindled yea but a little blessed are all they that put their trust in him 2 Let both Princes and People endeavour by all good means to prevent the effusion of this wrath to this end learn we to 1 Poure out our tears like water Tears of compassion like strong water to comfort the hearts of our distressed brethren our shewing mercie to other will mittigate Gods fury to us Tears of devotion like sweet water in the nostrils of God when we seeke him weeping we shall finde him smiling Above all tears of contrition like clean water to wash away those sins which have provoked his anger that wrath which is here sayd to be poured out like water is elswhere said to be poured out like fire and no way to quench it but by these tears Artificers use to fasten Marble statues upon their bases with Molten lead no better way to fasten our Kingdome and Cities Families upon a sure foundation then by melting ourselves into tears of repentance 2 Poure out our hearts like water in humble supplications at the throne of grace both for pardon of sinne and preventing of judgement fervent prayer keeps the keys of heaven both opening the treasury of love and looking up the Armory of wrath let us then not only say a prayer but poure out a prayer and not only our words but our hearts before God that hee may not poure out his anger on us Saepe Jovem vidi cum jam sua fulmina vellet Mittere thured to sustinuisse manum When we open our mouthes in humility God withholds his hand of Severity it was the way prescribed the men of Athens by the Oracle for the removing of a great plague duplare Aram to double their sacrifices on the Altar indeed Oratio posita est per quamira Dei suspenditur venia procuratur poena refugitur praemiorum largitas impetratur devout prayers are the best means of appea●ing anger procuring pardon avoyding punishments and obteining mercie at the hands of the Almighty 3 Poure out our sins like water to wit speedily as in pouring the drops of water run one upon another Willingly as in pouring the water runs out without any opposition Universally as in pouring the water ceaseth not till all be out Finally as the water that is poured on the earth can never be gathered up again thus let us poure out all our sins and God will not poure out all his wrath let