A mirrour or looking-glasse both for saints and sinners held forth in about two thousand examples wherein is presented as Gods wonderful mercies to the one, so his severe judgments against the other collected out of the most classique authors both ancient and modern with some late examples observed by my self : whereunto are added the wonders of nature and the rare ... / by Sa. Clark ...

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A mirrour or looking-glasse both for saints and sinners held forth in about two thousand examples wherein is presented as Gods wonderful mercies to the one, so his severe judgments against the other collected out of the most classique authors both ancient and modern with some late examples observed by my self : whereunto are added the wonders of nature and the rare ... / by Sa. Clark ...

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Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.

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London :: Printed for Tho. Newberry and are to be sold at his shop ...,

1654.

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"A mirrour or looking-glasse both for saints and sinners held forth in about two thousand examples wherein is presented as Gods wonderful mercies to the one, so his severe judgments against the other collected out of the most classique authors both ancient and modern with some late examples observed by my self : whereunto are added the wonders of nature and the rare ... / by Sa. Clark ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33339.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO His dearly beloved Friends, and Neighbours, Members of the Church of Christ that meet in Bennet Fink, London.
• THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
• A Table of the CHAPTERS contained in this Book.
• AN Alphabetical TABLE of the common Places, and Examples contained in this Book, where∣in p. stands for Page, and c. for Example.
• EXAMPLES OF Miracles of Gods Mercies to His CHILDREN.
  • CHAP. I.
    • Examples of Miraculous provision in times of Fa∣mine.
  • CHAP. II. Examples sit for Gods Ministers to imitate.
  • CHAP. III. Ezamples of Christian courage, and resolution.
  • CHAP IV. Examples of Gods judgements upon Persecutors.
  • CHAP. V. Examples of the wicked lives, and woful deaths of many of the Popes, and Popelings.
  • CHAP. VI. Examples of most inhumane cruelties.
  • CHAP. VII. Examples of Temperance, Abstinence, and Sobriety.
  • CHAP. VIII. Examples of drunkennesse.
  • CHAP. IX. Examples of Prodigality, Gluttony, and Excesse.
  • CHAP. X. Examples of Gods Judgements upon Adulterers, and unclean persons.
  • CHAP. XI. Examples of Chastity, and Modesty.
  • CHAP. XII. Examples of Charity.
  • CHAP. XIII. Examples of Liberality, Bounty, Munificence.
  • CHAP. XIV. Examples of Covetousnesse, and Avarice.
  • CHAP. XV. Examples of Gods judgements for Sacriledge.
  • CHAP. XVI. Examples of Pride, and Arrogance, Ambi∣tion, and vain-glory
    • A fearful Example of Gods judgement upon pride in haire.
    • Examples of such as have sought honour by wickedness.
  • CHAP. XVII. Examples of Humility.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Examples of Anger, Wrath, Malice, Hatred, Revenge.
  • CHAP. XIX. Examples of Patience, Moderation, and Meeknesse.
  • CHAP. XV. Examples of Gods judgements upon Apostates, and backsliders.
  • CHAP. XXI. Examples of Gods judgements upon Atheists.
  • CHAP. XXII. Examples of Blasphemy, Blasphemers, and Gods judgements on them.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Examples of profane Scoffers.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Examples of Gods judgements against Perjury,
  • CHAP. XXV. Examples of Gods Iudgements upon com∣mon Swearers.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Examples of Gods judgements upon Cursers.
  • CHAP. XXVII. Examples of Gods judgements upon Hereticks, and Schismaticks.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. Examples of Gods judgements upon false Witnesses, and Liars.
  • CHAP. XXIX. Examples of Childrens Obedience, and Love to their Parents.
  • CHAP. XXX. Examples of Gods judgements upon Unnatural, and rebellious children.
  • CHAP. XXXI. Examples of Parents love to, and Care over their Children.
  • CHAP. XXXII. Examples of fond Parents, and the miseries that they have brought upon themselves thereby.
  • CHAP. XXXIII. Examples of Brethrens love each to other.
    • Brethren unnatural.
  • CHAP. XXXIV. Examples of Fortitude, Valour and Magnanimity.
    • Valour of Women.
    • Valour of Women.
    • Cowardize, Timerousnesse, Fearfulnesse.
  • CHAP. XXXV. Examples of Gods judgements upon Sabbath-breakers.
  • CHAP. XXXVI. Examples of Gods judgments upon Mur∣therers and Blood-shedders.
    • Examples of selfe Murther.
    • The Admiràble Discoveries of sundry Murthers.
  • CHAP. XXXVII. Examples about Marriage, and Conjugal Love.
    • An unnatural Husband.
    • A Wife murthering her Husband.
  • CHAP. XXXVIII. Examples of Treachery, and Perfidiousness.
  • CHAP. XXXIX. Examples of Fidelity.
  • CHAP. XL. Examples of Deceit, Craft, Guile, Hypocrisie.
    • Hypocrisie.
  • CHAP. XLI. Examples of Friendship.
  • CHAP. XLII. Examples of grosse Ignorance, and Folly.
    • Examples of wise fooles.
  • CHAP. XLIII. Examples of Contempt of the World, of Riches, Honours, &c.
    • Love of money the root of all evil.
  • CHAP. XLIV. Examples of Honour shewed to Gods Word, and Ministers.
  • CHAP. XLV. Examples of Gods judgements upon contemn∣ers of his Ministers, Word, and Sacraments.
  • CHAP. XLVI. Gods judgements upon Dicers, and Card-players.
  • CHAP. XLVII. Examples of Justice: The duty of Judges, and Magistrates.
    • Examples of Marshall Discipline.
  • CHAP. XLVIII. Examples of Injustice: Bribery.
  • CHAP. XLIX. Examples of Restitution.
    • Examples of restitution.
  • CHAP. L. Law, Law-givers.
  • CHAP. LI. Tyrants, Tyranny.
  • CHAP. LII. Vanity of all earthly things.
  • CHAP. LIII. Examples of Gratitude: Tanksgiving.
  • CHAP. LIV. Examples of Ingratitude, Unthankful∣nesse, Unkindenesse.
  • CHAP. LV. Examples of Fattery, Parasites.
  • CHAP. LVI. Strange Examples of Deafe, and Dumb Persons.
  • CHAP. LVII. Examples of Constancy.
  • CHAP. LVIII. Examples of Inconstancy, Unstableness.
  • CHAP. LIX. Examples of such as have been hard Students.
  • CHAP. LX. Examples of such as have been enemies to Learning.
  • CHAP. LXI. Callings, Trades.
  • CHAP. LXII. Examples of such as have preferred Christ, before all earthly enjoyments.
    • Examples concerning Christ our Mediatour.
  • CHAP. LXIII. Examples of Compassion: Sympathy.
  • CHAP. LXIIII. Examples of the workings of Conscience.
  • CHAP. LXV. Examples of Love to ones Countrey, and Countrey-men.
  • CHAP LXVI. Examples concerning Death.
    • The Death of the Righteous is the fore∣runner of judgment.
  • CHAP. LXVII. Examples of Detraction, Slandering, Backbiting.
  • CHAP. LXVIII. Examples of Discord, Contention, and the Evils of i.
  • CHAP. LXIX. Examples of strange Accidents.
  • CHAP. LXX. Examples of strange Providences.
  • CHAP. LXXI. Examples of terrible Famines.
  • CHAP. LXXII. Examples of Gods judgments upon Witches, Conjurers, Inchanters, and Astrologers.
  • CHAP. LXXIII. Examples of Apparitions, and Satanical delusions.
  • CHAP. LXXIV. Examples of Dissimulation.
  • CHAP. LXXV. Examples of Envy.
  • CHAP. LXXVI. Examples of Fame, Name, Renown.
  • CHAP. LXXVII. Examples of Incontinence, Impudence, and Rapes.
    • Examples of Impudence.
  • CHAP. LXXVIII. Examples of Gods Judgments on the Jewes for crucifying Christ, and their other wickednesse.
  • CHAP. LXXIX. Images, Idols.
  • CHAP. LXXX. Exmples of Superstition.
  • CHAP. LXXXI. Life, Long life, Life sweet.
  • CHAP. LXXXII. Mirth, Facetious speeches, Pithy sentences.
  • CHAP. LXXXIII. Poverty, Poor.
  • CHAP. LXXXIV. Peace, Peace makers.
  • CHAP. LXXXV. Persecution, Persecute, Persecutor.
  • CHAP. LXXXVI. Honesty, Piety, Holinesse, Godlinesse.
  • CHAP. LXXXVII. Prediction, Prophecies.
  • CHAP. LXXXVIII. Examples of the power, and prevalency of Prayer.
  • CHAP. LXXXIX. Prudence, Wisdom, Policy.
  • CHAP. XC. Examples of strange Prodigies.
    • Strange, and wonderfull Apparitions at Portendown Bridge within the Province of Ulster in Ireland; as it was given in Anno 1642. upon oath by sundry persons examined about the same.
    • Examples of sundry Prodigies seen in England since the beginning of our late wars.
  • CHAP. XCI. Remuneration, Retaliation, Requital.
  • CHAP. XCII. Love of God to his Children, and their love to him.
  • CHAP. XCIII. Reproof, Reprehension.
    • Reproof not endured.
  • CHAP. XCIV. Repentance, and Reformation the way to pacifie Gods wrath.
  • CHAP. XCV. Scriptures the Word of God: Not to be profaned.
  • CHAP. XCVI. Servants, Slaves.
  • CHAP. XCVII. Sin the fore-runner of Judgments.
  • CHAP. XCVIII. Stratagems.
  • CHAP. XCIX. Education of Children, School∣masters.
  • CHAP. C. Examples about the Memory.
  • CHAP. CI. The Qualities of sundry people.
    • Englands Priviledges.
  • CHAP. CII. Examples of the wonders of Gods works in Nature.
  • CHAP. CIII. Examples of the rare works of God in the Creatures.
  • CHAP. CIV. Examples of rare, stupendious, and costly works made by the Art of man.
  • CHAP. CV. A Description of old Rome, and the chief rari∣rities thereof.
  • CHAP. CVI. Examples of other great Cities, and the great Turks Seraglio described.
    • Ninive described.
    • Babylon described.
    • Semiramis her Obelisk described.
    • The Rarities in old Babylon described.
    • Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon with its Ra∣rities described.
    • Quinsay described.
    • Constantinople described.
    • The Temple of Sancta Sophia described.
    • The Turks Seraglio described.
  • CHAP. CVII. Hyspaan described.
    • Casan described.
    • The Grand Cairo described.
    • The Egyptian Pyramids described.
    • The Egyptian Mummi's described.
    • The Lake of Maeris described.
    • Porsennah's Tomb described.
    • The Great Mogol's Palace described.
    • The Rhodian Colossus described.
    • Admirable Works done by the Art of man.
  • CHAP. CVIII. The Temple of Diana described.
    • The Hill Amara in AEthiopia de∣scribed.
    • The admirable High-waies in Peru described.
  • CHAP. CIX. Pequin the now Regal City of China described.
    • A Description of Mosco the Imperial City of Russia.
    • A Description of Venice, with her Rarities.
    • Padua described.
    • The City of Millan described.
    • The City of Naples described.
    • The City of Florence described.
    • The first Invention of Printing.
    • The first Invention of Guns.
    • A Description of the situation of Utrecht in the Low-Countries.
• Erratas.