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Four learned and godly treatises viz. The carnal hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulness…Foure learned and godly treatises viz. The carnall hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulnesse…
Four learned and godly treatises viz. The carnal hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulness of sin. The benefit of afflictions. By T.H.Foure learned and godly treatises viz. The carnall hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulnesse of sinne. The benefit of afflictions. By T.H.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes for Andrew Crooke, 1638
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Then lastly, we have the Answer of God, in the 12, 13, and 14. Verses, where the Lord doth relate his good dealings with them: and their unkind dealing towards him: I have delivered you, saith the Lord, out of the hand of such and such enemies; he reckons up his former mercies, but now he doth deny to show any more favour toward them, because they had abused his former mercies, and that is, in the words of the ⟨p. 98⟩Text, Wherefore I will deliver you no more (as who should say) go now to the gods of Zidon, let those Idols save you now, let those Images deliver you now: but my kindness was not regarded, my mercy was not respected, and for my part I will deliver you no more, expect no succour from me at all.
Then lastly, wee have the Answer of God, in the 12, 13, and 14. Verses, where the Lord doth relate his good dealings with them: and their unkinde dealing towards him: I have delivered you, saith the Lord, out of the hand of such and such enemies; he reckons up his former mercies, but now he doth deny to shew any more favour toward them, because they had abused his former mercies, and that is, in the words of the ⟨p. 98⟩Text, Wherefore I will deliver you no more (as who should say) goe now to the gods of Zidon, let those Idols save you now, let those Images deliver you now: but my kindnes was not regarded, my mercy was not respected, and for my part I will deliver you no more, expect no succour from me at all.
In the general, before we come to the main, see here the denial of the Lord to the people of Israel, though they sought him, and cried unto him. The Point is this, Those that come unto God in prayer in their sins, Doct. they shall be sure to have a denial of their prayers, Psal. 66.8. If I regard iniquity in my heart, God will not hear my prayer: so it was here, though they sought God marvellous earnestly; and cried in the vehemency of their spirits, yet the Lord stopped his ears, and listened not unto them, he gives