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The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…The spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…
The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copiesThe spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copies
London: printed by Thomas Paine for Ralph Mabb, 1640
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If you turn. The holy man Nehemiah, puts God in mind of his promise, and his argument is from the like, and indeed from the less to the greater: Because, God would rather of both perform his promises then his threatenings; ⟨p. 7⟩because mercy is his own proper work. Now, as he had been just in punishing his people, so he would be merciful in restoring of them again; therefore he saith, Return and keep my Commandments and do them, and though ye were scattered to the utmost parts of the earth, yet I will gather you thence. And he did gather them thence upon their repentance, he did perform his promise at length.
If you turne. The holy man Nehemiah, puts God in mind of his promise, and his argument is from the like, and indeed from the lesse to the greater: Because, God would rather of both performe his promises then his threatnings; ⟨p. 7⟩because mercy is his owne proper worke. Now, as he had beene just in punishing his people, so he would be mercifull in restoring of them againe; therefore he saith, Returne and keepe my Commandements and doe them, and though yee were scattered to the utmost parts of the earth, yet I will gather you thence. And hee did gather them thence upon their repentance, he did performe his promise at length.
Beloved, the full accomplishment of this yet remains; for this people to this day, since the death of Christ, since they drew the guilt of that sacred ⟨p. 8⟩blood on them, they are scattered about the earth to every Nation, and have not a foot of land of their own, but are the scorn and hissing of Nations: notwithstanding this promise will be performed upon their repentance, God will bring them again, as Saint Paul calls it a kind of a resurrection, the conversion of the Jews. So it is true of us all, though we were scattered as dust, as we shall be, in the grave ere long turned to dust, God will gather the ashes, he will gather all those parts of ours: even as his power gathered his people together,