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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1. It is a Paternal care. A Fatherly care. As a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. So Mal. 3. 17. God calls them his Jewels. Now if a mans house be on fire, he will be sure to save his Jewels. But if a mans children be in the house, he will rather loose his Jewels than his children. And if he saveth any Child, then that that is the dutiful child. So God will spare them as a son that serveth him.
1. It is a Paternal care. A Fatherly care. As a father pittieth his children, so the Lord pittieth them that fear him. So Mal. 3. 17. God calls them his Iewels. Now if a mans house be on fire, he will be sure to save his Jewels. But if a mans children be in the house, he will rather loose his Jewels than his children. And if he saveth any Child, then that that is the dutifull child. So God will spare them as a son that serveth him.
Now this Paternal care is, upon that account, ⟨p. 285⟩Natural, Constant, Vigorous.
(1) It is a natural care which is in fathers, and this is in God. This the Apostle commend ed Timothy for, Phil. 2. 20. That he […] rally cared for their state. That which is n• tural is delightful: so is Gods care of his people; he takes pleasure in it, in his projects and designs to bring his people to glory. Yea God is so Ambitious (as we may so speak,) that he is angry when we will not cast our cares upon him. He would have us be careful for nothing.