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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.
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.
(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 carefull for nothing.
(2) Upon this account, it is also constant and uninterrupted. That which is Natural is constant. As the fire doth naturally give heat, therefore it always doth so. But that which is contrary to Nature is quickly gone: As if you heat water over the fire, the heat is quickly gone again; because it is against nature. Now Gods care is Natural, and therefore Constant.