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Divine Conduct, or The Mystery of Providence
Divine conduct, or, The mystery of Providence wherein the being and efficacy of Providence is asserted and vindicated : the methods of Providence as it passes through the several stages of our lives opened : and the proper course of improving all Providences / directed in a treatise upon Psalm 57 ver 2 by John Flavell ...Divine conduct, or, The mysterie of Providence wherein the being and efficacy of Providence is asserted and vindicated : the methods of Providence as it passes through the several stages of our lives opened : and the proper course of improving all Providences / directed in a treatise upon Psalm 57 ver 2 by John Flavell ...
London: printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton, 1678
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.
Mr. Robert Bolton, though an excellent Scholar, yet in his younger years he was a very irreligious person, and a jeerer of holy men; but being cast into the company of godly Mr. Peacock, was by him brought to repentance, and proved a famous Instrument in the Church of Christ.
A scrap of paper accidentally coming to view, hath been used as an occasion of Conversion. This was the case of a Minister of Wales, 1who had two Livings, but took little care of either. He being at a Fair, bought something at a Peddlers Standing, and rent off a leaf of Mr. Perkin's Catechism to wrapped it in, and reading a line or two in it, God set it home, so as it did the work.
A scrap of paper accidentally coming to view, hath been used as an occasion of Conversion. This was the case of a Minister of Wales, 1who had two Livings, but took little care of either. He being at a Fair, bought something at a Pedlers Standing, and rent off a leaf of Mr. Perkin's Catechism to wrapt it in, and reading a line or two in it, God set it home, so as it did the work.
- 1See Firmin's […] Christian p. 119.See Firmin's 〈…〉 Christia• p. 119.
The Marriage of a Godly Man into a Carnal Family, hath been ordered by Providence, for the Conversion and Salvation of many therein. Thus we read, in the Life of that renowned English Worthy Mr. John Bruen, that in his second Match it was agreed, that he should have one years diet in his Mother-in-laws house: During his abode there that year (saith Mr. Clark) the Lord was pleased by his means, graciously to work upon her Soul, as also upon his Wises Sister, and half Sister, their Brothers Mr. William and Thomas Fox, with one or two of the servants in that Family.