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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.
The word which we trad••ate [performeth] comes from a root,1 that signifies both to perfect, and to desist or cease. For when a business is performed and perfected, the Agent then ceases and ••sists from working: he puts to the last hand, when he finishe• the work. To such an happy issue the Lord hath brought all his doubtful and difficult matters before; and this gives him encouragement, that he will still […] gracious, and perfect that which concerneth him now, as he speaks, Psal. 138. 8. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.
The word which we trad••ate [performeth] comes from a root,1 that signifies both to perfect, and to desis• or cease. For when a business is performed and perfected, the Agent then ceases and ••sists from working: he puts to the last hand, when he finishe• the work. To such an happy issue the Lord hath brought all his doubtful and difficult matters before; and this gives him encouragement, that he will still 〈…〉 gracious, and perfect that which concerneth him now, as he speaks, Psal. 138. 8. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] perfecit, desecit, destit, Pagnin. Buxtor〈non-Latin alphabet〉 perfecit, desecit, destit, Pagnin. Buxtor