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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.
Fourth Corollary.
Doth God perform all things for his people? Do not distrust him then as often as new or great difficulties arise. Why should you think he that hath done so many things for you, will now do no more? Surely, the Lords hand is not shortened that it cannot save, nor his ear heavy that it cannot hear; if any thing put a stop to his mercy, 'tis your iniquities, your distrust and infidelity. Isa. 59. 1. How long will it be ere you believe him? If a thousand and ten thousand of trials and experiences of his tender care, faithfulness and love will cure this distemper in you, you have them at hand to do it. If the frequent confutations of this your distrust by the unexpected ⟨p. 214⟩breakings out of mercy for you under like discouragements will cure it, look back and you may see them. Certainly you have been often forced by Providence with shame and repentance to retract your rash censures of his care; and yet will you fall into the same distemper again? Oh that you would once learn this great truth, That no man ever wanted that mercy, which he wanted not an heart to trust and wait quietly upon God for. You never yet sought God in vain, except when you sought him vainly.
DOth God perform all things for his people? Do not distrust him then as often as new or great difficultJes arise. Why should you think he that hath done so many things for you, will now do no more? Surely, the Lords hand is not shortned that it cannot save, nor his ear heavy that it cannot hear; if any thing put a stop to his mercy, 'tis your iniquities, your distrust and infidelity.