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An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
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.
A The sure accomplishment of Scripture Predictions, as Israel's Captivity, and Deliverance from Egypt and Babylon, Christ's Incarnation, the Rise and Ruin of the Four Monarchies. Dan. 2.31. Thou, O King, sawest, and behold a great Image, whose brightnest was excellent, stood before thee, and the form thereof was terrible. Dan. 7.3. And four great beasts came up from the Sea, diverse one from the other.
Q 4. What is it's first Act about the Creatures?
Q 4. VVhat is it's first Act about the Creatures?
A. It sustains, preserves, provides for them. Psalm 145.15, 16. The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat in due season; thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing, and defendest them from danger. Psalm 36. ⟨p. 31⟩6. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains, thy judgments are a great deep, O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.