A39696:257
Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…
Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part of the 14 : the second, The righteous man's refuge in the evil day, from Isaiah 26, verse 20 / by John Flavell.
London: printed by H.H. for Robert Boulter, 1682
A PRACTICAL TREATISE OF Fear, &c. › Chapter 6 › Section 1 › Subsection 4: 4. Rule.
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.
2. As his Power is Almighty, so his Wisdom is ⟨p. 86⟩Infinite and unsearchable, He is a God of judgment, blessed are all they that wait for him, Isa. 30. 18. When the Apostle Peter had related the wonderful preservations of Noah in the Deluge, and of Lot in Sodom; one in a general destruction of the world by Water, and the other in the overthrow of those Cities by Fire: He concludes, and so should we, The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, 2 Pet. 2. 9. Some men have much Power, but little wisdom to manage it, others are wise and prudent, but want ability; in God there is an infinite fullness of both.
2. As his Power is Almighty, so his Wisdom is ⟨p. 86⟩Infinite and unsearchable, He is a God of judgment, blessed are all they that wait for him, Isa. 30. 18. When the Apostle Peter had related the wonderful preservations of Noah in the Deluge, and of Lot in Sodom; one in a general destruction of the world by Water, and the other in the overthrow of those Cities by Fire: He concludes, and so should we, The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, 2 Pet. 2. 9. Some men have much Power, but little wisdom to manage it, others are wise and prudent, but want ability; in God there is an infinite fulness of both.
3. His love to and tenderness over his people, is transcendent, and unparalleled; and this sets his wisdom and power both a work for their good, hence it is that his eyes of providence run continually throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose hearts are perfect (i. e.) upright towards him.