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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
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. To preserve them in all their dangers, to which they lie exposed in Soul and Body. 1 Pet. 1. 5. You are kept (saith the Apostle) by the mighty power of God. Kept as in a Garrison; this is their arm every morning, as it is Isa. 33. 2. O Lord be gracious unto us, we have waited for thee, be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. The Arm is that member which is fitted for the defence of the body, and for that end so placed by the God of Nature, that it may guard every part above and below it; but as good they were bound behind our backs, for any help they can give us in some cases: It is Gods Arm that defends us, and not our own. This invisible power of God makes the Saints the worlds wonder. Psal. 71. 7. I am as a wonder to many, but thou art my strong refuge. To see poor defenceless Creatures preserved, in the midst of furious enemies, that is just matter of wonder; but God being their invisible refuge, that solves the wonder; to this end the Power of God is by promise engaged to his people, Isa. 27. 3. I the Lord do keep it, I will water it every moment, lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. And thus they subsist in the midst of dangers and troubles; as the burning Bush (the Emblem of the Church) did amidst the devouring flames, Exod. 3. 3.
2. To preserve them in all their dangers, to which they lie exposed in Soul and Body. 1 Pet. 1. 5. You are kept (saith the Apostle) by the mighty power of God. Kept as in a Garison; this is their arm every morning, as it is Isa. 33. 2. O Lord be gracious unto us, we have waited for thee, be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. The Arm is that member which is fitted for the defence of the body, and for that end so placed by the God of Nature, that it may guard every part above and below it; but as good they were bound behind our backs, for any help they can give us in some cases: It is Gods Arm that defends us, and not our own. This invisible power of God makes the Saints the worlds wonder.