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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.
The enemies of the Church are oft times men of the finest brains, and deepest policies: Herod a Fox for subtlety, Luke 13. 32. Julian and Ahithophel with many others, who have digged as deep as Hell in their counsels, and laid their designs so sure, that they doubted not but to be masters of it, yet their hands could not perform their enterprise.
The enemies of the Church are oft times men of the finest brains, and deepest policies: Herod a Fox for subtilty, Luke 13. 32. Iulian and Ahithophel with many others, who have digged as deep as Hell in their counsels, and laid their designs so sure, that they doubted not but to be masters of it, yet their hands could not perform their enterprize.
The wisdom of Providence hath still befooled them, and baffled the cunningest head-pieces that ever undertook any design against the Church, as fast as ever they arose; and here the Wisdom of Providence is remarkable in three things especially.
1. In revealing and discovering the secret conspiracies and counsels of the Churches enemies, and thereby frustrating their designs, Gen. 27. 41, 42. Providence (as one calls it) is the Bird of the air that carries tidings, and whistles deeds of darkness, Job 12. 22. He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. And this God hath done both immediately and mediately. 1. Immediately,