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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.
1. By giving knowledge of it to some that are under obligations of duty, or affection to reveal it to these that are concerned in the danger. So Paul's Sisters Son, Acts 23. 16. revealed the conspiracy against his life, and so the Plot miscarried by revealing it before it was ripe for execution.
2. By the failure of some circumstance, the whole is brought to light; there be many fine threads upon which the designs of Politicians hang, if one break the whole design is unravelled. Thus the Wisdom of God sometimes prevents his peoples ruin, by taking away the speech of the trusty from him, and making their own tongues to fall upon themselves.
2. By the failure of some circumstance, the whole is brought to light; there be many fine threds upon which the designs of Politicians hang, if one break the whole design is unravelled. Thus the Wisdom of God sometimes prevents his peoples ruine, by taking away the speech of the trusty from him, and making their own tongues to fall upon themselves.
3. By their own confession; So Psal. 64. 5, 6, 7, 8. where you have the Plot laid, ver. 5. They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they commune of laying snares privily, they say, who shall see them? The deep contrivance of it, ver. 6. They search out iniquity, they accomplish a diligent search; both the inward thoughts of every one of them, and the heart is deep. Their Plot destroyed, ver. 7. But God shall shoot at them with an arrow, suddenly shall they be wounded. The method or way of Providence in destroying it, ver. 8. So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves, all that see them, shall flee away. Thus hath the Wisdom of our God wrought for us this day beyond all the thoughts of our hearts; and oh that it might make such impressions upon all our hearts, as follow in the 9, and 10. verses, All men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God, for they shall wisely consider his doing. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord and shall trust in him, and all the upright in heart shall glory.