A39696:799
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 general and more comprehensive Promises are found in the general expressures of the Covenant, as that to Abraham, Gen. 17. 1. I am God Almighty, walk thou before me and be perfect. q. d. Let it be thy care to walk exactly in the paths of obedience before me, and I will take care to supply all thy wants from the never failing fountain of my all-sufficiency; and of the same tenor is that, 2 Cor. 6. 18. ⟨p. 247⟩I will be to them a Father, and they shall be my sons and daughters, i. e. Expect your provisions and protections from my care, as children do from their father. More particularly, there are six sorts of Promises, wherein the care of God is particularly made over to his people in the greatest hazards and difficulties in this life. viz.
The general and more comprehensive Promises are found in the general expressures of the Covenant, as that to Abraham, Gen. 17. 1. I am God Almighty, walk thou before me and be perfect. q. d. Let it be thy care to walk exactly in the paths of obedience before me, and I will take care to supply all thy wants from the never failing fountain of my al-sufficiency; and of the same tenour is that, 2 Cor. 6. 18. ⟨p. 247⟩I will be to them a Father, and they shall be my sons and daughters, i. e. Expect your provisions and protections from my care, as children do from their father. More particularly, there are six sorts of Promises, wherein the care of God is particularly made over to his people in the greatest hazards and difficulties in this life. viz.
1. It is assigned and made over to them to supply all their needs, so far as the Glory of God and advancement of their Spiritual and eternal good shall require it,