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A funeral sermon on the death of that pious gentlewoman Mrs. Judith Hamond Late…
A funeral sermon on the death of that pious gentlewoman Mrs. Judith Hamond Late wife of the Reverend Mr. George Hamond, minister of the Gospel in London. By John Howe, minister of the same Gospel.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1696
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.
Whereupon how admirable a display will there herein be of sundry the most known Attributes and Excellencies of the Divine Nature, as his Wisdom, Power, Goodness, Holiness, Justice, and Truth, in the whole Conduct, and in this final issue of things! (as might be distinctly shown of each, if we were not within limits.) He at first dealt with them very suitably to their natures, At length he deals with them according to his own. That it may be the Theme of Eternal Contemplation to themselves, ⟨p. 15⟩and the whole intelligent World. How far his ways are above their ways, and his thoughts above their thoughts, Isa. 55. And that as at first he thought it not fit to hinder them from doing as too little became such Creatures, nothing should at last hinder him from doing as became a God.
Whereupon how admirable a display will there herein be of sundry the most known Attributes and Excellencies of the Divine Nature, as his Wisdom, Power, Goodness, Holiness, Justice, and Truth, in the whole Conduct, and in this final issue of things! (as might be distinctly shown of each, if we were not within limits.) He at first dealt with them very sutably to their natures, At length he deals with them according to his own. That it may be the Theme of Eternal Contemplation to themselves, ⟨p. 15⟩and the whole intelligent World. How far his ways are above their ways, and his thoughts above their thoughts, Isa. 55. And that as at first he thought it not fit to hinder them from doing as too little became such Creatures, nothing should at last hinder him from doing as became a God.
But come we now to the Use. And,