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God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God…
God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for public prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for publick prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed for William Marshal, 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.
Moreover, He caused two She Bears to tare 42 Children, for their reproaching of Elisha; and who was it but the Lord, that sent the Lyon to slay the young Prophet, who transgressed against him.
Moreover, Remarkable is the passage of his causing a Raven to feed Elisha when distressed.
He hath also Power over, and ruleth and disposeth of all Inanimate Creatures, the Winds and Sea obey him, and are at his Command; he can make the Sun stand still, or go back, if he please; ⟨p. 27⟩'tis He that makes the Grass to grow, the Sun to shine, and the Rain to fall; 'tis He that gives Rain and fruitful Seasons, and who sometimes smites, and brings a Blast and Mildew upon the Fruits the Earth; therefore all ought to acknowledge him.
He hath also Power over, and ruleth and disposeth of all Inanimate Creatures, the Winds and Sea obey him, and are at his Command; he can make the Sun stand still, or go back, if he please; ⟨p. 27⟩'tis He that makes the Grass to grow, the Sun to shine, and the Rain to fall; 'tis He that gives Rain and fruitful Seasons, and who sometimes sinites, and brings a Blast and Mildew upon the Fruits the Earth; therefore all ought to acknowledge him.