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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
GOD Acknowledged: OR THE The TRUE INTEREST of the NATION, and all t… › The Application.
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5. It shows, that such think it is in vain to seek God, possibly they judge the Almighty doth not concern himself about their matters; they are too low, too mean matters for the great God to take notice of; or else they conclude, he is unmindful of his own word and promises to them that seek him; or otherwise, they show they have no faith in his word, nor dependence upon God. But did they give credit to the Holy Scripture, all their folly herein would soon vanish; for is it not said that an Hair of our Head, nor a Sparrow falls to the ground without God; he hath interested himself in all our concerns, and if we seek him, he will be found, He never said to the seed of Jacob, seek ye my face in vain.
5. It shews, that such think it is in vain to seek God, possibly they judge the Almighty doth not concern himself about their matters; they are too low, too mean matters for the great God to take notice of; or else they conclude, he is unmindful of his own word and promises to them that seek him; or otherwise, they shew they have no faith in his word, nor dependance upon God. But did they give credit to the Holy Scripture, all their folly herein would soon vanish; for is it not said that an Hair of our Head, nor a Sparrow falls to the ground without God; he hath interressed himself in all our concerns, and if we seek him, he will be found, He never said to the seed of Jacob, seek ye my face in vain.
6. It shows, that such men do not take notice of the operations of Gods hand, nor observe what he hath done in times past; nay perhaps before their own Eyes, but a little before: Shall a Heathen, or men strangers to God, outdo such that are called Christians. Potiphar saw and was convinced, nay and did acknowledge that the Lord was with Joseph, and prospered1 all things his hand.
6. It shews, that such men do not take notice of the operations of Gods hand, nor observe what he hath done in times past; nay perhaps before their own Eyes, but a little before: Shall a Heathen, or men strangers to God, outdo such that are called Christians. Potiphar saw and was convinced, nay and did acknowledge that the Lord was with Joseph, and prospered