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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.
But no more as to these more ordinary ways of ours, whether Civil, or Religious; but to proceed to that which is the chief Work of this day.
We ought to acknowledge God in divers special Cases.
1. As in choice of Ministers, to watch over us, and take the care of our Souls, we should acknowledge God who hath promised to give us Pastors after his own heart, to feed us with knowledge and understanding, Jer. 3. 15.
2. In choice of Magistrates to rule us, or to represent us in National Synods, and make Civil Laws; we ought to acknowledge God, who hath promised to give Judges as at the first, and Counsellors as at the beginning. How good was Jethro's Counsel to Moses, Exod. 18.2•. Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers, &c. Did Jethro speak this only, or hath not God spoken it also; The God of Israel said, the rock of Israel spoke to me; he that ruleth over men, must be just ruling in the fear of God,