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A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…
A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word opened and applied / by Geo. Swinnocke ...A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word opened and applyed / by Geo. Swinnocke ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1672
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 Instructions of Christ were like Water, Deut. 32.2. which he poured into those narrow-mouthed Vessels by little and little, as they were able to receive it; or as Rain, which he distilled on his Hearers (as Rain on the mown Grass) by drops, and drop after drop, to refresh them; not by Floods to drown them. Jacob considered the Children were young, and the Cattle were with young, ⟨p. 162⟩therefore drove gently, least by overdriving he should wrong them, Gen. 33.13. So our Lord Jesus considereth what Men are, how impotent and infirm, and will not over-drive, over-do, least he should undo them, Isa. 28.9, 10. He gives Precept upon Precept, Line upon Line, Here a little, there a little.
The Instructions of Christ were like Water, Deut. 32.2. which he powred into those narrow-mouth'd Vessels by little and little, as they were able to receive it; or as Rain, which he distil'd on his Hearers (as Rain on the mown Grass) by drops, and drop after drop, to refresh them; not by Floods to drown them. Jacob consider'd the Children were young, and the Cattel were with young, ⟨p. 162⟩therefore drove gently, least by overdriving he should wrong them, Gen. 33.13. So our Lord Jesus considereth what Men are, how impotent and infirm, and will not over-drive, over-do, least he should undo them, Isa. 28.9, 10. He gives Precept upon Precept, Line upon Line, Here a little, there a little.