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Canaan's flowings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of…Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of…
Canaan's flowings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1653
CANAANS Flowings: OR, More Milk and Honey. BEING Another Collation… › Century 2: The second Century.
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.
136. If God give us the use of mercy to pleasure us, 'tis but reason that we should use the mercy to please him.
137. If things fall not out as we would have them be, yet let it content us that they fall out as God would have them be; God attains his end, though we miss ours: we know what we would have; but what we should, is better then what we would. Can we be better disposed of, then by wisdom, goodness, and faithfulness it self? doth not God do all things well? he looked upon all that he made, and behold it was good exceedingly. We therefore should not open our mouth (to complain) ⟨p. 34⟩because it is his doing; but in every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us.
137. If things fall not out as we would have them be, yet let it content us that they fall out as God would have them be; God attains his end, though we misse ours: we know what we would have; but what we should, is better then what we would. Can we be better disposed of, then by wisdom, goodnesse, and faithfulnesse it selfe? doth not God doe all things wel? he looked upon all that he made, and behold it was good exceedingly. We therefore should not open our mouth (to complain) ⟨p. 34⟩because it is his doing; but in every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us.
139. Some are foolish wise men, others are wise fools: the foolishness of God is wiser then the wisdom of men, for that's enmity against God. They are wise who are wise for their souls; and they are fools who are not so, how wise soever they are otherwise.