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A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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6. The Providences of God are Chequer-work, they are intermingled: In the Life to come there shall be no more Mixture; in Hell there is nothing but Bitter, in Heaven there is nothing but Sweet: but in this Life the Providences of God are mixed, there is something of the sweet in them, and something of the bitter. Providences are just like Israel's Pillar or Cloud that conducted them in their March, it was dark on one side and light on the other, so the Providences of God are a dark part and a light part. In the Ark there was laid up the Rod and Manna, so are God's Providences to his Children, there is something of the Rod and something of the Manna: so that we may say with David, I will sing of mercy and judgment. Joseph: was in Prison, there was the dark side of the Cloud, but God was with Joseph, ⟨p. 72⟩there was the light side of the Cloud. Ashur's Shoes were of Brass, but his Feet were dipped in Oil, Deut. 33.24. So Affliction is the Shoo of Brass that pinches; ay, but there is Mercy mingled with the Affliction, there's the Foot dipped in Oil.
6. The Providences of God are Checquer-work, they are intermingled: In the Life to come there shall be no more Mixture; in Hell there is nothing but Bitter, in Heaven there is nothing but Sweet: but in this Life the Providences of God are mixed, there is something of the sweet in them, and something of the bitter. Providences are just like Israel's Pillar or Cloud that conducted them in their March, it was dark on one side and light on the other, so the Providences of God are a dark part and a light part. In the Ark there was laid up the Rod and Manna, so are God's Providences to his Children, there is something of the Rod and something of the Manna: so that we may say with David, I will sing of mercy and judgment. Ioseph: was in Prison, there was the dark side of the Cloud, but God was with Ioseph, ⟨p. 72⟩there was the light side of the Cloud. Ashur's Shooes were of Brass, but his Feet were dipt in Oyl, Deut. 33.24. So Affliction is the Shooe of Brass that pinches; ay, but there is Mercy mingled with the Affliction, there's the Foot dipt in Oyl.