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Light in darkness, or, Deliverance proclaimed unto the church in the midst of all…
Light in darkness, or, Deliverance proclaimed unto the church in the midst of all her despondencies and discouragements in a sermon / preached by Thomas Watson.
London: printed for Hen. Bettenham, 1679
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.
1. There is an Outward Light shines; that is, God does oftentimes cause a Light of Prosperity to arise upon his People: that's a Light in Darkness. When God by his Providence alters the Face of things, and causes Peace and Prosperity in the Tabernacles of the Righteous, here's Light arising in Darkness. In Psal. 29. 3. When his Candle shined upon my Head.—What was this Candle? It was nothing else but the Candle of Prosperity that shined upon him. And in Psal. 132. 17. I have ordained a Lamp for mine Anointed: That is, Outward Blessings, Gracious Prosperity, shall shine as a Lamp upon David's Successor. I have ordained a Lamp for mine Anointed; I will give outward Glory in the Kingdom; Here's an outward Light. The Lord can on a sudden alter the Scene of Providence, and turn the shadow of Death, into the Light of the Morning.
2. God causes an Inward Light to arise upon the Upright, when they are in the dark,—
1. A Light of Grace. 2. A Light of Joy.