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Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…
Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed by J. Astwood for Tho. Parkhurst, 1682
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2. If God saith to us ye are mine, then he will have a tender care of us. 1 Pet. 5.7. He careth for you*. God to show his tender anxiousness towards Israel, bare them as upon Eagles ⟨p. 166⟩wings, Exod. 19.4. The Eagle carries her young ones upon her wing to defend them; the Arrow must first shoot through the Old Eagle, before it can touch her Young ones. A Mothers care is seen in leading the Child that it may not fall: such is Gods care. Hos. 11.3. I taught Ephraim to go, leading them by their Arms. We may argue a minori ad majus, if God take care of the meanest Infects and Animals that creep upon the earth, much more will he take care of his Covenant-Saints. He is still consulting and projecting for their good; if they wander out of the way, he guides them; if they stumble, he holds them by the hand; if they fall, he raiseth them; if they be dull, he quickens them by his Spirit; if they be froward, he draws them with cords of Love; if they be sad, he Comforts them with his promises.
2. If God saith to us ye are mine, then he will have a tender care of us. 1 Pet. 5.7. He careth for you*. God to shew his tender anxiousness towards Israel, bare them as upon Eagles ⟨p. 166⟩wings, Exod. 19.4. The Eagle carries her young ones upon her wing to defend them; the Arrow must first shoot through the Old Eagle, before it can touch her Young ones. A Mothers care is seen in leading the Child that it may not fall: such is Gods care. Hos. 11.3. I taught Ephraim to go, leading them by their Arms. We may argue a minori ad majus, if God take care of the meanest Infects and Animals that creep upon the earth, much more will he take care of his Covenant-Saints. He is still consulting and projecting for their good; if they wander out of the way, he guides them; if they stumble, he holds them by the hand; if they fall, he raiseth them; if they be dull, he quickens them by his Spirit; if they be froward, he draws them with cords of Love; if they be sad, he Comforts them with his promises.