Public affections, pressed in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in…Publick affections, pressed in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in…

The Deliverance of the Israelites out of Egypt, that iron furnace, and the conducting of them through the wilderness unto the land of Canaan, is so famous and remarkable an history, that many after-deliverances given unto the Church of God, are described allusively to this: Thus the bringing out of Babylon temporal, The rescuing of the Church out of Babylon spiritual, is set down with words relating to this grand mercy; yea, it is made ⟨p. 2⟩typical of that great redemption, purchased by Christs blood: For this is a peculiar thing to Gods word, that not only words, but things themselves do signify; only we must not make a type or allegory, but where the holy Ghost giveth ground, lest we should have tot sacramenta, quot ingenii acumina, (as was said of Origen) as many mysterious notions, as men have fancies. This History therefore will serve for our Meridian; and there is scarce any Kingdom or Church, but they have had their Egypts, their Pharaoh's, their bricks to make: and God in great mercy doth sometimes raise up some Moses's and Aaron's for them, providing a land of Canaan, as the comfortable issue of their former labours. The slavish and miserable condition of the Israelites is related Exod. 2. as also Gods pity to them, in most emphatical words, ver. 24, 25. he heard their groaning, remembered his covenant, looked upon them, and had respect unto their cause: This heap of words doth express, after the manner of men, the great affection and bowels of God to help, though this was delayed to very extremity, according to that known saying, Quando duplicantur lateres, venit Moses.

THe Deliverance of the Israelites out of Egypt, that iron furnace, and the conducting of them through the wildernesse unto the land of Canaan, is so famous and remarkable an history, that many after-deliverances given unto the Church of God, are described allusively to this: Thus the bringing out of Babylon temporall, The rescuing of the Church out of Babylon spirituall, is set down with words relating to this grand mercy; yea, it is made ⟨p. 2⟩typicall of that great redemption, purchased by Christs bloud: For this is a peculiar thing to Gods word, that not onely words, but things themselves do signifie; onely we must not make a type or allegory, but where the holy Ghost giveth ground, lest wee should have tot sacramenta, quot ingenii acumina, (as was said of Origen) as many mysterious notions, as men have fancies. This History therefore will serve for our Meridian; and there is scarce any Kingdome or Church, but they have had their Egypts, their Pharaoh's, their bricks to make: and God in great mercy doth sometimes raise up some Moses's and Aarons for them, providing a land of Canaan, as the comfortable issue of their former labours. The slavish and miserable condition of the Israelites is related