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Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions
Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions: first conceived by way of private meditations: afterward digested into certain sermons, preached at Aldermanbury. And now published for the help and comfort of humble suffering Christians. By Tho. Case, M.A. sometimes student of Ch. Ch. Oxon. now preacher of the Gospel in London.Correction, instruction or, a treatise of afflictions: first conceived by way of private meditations: afterward digested into certain sermons, preach'd at Aldermanbury. And now published for the help and comfort of humble suffering Christians. By Tho. Case, M.A. sometimes student of Ch. Ch. Oxon. now preacher of the Gospel in London.
London: printed by J.M. for Luke Fawn, 1652London: printed by J.M. for Luke Favvn, 1652
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Common knowledge rests in generals, & lieth more in propositions then in application; but they that are taught of God can say, as we have heard, so have we SEEN; they can go along with every truth, and say, It is so, I have experienced this Word upon mine own heart, 1they can set to their seal, that God is true.
Common knowledg rests in generals, & lieth more in propositions then in application; but they that are taught of God can say, as we have heard, so have we SEEN; they can go along with every truth, and say, It is so, I have experienc'd this Word upon mine own heart, 1they can set to their seal, that God is true.
4. 1Divine Covenant teaching is a powerful teaching: After a man hath got many truths into the understanding, the main work is yet to do, and that is to bring down holy ⟨p. 140⟩truths to action, to draw forth divine principles into practice: a natural man may know much, he may have an heap of truths in his understanding; but they all lie strengthless in the brain, he hath no power to live the truths he knows. Covenant-teachings convey strength as well as light, and do what they teach. 2The Lord spake to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, say ye not a confederacy to them who say a confederacy, neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid; sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself, &c. It is a most sweet and comfortable Scripture, and that in two respects. 1. In respect of what it implieth. 2. In respect of what it expresseth. First, it implieth thus much, sc. that even the Holy Prophet himself had no small combat and conflict within himself what to do in such a juncture of time as that was, when it was told the house of David,