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The progress of divine providence, set out in a sermon preached in the Abbey…The progresse of divine providence, set out in a sermon preached in the Abbey…
The progress of divine providence, set out in a sermon preached in the Abbey Church of Westminster before the house of Peers, on the 24th of September, 1645. being the day of their monthly fast. / By William Gouge, one of the members of the Assembly.The progresse of divine providence, set out in a sermon preached in the Abbey Church of Westminster before the house of Peers, on the 24th of September, 1645. being the day of their monethly fast. / By William Gouge, one of the members of the Assembly.
London: printed by G.M. for Joshua Kirton next Goldsmiths-hall, 1645London: printed by G.M. for Ioshua Kirton next Goldsmiths-hall, 1645
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THE PROGRESS OF GODS Providence.THE PROGRESSE OF GODS Providence.
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3. God put off his best things to the last times,1 because in his unsearchable wisdom he ordained, that his Son should be sent into the world in the later age thereof; that thereby he might be known to be the best of Gods gifts, and to excel all other gifts, that were before conferred upon the Church.2 He is said to be sent forth when the fullness of time was come. The Church had been as a breeding woman.3 She began first to conceive, when God made the promise of the woman's seed. She grew bigger and bigger through many other promises, prophecies, types and figures, whereby her hope in the Messiah was nourished. At the fullness of time she travelled, and brought forth this long expected man-child. The better ⟨p. 19⟩things, which were now brought to pass in this fullness of time, added much to the honour of him that was then born: then was the fullness of Gods grace and goodness manifested: so as this God thus ordered even for the honour of his Son.
3. God put off his best things to the last times,1 because in his unsearchable wisdom he ordained, that his Sonne should be sent into the world in the later age thereof; that thereby he might be known to be the best of Gods gifts, and to excell all other gifts, that were before conferred upon the Church.2 He is said to be sent forth when the fullnesse of time was come. The Church had been as a breeding woman.3 She began first to conceive, when God made the promise of the womans seed. She grew bigger and bigger through many other promises, prophecies, types and figures, whereby her hope in the Messiah was nourished. At the fullnesse of time she travelled, and brought forth this long expected man-childe. The better ⟨p. 19⟩