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…

Much more might be said in manifesting the wrong, which in this kind our Adversaries do to the Christian Church, and in manifesting the blindness of those, that suffer themselves to belled with such blind guides. Blessed be God that hath delivered us out of that worse then Egyptian darkness.

Much more might be said in manifesting the wrong, which in this kinde our Adversaries doe to the Christian Church, and in manifesting the blindenesse of those, that suffer themselves to beled with such blinde guides. Blessed be God that hath delivered us out of that worse then Egyptian darknesse.

The progress of Gods providence unto the better,¹ gives us information in their folly, who on too great admiration of those external glorious types, which were ⟨p. 23⟩under the Law, do wish the continuance of them still: as such a Temple as Solomon built, such Cherubims, such Altars, such Tables, such Candle-sticks, such Lavers, such Priestly vestments, and other such vessels and instruments, as were precious in their matter, being of pure and fine brass, silver, gold, fine linen, silk, scarlet, pearls, precious stones, and very curious in their workmanship, and glorious to the sight. Herein they manifest their folly, in that they do not understand nor discern the excellency of those spiritual and celestial things which God hath now provided for his Church: whereof those external and earthly, though seemingly glorious types,² were but shadows and figures; herein they show themselves like to our first Parents, who were deceived with the fair show and pleasant taste of the forbidden fruit.

The progresse of Gods providence unto the better,¹ gives us information in their folly, who on too great admiration of those externall glorious types, which were