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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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6. In the beginning of the sixth day, there were painful and faithful preachers of the Gospel, zealous and pious professors of the true faith: merciful and charitable brethren: constant and courageous Martyrs.
6. In the beginning of the sixt day, there were painfull and faithfull preachers of the Gospel, zealous and pious professours of the true faith: mercifull and charitable brethren: constant and couragious Martyrs.
These being reserved to the beginning of the last day, wherein the better things were exhibited, answerably carried themselves, and were in many respects better then such as lived before them.
Should not we then who live in the later part of the last day (to which better things are reserved then in the former part) endeavour to be better then all the former? What a shame is it to us to be so ignorant, so superstitious, so doubtful, so fearful, so cold and backward to good, so impatient, so discontent, so worldly, so wicked, as many of us are?1 If the men of Nineveh, and Queen of the South shall rise up in judgement against the Jews, who lived in Christs time: much more shall such as lived either in the beginning of this last day, or in other days before it, rise up in judgement against us. I will conclude this point, and my Sermon too,2 with that inference which an Apostle makes upon a like ground, in these words, Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.