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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE PROGRESS OF GODS Providence.THE PROGRESSE OF GODS Providence.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Hebrew is so excellent in compounding words, as it compriseth the ten words of my text in two, which are these [Greek or Hebrew] word for word, I will do good above your beginnings.
The Hebrew is so excellent in compounding words, as it compriseth the ten words of my text in two, which are these 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 word for word, I will doe good above your beginnings.
The first word compriseth under it all the blessings which God intended for his Church, not of Jews only, but of Gentiles also, and that from time to time; even from their return out of captivity, till the coming of Christ; not in the flesh only, but in glory also. The later word noting out a comparison between times and times, ⟨p. 4⟩hath relation to all the former ages of the Church, even unto those very times of their great troubles.
The first word compriseth under it all the blessings which God intended for his Church, not of Jews only, but of Gentiles also, and that from time to time; even from their return out of captivity, till the comming of Christ; not in the flesh only, but in glory also. The later word noting out a comparison between times and times, ⟨p. 4⟩hath relation to all the former ages of the Church, even unto those very times of their great troubles.
The main scope of all is,1 to set out