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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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The six forementioned days may thus be distinguished.
The six forementioned dayes may thus be distinguished.
The first from Adam to Noah: 1Wherein, besides Gods goodness in creating the world, was manifested that great evidence of mercy, in promising a Redeemer to free man from his miserable bondage under Satan, whereinto he had implunged himself; the words of the promise are these;2 It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
The first from Adam to Noah: 1Wherein, besides Gods goodnes in creating the world, was manifested that great evidence of mercy, in promising a Redeemer to free man from his miserable bondage under Satan, whereinto he had implunged himself; the words of the promise are these;2 It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.
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- 2Gen. 3. 15.
By this relative particle It, the seed of the woman, the Lord Jesus Christ is meant. The words being spoken to Satan under the serpent, by thy head, is meant Satan, and all his power: by bruising, an utter subduing of the same. The next words, Thou shalt bruise his heel, set forth Satan's attempts against the mystical body of Christ and his annoying of the same in many respects: But so as the heel only the external condition of the foresaid body, not the head,