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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.
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.
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,1 the soul of it, can be crushed. This was a very gracious promise, and a great good.
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 heele, set forth Satans attempts against the mysticall body of Christ and his annoying of the same in many respects: But so as the heele only the externall condition of the foresaid body, not the head,1 the soule of it, can be crushed. This was a very gracious promise, and a great good.
- 1Gen. 6. 18. 1 Pet. 3. 21. Beza transsere. [Greek or Hebrew] correspondens exem lar. Vide annotat ejus majors in hunc locum Suidas, ait [Greek or Hebrew], sumi prosimilitudine.Gen. 6. 18. 1 Pet. 3. 21. Beza transsere. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 correspondens exem lar. Vide annotat ejus majores in hunc locum Suidas, ait 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, sumi prosimilitudine.