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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 fifth day was from Israels going into captivity to Christs ascension into Heaven.1 This day, for the greatest part thereof, was indeed a dismal day. Yet the delivering of Israel out of the Babylonish captivity, was a more clear and full type of our redemption by Christ, then any former deliverance:2 whereupon it is said, It shall no more be said, ⟨p. 15⟩The Lord liveth that brought the children of Israel up out of the land of Egypt: but the Lord liveth that brought up the children of Israel from the lands of the North, and from all the land whither he had driven them. The re-edifying of the Temple, was also a principal type of Christs resurrection: and of this Temple it is said,3 The glory of this later house, shall be greater then of the former: so as these added much to the glory of this day. But in that the Lord Christ was in the evening of this day actually exhibited: and the things accomplished, which were prefigured by the legal types, and fore-told by the ancient Prophets, the goodness of God manifested in this day, far exceeded that which was in former days. In this respect it is said of John the Baptist, who saw and made known that promised Messiah, and was the first that directly pointed him out,4 saying, Behold the Lamb of God: Of him it is said, among them that are borne of women, there hath not risen a greater. This was the surpassing glory of the fifth day.
The fifth day was from Israels going into captivity to Christs ascension into Heaven.1 This day, for the greatest part thereof, was indeed a dismall day. Yet the delivering of Israel out of the Babylonish captivity, was a more cleare and full type of our redemption by Christ, then any former deliverance:2 whereupon it is said, It shall no more be said, ⟨p. 15⟩