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The right wayThe right vvay
The right way: or A direction for obtaining good success in a weighty enterprise. Set out in a sermon preached on the 12th of September, 1648. before the Lords on a day of humiliation for a blessing on a treaty between His Majesties and the Parliaments commissioners. / By W. Gouge.The right vvay: or A direction for obtaining good successe in a weighty enterprise. Set out in a sermon preached on the 12th of September, 1648. before the Lords on a day of humiliation for a blessing on a treaty between His Majesties and the Parliaments commissioners. / By W. Gouge.
London: printed by A. Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1648London: printed by A. Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1648
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O let us make earnest and instant prayer without ceasing to our God, that he would send down his Spirit to be a Commissioner among other Commissioners that are to treat about peace: yea that his Spirit would be in every of the Commissioners, and in our King and Parliament also, to bring their spirits to yield to that which may make to a good peace: So as mercy and truth may meet together, and righteousness and peace kiss each other, Psal. 85. 10. The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord as rivers of water: he turneth it whither soever he vvill, Prov. 21.
O let us make earnest and instant praier without ceasing to our God, that he would send down his Spirit to be a Commissioner among other Commissioners that are to treat about peace: yea that his Spirit would be in every of the Commissioners, and in our King and Parliament also, to bring their spirits to yeeld to that which may make to a good peace: So as mercie and truth may meet together, and righteousnes and peace kisse each other, Psal. 85. 10. The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord as rivers of vvater: he turneth it vvhither soever he vvill, Prov. 21.
This phrase, Rivers of water, may be here used metaphorically or literally. If metaphorically, the metaphor may be taken from Gardeners, or marsh-keepers, who use to let in streams of water into their gardens, orchards, or meadows, when and where they think good: and to let them out when they will. If literally, the phrase may have reference to former acts of Gods turning waters from their natural course, as it pleased him. For the Lord caused the sea to go back, and thereby saved the Israelites, but destroyed the Egyptians, Exod. 14. 21, &c He made also the waters of Jordan to stay their course, till all Israel passed over into Canaan,