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The heads of some sermons preached at Finnick, the 17 of August. 1662 By…
The heads of some sermons preached at Finnick, the 17 of August. 1662 By Mr William Guthry upon Matth. 14: 24, 25, 26.
S.l. : s.n., Printed in the year. 1680
The HEADS of some SERMONS PREACHED at FINNICK, The 17 of August. 16… › Matth. 14: 24, 25.
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THE Fourth Doctrine is, That, although Christ seems sometimes to be far distant from his People under their Trials, yet he doth notice them in a singular way. He saw them toiling and rowing (as Mark has it) and yet he was at Prayer all the time. For clearing you, we shall (1.) show what way Christ noticeth the Trials of his people. (2.) Why he doth so. (3.) What his noticing doth to his People in their Trials ⟨p. 4⟩(4.) What are the Trials, wherein he doth concern himself.
THE Fourth Doctrin is, That, although Christ seems sometimes to be far distant from his People under their Trials, yet he doth notice them in a singular way. He saw them toiling and rowing (as Mark has it) and yet he was at Prayer all the time. For clearing you, we shall (1.) shew what way Christ noticeth the Trials of his people. (2.) Why he doth so. (3.) What his noticeing doth to his People in their Trials ⟨p. 4⟩(4.) What are the Trials, wherein he doth concern himself.
In order to the First, He noticeth the Trials of his People, as he hath fore-ordained them in his eternal Counsel. Nothing ever befell his People but what was decreed from Everlasting. 2. He so noticeth the Trials of his People, in making them fall out for several cases, and keeping his eye upon them therein. 3. He hath not only a permissive but an active hand in setting all the instruments of their Trials on foot, whether they be Devils, or Men, or wind, or storm: he sifteth the house of Israel with a sieve, yet not one grain shall be lost. By his Providence he tristes a convenient season for the trial, and sometimes (as he did to Peter) gives them warning of it, before the Trial come, —thus night before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 4. He so noticeth the trials of his People, as to set bounds to them, that they come such and such a length, and no further; as here in the Text, he lets the Disciples toil-on till the fourth watch of the night. 5. He noticeth their Trials so as he maketh intercession to God for them anent their trials: as here he was at prayer when they were toiling and rowing in the night-time in the midst of the Sea. 6. He so noticeth their trials, that thereby he drives-on his own purposes, and makes their trials subservient thereunto.