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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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This Attribute of his Lordship, in which a great part of his Name consists, God will have known in respect of spiritual things; Exod. 33.19. Rom. 9.15, 16, 18. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. In respect of temporal things: Job, though he knew this truth in an high degree, and sanctified God accordingly, Job 1.21, 22. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the Name of the Lord: yet God takes much pains to teach him, and he suffered much pain to learn it better; and which is much to be observed, God taketh not his hand off from him, until he had profited accordingly, and confessed his folly in complaining of Gods dealing with him, and desiring to dispute with God, as unsatisfied concerning his proceedings with him, against whom he was moved without a cause: Compare Job 2.3. and 13.2. and 40.3, 4, 5. and 42.1, 6. God abased Nebuchadnezzar (that ⟨p. 96⟩child of pride) by teaching him this lesson, though with seven years sharp discipline: And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with b asts of the field, they shall make thee to eat grass as Oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the Kingdoms of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, Dan. 4.32, 17, 25, 35. We do not know our selves, till we acknowledge Gods absolute Right over us; nor do we acknowledge the glory of Grace, till we see his Will as the first Cause thereof; nor do we acknowledge the glory of his Will, until we acknowledge and acquiesce in his Will, as the Rule of Righteousness, the first supreme and satisfactory Reason of all things and all events. Christ rests here: Even so Father, for so it seemeth good in thy sight,