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Eben-ezer a memorial of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition…Eben-ezer a memoriall of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition…
Eben-ezer a memorial of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition on the first ten verses of the third chapter of the prophecy of Habakkuk in two sermons. The first preached at Colchester before his Excellency on a day of thanksgiving for the surrender thereof. The other at Rumford unto the committee who were imprisoned by the enemy Sep. 28. a day set apart unto thanksgiving for their deliverance. / By John Owen pastor of the church of God which is at Coggeshall.Eben-ezer a memoriall of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition on the first ten verses of the third chapter of the prophesie of Habakkuk in two sermons. The first preached at Colchester before his Excellency on a day of thanksgiving for the surrender thereof. The other at Rumford unto the committee who were imprisoned by the enemy Sep. 28. a day set apart unto thanksgiving for their deliverance. / By John Ovven pastor of the church of God which is at Coggeshall.
London: printed by W. Wilson, 1648
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Now this is a president, of Gods proceeding in all other engagements whatsoever. What ever it cost him, he will spare nothing to make them good to the uttermost. He is our Rock and his work is perfect. A good man, if he want not power, will go through with his serious promises though he be engaged to his own hurt, Psal. 15. 4. The power of the mighty God is serviceable to his will to the utmost. He cannot will, what he cannot do. His will and power are essentially the same. And his power shall not be wanting to execute what his goodness hath moved him to engage unto, for his own glory.
Now this is a president, of Gods proceeding in all other engagements whatsoever. What ever it cost him, he will spare nothing to make them good to the uttermost. He is our Rock and his worke is perfect. A good man, if he want not power, will go through with his serious promises though he be ingaged to his own hurt, Psal. 15. 4. The power of the mighty God is serviceable to his will to the utmost. He cannot will, what he cannot do. His will and power are essentially the same. And his power shall not be wanting to execute what his goodnesse hath moved him to engage unto, for his own glory.
Deut. 32. 4. He is the rock and his work is perfect, all his ways 1are judgement, a God of truth, and without iniquity. Here are many Attributes of God to make good this one thing, that his work is perfect. His [Greek or Hebrew], self-sufficiency, Perfection, Righteousness. I will pitch on One, He is a God of Truth. So he is again called Psal. 31. 5. and in other places. The Truth of God in his promises and engagements, requires an accomplishment of them what ever it cost, what power soever is required thereunto. This the Saints make their bottom to seek it. Remember thy loving kindness, which thou swarest in thy Truth,