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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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This day is this Doctrine fulfilled before us. Gods Bow made quite naked according to his Word. We are less then all the 1Truth he hath showed unto us. Though great working and mighty power hath been required, such as he hath not shown in our days, nor in the days of our Fathers, yet the Lord hath not stood at it, for his words sake, wherein he hath made us put our trust. I speak of the General mercies we have received. The surrender of Colchester the particular celebrated this day, though marching in the Rear for time, is for the weight in the Van. A mercy of the first magnitude. Essex hath seen more power, in a three months recovery, then in the protection of six years.
This day is this Doctrine fulfilled before us. Gods Bow made quite naked according to his Word. We are lesse then all the 1Truth hee hath shewed unto us. Though great working and mighty power hath been required, such as he hath not shewen in our dayes, nor in the dayes of our Fathers, yet the Lord hath not stood at it, for his words sake, wherein he hath made us put our trust. I speake of the Generall mercies we have received. The surrender of Colchester the particular celebrated this day, though marching in the Reare for time, is for the weight in the Van. A mercy of the first magnitude. Essex hath seene more power, in a three moneths recovery, then in the protection of six years.
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That the mouths of men are stopped, and their faces filled with shame, who made it their trade to revile and threaten the Saints of God, that the adverse strength, which hath lien hid these seven years, should be drawn forth united and broken to pieces; that the people of God, divided, and mutually exasperated through their abuse of peace, should by the sword of a common enemy, and the help of a common friend, have their wrath abated, their counsels united, and their persons set in a hopeful way, of closing or forbearance; that God by their own counsels should shut up men collected from su dry parts to ruin others, in a City with Gates and Walls for their own ruin; that they should deny peace tendered upon such conditions, because of the exigencies of the time, as might have left them power, as well as will for a further mischief; that such salvation should go forth in other parts, as that the proceedings here, should not be interrupted; that the bitter service which men here underwent, should ever and anon be sweetened with refreshing tidings from other places, to keep up they spirits in wet, watching, cold and loss of blood; All these I say, and sundry others, such like things as these, are the Lords doing, and marvellous in our eyes. Especially let us Remember how in three things the Lord made his Bow quite naked in this late deliverance.