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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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1. In leavening their counsels with their own folly. aGods Power and the efficacy of his providence, is not more clearly manifested in any thing then in his effectual working in the debates, advises, consultations and Reasonings of his Enemies: compassing his ends by their Inventions. When God is in none of the thoughts of men by his fear, he is in them all by his providence. The Sun is operative with his heat, where he reacheth not with his light, and hath an influence on precious Minerals, in the depths and dark bottoms of Rocks and Mountains. The all piercing providence of God, dives into the deep counsels of the Hearts of the sons of men, and brings out precious Gold from thence, where the gracious light of his countenance, shines not at all. Men freely advise, debate, use and improve their own Reasons, Wisdom, Interests, not once casting an eye to the Almighty, and yet all this while do his work, more then their own. All the counsellings, plottings, of Josephs Brethren, all the transactions of the Jews, Herod, and Filate about the death of Christ, with other the like instances abundantly prove it. Take a few instances, wherein God made his Bow quite naked in the counsels of his and our enemies.
1. In leavening their counsels with their own folly. aGods Power and the efficacy of his providence, is not more clearely manifested in any thing then in his effectuall working in the debates, advises, consultations and Reasonings of his Enemies: compassing his ends by their Inventions. When God is in none of the thoughts of men by his feare, he is in them all by his providence. The Sun is operative with his heate, where he reacheth not with his light, and hath an influence on pretious Mineralls, in the depths and darke bottomes of Rocks and Mountaines. The allpeircing providence of God, dives into the deepe counsells of the Hearts of the sons of men, and brings out pretious Gold from thence, where the gratious light of his countenance, shines not at all. Men freely advise, debate, use and improve their own Reasons, Wisdome, Interests, not once casting an eye to the Almighty, and yet all this while do his work, more then their own. All the counsellings, plottings, of Josephs Brethren, all the transactions of the Jewes, Herod, and Filate about the death of Christ, with other the like instances abundantly prove it. Take a few instances, wherein God made his Bow quite naked in the counsells of his and our enemies.