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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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Great deliverances call for frequent Remembrances.
Thus were Rivers brought out of the Rocks: and with, or for these Rivers, God did cleave the earth, that is, either he provided channels for those streams to run in, that they might not be wasted on the surface of that sandy wilderness, but Preserved for the use of his people; or else the streams were so great and strong, that they pierced the earth, and parted channels for themselves.
Thus were Rivers brought out of the Rocks: and with, or for these Rivers, God did cleave the earth, that is, either he provided channels for those streames to run in, that they might not be wasted on the surface of that sandy wildernesse, but Preserved for the use of his people; or else the streames were so great and strong, that they pierced the earth, and parted channells for themselves.
Great Rivers of water, brought out of flinty Rocks, running into prepared channels, to refresh a sinful thirsty people, in a barren wilderness, I think is a remarkable mercy.
Great Rivers of water, brought out of flinty Rocks, running into prepared channells, to refresh a sinfull thirsty people, in a barren wildernesse, I think is a remarkeable mercy.