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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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Eze. 37 3. The Prophet professeth that the deliverance promised was beyond his apprehension. Son of man can these bones live and I answered O Lord God thou knowest. The Lord intimates in the following verses, that he will provide a means, for his Church's recovery, when it seemeth as remote therefrom, as▪ dry bones scattered upon the face of the Earth are from a mighty living Army. This he calls opening their graves, v. 12, 13.
Eze. 37 3. The Prophet professeth that the deliverance promised was beyond his apprehension. Son of man can these bones live and I answered O Lord God thou knowest. The Lord intimates in the following verses, that he will provide a means, for hisChurches recovery, when it seemeth as remote therefrom, as▪ dry bones scattered upon the face of the Earth are from a mighty living Army. This he calls opening their graves, v. 12, 13.
Because he would have his people wholly wrapped up in his All-sufficiency. 1Not to straighten themselves, with what their faith can ken in a promise: much less to what their reason can perceive in appearance. In the application of promises to particular trials and extremities, Faith oftentimes is exceedingly disturbed, either in respect of persons, or things, or seasons. But when it will wholly swallow up it self in All-sufficiency, the fountain of all promises, there is no place for fear or disputing. Have your souls in spiritual trials never bin driven from all your outworks, unto this main fort? Hath not all hold of promises in time of trial given place to temptations, ⟨p. 53⟩until you have fallen down in All-sufficiency, and their found peace? God accounts a flight to the strong Tower of his Name, to be the most excellent Valour. This is faiths first, proper, and most immediate Object: To particular promises it is drawn out, on particular occasions: here is or should be its constant abode: