A90266:39
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Word is once in another place (and no more) used in the title of a Song: and that is Psalm 7 Siggaion of David: and it is variously rendered. It seems to be taken from the word, [Greek or Hebrew] erravit, to err, or wander variously. Prov. 5. 20. the word is used for delight, to stray with delight. In her love [Greek or Hebrew] thou shalt err with delight, we have translated it, be ravished, noting Affections out of order. The word then holds out a delightful wandering, and variety: and this literally, because those two Songs Psal. 7. and Hab. 3. are not tied to any one certain kind of metre, but have various verses for the more delight: which, though it be not proper to them alone, yet in them the Holy Ghost, would have it especially noted:
The Word is once in another place (and no more) used in the title of a Song: and that is Psalme 7 Siggaion of David: and it is variously rendred. It seemes to be taken from the word, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 erravit, to erre, or wander variously. Prov. 5. 20. the word is used for delight, to stray with delight. In her love 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 thou shalt erre with delight, we have translated it, be ravished, noting Affections out of order. The word then holds out a delightfull wandring, and variety: and this litterally, because those two Songs Psal. 7. and Hab. 3. are not tyed to any one certain kind of meeter, but have various verses for the more delight: which, though it be not proper to them alone, yet in them the Holy Ghost, would have it especially noted: