A90266:44
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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Neither on the other side will he be always chiding: his anger shall not burn for ever very sore. It is our infirmity (at the least) if we say, God hath forgotten to be gracious, and shut up his tender mercies in displeasure: Psal. 77. 9. But laying one thing against another, he keeps the heart of his, in an even balance, in a continual dependence upon himself: that they may neither be wanton through mercy, nor discouraged by too much oppression. Our tender Father is therefore, neither always feeding, nor always correcting. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear nor dark: but it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord: not day nor night, but it shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light: saith the Prophet Zech. 14. 6, 7. seeking out Gods dispensations towards his, ending in Joy and Light in the Evening.
Neither on the other side will he be always chiding: his anger shall not burne for ever very sore. It is our infirmity (at the least) if we say, God hath forgotten to be gracious, and shut up his tender mercies in displeasure: Psal. 77. 9. But laying one thing against another, he keepes the heart of his, in an even ballance, in a continuall dependance upon himselfe: that they may neither be wanton through mercy, nor discouraged by too much oppression. Our tender Father is therefore, neither always feeding, nor alwayes correcting. And it shall come to passe in that day, that the light shall not be cleare nor darke: but it shall be one day which shall bee knowne to the Lord: not day nor night, but it shall come to passe that at evening time it shall be light: saith the Prophet Zech. 14. 6, 7. seeking out Gods dispensations towards his, ending in Joy and Light in the Evening.
Labour to have your hearts right tuned for songs on Sigionoth sweetly to answer all Gods dispensations in their choice variety. That instrument will make no music, that hath but some strings