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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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For the first, that which in the beginning of the verse, he calls Gods work, in the close of it, he termeth mercy: and the reviving of his work, is interpreted to be a remembering mercy. These two expressions then are parallel. The reviving of Gods work towards his people, is a re-acting of mercy: a bringing forth the fruits thereof, and that in the midst of the execution of wrath, as a man in the midst of another, remembering a business of more importance, instantly turneth away, and applieth himself thereunto.
For the first, that which in the beginning of the verse, he calls Gods work, in the close of it, he termeth mercy: and the reviving of his work, is interpreted to be a remembring mercy. These two expressions then are paralell. The reviving of Gods work towards his people, is a re-acting of mercy: a bringing forth the fruits therof, and that in the midst of the execution of wrath, as a man in the midst of another, remembring a businesse of more importance, instantly turneth away, and applyeth himself thereunto.
Acts of mercy are Gods proper work towards his people, which he will 1certainly awake, and keep alive in the saddest times. Mercy you see is his work, his proper work, as he calleth Judgement his strange Act: Isaiah 28. 21. He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy: Micah 7. 18. This is his proper work; though it seem to sleep, he will Awake it, though it seem to die, he will revive it. Can a woman forget her child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea they may forget, yet will I not forget thee: behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands, thy walls are continually before me, Isaiah 49. 16, 17.
Acts of mercy are Gods proper work towards his people, which he will