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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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Secondly, he had horns coming out of his hand. So the words most properly, though by some, otherwise rendered. That ohorns in Scripture are taken for strength and power needs no proving. The mighty power of God which he made appear to his people, in that glorious representation of his Majesty on Mount Sinai, is by this phrase expressed. There his Chariots were seen to be twenty thousands, even many thousands of Angels, and the Lord among them in that holy place, Psal. 68. 19. There they perceived that he had horns in his hand: An Almighty power to do what he pleased. Whence it is added, And there was the hiding of his power. Though the appearance of it was very great and glorious, yet it was but small to the everlastingly hidden depths of his omnipotency:
Secondly, he had hornes comming out of his hand. So the words most properly, though by some, otherwise rendred. That ohornes in Scripture are taken for strength and power needs no proving. The mighty power of God which he made appear to his people, in that glorious representation of his Majesty on Mount Sinai, is by this phrase expressed. There his Chariots were seene to be twenty thousands, even many thousands of Angels, and the Lord among them in that holy place, Psal. 68. 19. There they perceived that he had hornes in his hand: An Almighty power to do what he pleased. Whence it is added, And there was the hiding of his power. Though the appearance of it was very great and glorious, yet it was but small to the everlastingly hidden depths of his omnipotency:
- oDeut: 33. 17. Psal. 75. 10. Zech: 1. 18.