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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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That they may thereby be prepared to follow him, and serve 1him in the great works he hath for them to do. Great works are to be done without great encouragements. If God appears not in light, who can expect he should appear in operation? He that is called to serve providence in high things, without some especial 2discovery of God, works in the dark, and knows not whither he goes, nor what he doth. Such a one travails in the wilderness, without a directing cloud. Clear shining from God, must be at the bottom of deep labouring with God. What is the reason, that so many in our days, set their hands to the plough, and look back again? begin to serve providence in great things, but cannot finish? give over in the heat of the day! They never had any such Revelation of the mind of God upon their spirits, such a discovery of his excellencies, as might serve for a bottom of such undertakings. Men must know that if God hath not appeared to them in brightness, and showed them the horns in his hand, hid from others, though they think highly of themselves, they'll deny God twice and thrice, before the close of the work of this Age. If you have no great discoveries, you will wax vain in great undertakings. Now workings on old bottoms, are like new wine in old bottles, both are spoiled and lost. The day is the time of work, and that because of the light thereof: those who have not light may be spared to go to bed.
That they may thereby be prepared to follow him, and serve 1him in the great works he hath for them to do. Great works are to be done without great incouragements. If God appeares not in light, who can expect he should appeare in operation? He that is called to serve providence in high things, without some especiall 2discovery of God, works in the darke, and knowes not whither he goes, nor what hee doth. Such a one travailes in the wildernesse, without a directing cloud. Cleare shining from God, must be at the bottome of deepe labouring with God. What is the reason, that so many in our days, set their hands to the plow, and looke back againe? begin to serve providence in great things, but cannot finish? give over in the heat of the day! They never had any such Revelation of the mind of God upon their spirits, such a discovery of his excellencies, as might serve for a bottome of such undertakings. Men must know that if God hath not appeared to them in brightnesse, and shewed them the hornes in his hand, hid from others, though they thinke highly of themselves, they'l deny God twice and thrice, before the close of the work of this Age. If you have no great discoveries, you will wex vaine in great undertakings. Now workings on old bottomes, are like new wine in old bottels, both are spoyled and lost. The day is the time of work, and that because of the light thereof: those who have not light may be spared to go to bed.