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God's promise to his plantations
God's promise to his plantations; [Three lines from Samuel] / As it was delivered in a sermon by John Cotton, B.D. and preacher of God's word in Boston. ; [Seven lines from Psalms]
Boston: printed by William Jones for John Bellamy, 1686
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.
Quest. But it may be demanded, How was this promise fulfilled by the people, seeing after this time they met with many Persecutions; at home and abroad: many sons of wickedness afflicted them. Jeroboam was a son of wickedness, and so was Ahab, and A•oz, and divers others?
Ans. 1. Because after David's time they had more Settledness than before.
Ans. 1. Because after David's time they had more Setledness than before.
2. To the Godly these promises were fulfilled in Christ.
3. Though this promise was made, that others should not wrong them; yet it follows not, but that they might wrong themselves, by trespassing against God, and so expose themselves to affliction. Whilst they continued God's plantation, they were a noble Vine, a right Seed: but if Israel will destroy themselves, the fault is in themselves. And yet even in their Captivity, the good amongst them, God graciously provided for: The Basket of good Figs God sent into the land of Chaldea for their good,