A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...

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Title: A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...
Author: Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.
Publication: London :: Printed by George Miller, and are to be sold by Thomas Underhill ...,; 1641.
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Subject terms: God -- Promises.; Christian life -- Early works to 1800.; Man (Theology)
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11. Meekenesse. Promises. 1. Of Meekenesse.

The Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe, and the Leopard shall lie downe with the Kid: and the Calfe, and the young Lyon, and the fal∣ling together, and a little child shall leade them. And the Cow and

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the Beare shall feed, their young ones shall lie downe together, &c. Esay 11.6, 7, 8. whereby is signi∣fied, that men once converted, shall be so changed and altered, that if they were never so fierce and cruell against the Church, and one against another before, yet they shall be framed to a peace∣able and meeke disposition to∣wards all men.

Promises. 2. To Meekenesse.* 1.1

1. Protection, The meeke are under GODS protection, in a speciall manner, Psal. 76.9.

He will beautifie the meeke with salvation, Psal. 149.4. They shall be hid in the day of the LORDS wrath, Zeph. 2.3. Hee will rebuke aright for all the meeke of the earth, Esay 11.4.

2. Advancement, The LORD lifteth up the meeke, Psal. 147.6.

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3. Instruction, The meeke will hee guide in iudgement, and the meeke will he teach his way, Psal. 25.9.

4. The inheritance of the whole earth: this appeares both in the Old and New Testament, Psal. 37.11. Mat 5.5. Such a man shall have the earth as an heyre, he shall hold it by right of adoption, as the word in the Ori∣ginall signifieth.

5. Blessednesse, Mat. 5.5. Blessed are the meeke.

Notes

* 1.1

God hath promised to water this grace with secret ioyes and easefull re∣freshings, Esay 29 19. Mat. 11.29.

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