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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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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Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.
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London :: Printed by George Miller, and are to be sold by Thomas Underhill ...,
1641.
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God -- Promises.
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
Man (Theology)
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"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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47631.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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Comforts to GODS people in spirituall desertions.
1. LEt them Consider, that this hath be∣fallen the best of GODS servants. Job 6.4, 13.16.9. David,* 1.1 Psal. 6. & 77. and CHRIST himselfe, Mat. 27.46. CHRIST (saith Greenham) was forsaken for a few houres, David for a few moneths, and Iob for a few yeares.
2. GOD doth not forsake them, Heb. 13.5.* 1.2Esay 49.15, 16. but seemes to forsake them.
3. Desertion is but short, com∣pared with the time of mercy, For a small moment have I forsa∣ken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee, for
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a moment; but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer,* 1.3Esay 54.7, 8.
He will not alwaies chide, nei∣ther will hee keepe his anger for∣ever, Psal. 103.9. The LORD will not cast off for ever, but though he cause griefe, yet will he have com∣passion according to the multitude of his mercies, Lam. 3.31, 32.
4. GOD waites for a fit sea∣son of shewing his favour toward them, Esay 30.18.
We ought to live by faith, Hab. 2.4. waiting for GOD who hides his face,* 1.4 Esay 8.17. and to stirre up our selves to lay hold on our GOD, Esay 64.7. that is an ex∣cellent place, Esay 50.10.
Notes
* 1.1
Luther con∣fesseth of himselfe, that after his conver∣sion, he lay three yeares in despara∣tion.