Caryl - Houston-Packer Collection BS1415 .C37 v10

To the Chriftian Reader. vs to afaire folution or removall of thofe doubts which arife about the queftionor matter in debatee. The twodiflin61 poynts produced by Eii1]er, are, Firft, about Revelation, or how God is pleafed to manifeft his mindand will toman. Secondly, about Mediation, or the meanes which God bathgracï- oufly afforded man to Neale thofe breaches, which fin bathmade between Godandhim, and fo either fir, ftly,or afrefb toreconcile man againe tohimfelfe. The Former ofthefe is handled(chap: 3 3 . v. t 4, z ,, t 6, i 7.) For God fpeaketh once, yea twice, thoughmanperceiveth it not. In a dream,in a vi. Eton of the night, when deepe fleepe falleth upon men:Then he openeth the cares of men,and feal- eth their intruion, that he may withdraw man fromhis purpofe, and hide pride from man. And thus, as it isPaid in the verfefollowing, He keep_ eth back his foule from the pit, and his life from perifhing by the fword ; that is, thefe fpeakings ofGod are by thefaxingpower aizd Spirit ofGod made e f feilcall for his falvation both temporall andeternal. The latter is handled in the fame chapter, begin- ningat the 2 3a verfe to the endofthe 3oth.If there be a meffenger (or Angel) with him , an inter- preter, oneamong a thoufand,to thew untoman his uprightnefs : thenhe is gracious unto him,and faith,

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