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A theological epitome or Divine compend apparently manifesting Gods great love and mercie towards man: notwithstanding of mans perverse disposition, and continuall vnthankefulnesse towards his God. By Iohn Kennedie.; Theological epitome.
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Kennedy, John, fl. 1626.
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where And then gainst Moses did complaine when as they camped there TO Marah when they came at last they knew not what to thinke The waters had so bitter taste thereof they could not drinke This place was Marah calde to name or bitternesse for why The bitter taste from water came no Isralite could try And now gainst Moses murmure fast those people vndescreet Till GOD shew him a tree which cast in waters made them sweet An ordinance GOD made them heare and heere the people prov'd Of all the world to him most deare and best of him belov'd Yet when to wildernesse of Sin they came betwixt Sinai And Elim they againe begin to murmure and to cry 'Gainst Moses and Aaron the Priest wishing that by GODS hand In Egypt they had died at least when ere they left that land For when quoth they by Egypts pots wee sate well stuffde with flesh The bellies full of bread GOD wots wee eate did vs refresh Now GOD at evening store of quaile sent them the morning tyde Great store of Manna without faile lay on the mountaine side Six dayes they did the same collect for each an Omer full Heere men may marke a strange effect though that their braines bee dull GODS providence to them was such when they collect this meat None had too little nor too much to spare or yet to eate The sixt day they collected still as much as serv'd the morne The seventh or Sabbath day GODS will was it should bee forborne Yet diverse went that day to proue to find it on the ground But GOD the occasion did remoue of sinne for none was found Some others heapt it vp therefore though GOD did them forbid Vild crauling wormes they got in store in that which they had hid And yet into their Sabbaths food though it was a long kept GODS providence to them was good no vermine therein crept At last they came to Rephidim where they did much annoy Their GOD for now they raile on him that did them there convoy Because they could no water find they murmurde at the first 'Gainst Moses saying is't thy minde to kill vs heere with thirst Then Moses cryde vnto the LORD saying what shall I doe This people all with one accord to stone mee almost goe Then GOD againe to Moses spake and there did him direct Elders of Israell to take and rod of great respect Into his hand wherewith Hee smote the river for behold Thy name I will still saue from blotte as I haue oft thee told In Horeb on the rocke I 'le stand before thee thou shall smite The Rock with rod then I 'le command the water out come quite That all the people then may drinke then Moses did so right Then through the Rocke the waters sinke in Israels Elders sight Then Massah called hee the place and Maribah because Of Israels contentious cace whose temptings had no pause Now by those proofes wee may perceiue that GODS great mercie yet Is towards man though hee as slaue to sinne doth sinne commit Though Sarah old did misbelieue GODS promise to her made And through weak faith her God did grieue God kept what he had said Though Heaven and earth shall passe away and starrs and Sunne and Moone GODS blessed Word shall neere decay what Hee speaks shall be done For at appointed tyme hee came which Sarah thought o'regone And did returne to Abraham and Sarah had a sonne In whose seed are the Nations blest of all the spatious earth In whom wee liue wee moue and rest blest bee that Virgin birth The covenant which GOD did make with Abraham Hee kept For Abrams seed did never lacke things needfull though they slept And though they did their GOD offend for Abrams sake therefore Though GOD in Egypt did them send Hee guards them evermore And when their number greater was that Pharoh waxt affraide Of them yet would not let them passe but still their journey staide GOD then in Egypt wonders wrought and by his mightie hand Through the red sea his people brought drownd all did them gainstand Yet at Pihahiroth and Shur at Marah and at Sin And Meribah they made great sturre murmuring themselues within Though so they did and that God swore that these should not enjoy The fertile land was them before GOD did their seed convoy For Abrams sake to that same land which Hee to him had sworne To giue his seed to whom as sand in number should bee borne Thus may wee see GODS clemencie was is and doth remaine Still towards ingrate man though hee can ne're from sinne refraine Wee see GODS people whom He lovde did tempt Him every way The justest man that ever movde seven times doth sinne a day Then happie are they who die yong they fewer sinnes commit Yet babes who lack the speach of tongue are not found free of it For though they 're free of actuall sinne yet sinne originall Which did in Paradise beginne to hell will bring vs all Vnlesse GODS mercie vs prevent by Faith into CHRISTS blood Wee haue our liues in sinne so spent nought els can doe vs good For since Adam and Eue did sinne and towards GOD rebell In them did then our sinne beginne by which wee merite Hell And if a man though ne're so strong doe wrong but one his like Must hee not satisfie that wrong or els let justice strike Much more then man offends his GOD who 's partie both and judge And in His hand holds justice rod where can man haue refudge Likewise our fault is found so great we can it ne're amend Therefore Gods iustice doth vs threat with shame and fearefull end But heere Gods mercie doth preuaile and pacifies his wrath He satisfaction for our faile desires and not our death But what way can wee satisfie Our God for our offence Our liues yea soules in no degree our misse can recompense Yet since God sees that wee no way can expiate his ire Hee pities vs if wee assay to doe his blest desire And then himselfe the way finds out himselfe to pacifie Gods mercie great is without doubt heere towards man wee see For why the Lord the balme doth finde to salue vp Sathans wound Which men could never call to minde who most in witt abound CHRISTS precious blood it is the balme that salues each Soule its sore And makes sinnes surging seas be calme which Sathans rage made roare It is the ransome must vs saue from Sathan hell and death The meanes to raise vs from the graue to gaine eternall breath So since we see the LORD doth please to saue those who repent And salue their sin-sicke Soules disease through grace when they relent Then let vs striue Him to obey and glorifie His name Who loues not see His children stray nor yet to suffer shame In sinners death the LORD of blesse doth not delyte beleeue For Hee hath sworne that He doth wish them to repent and liue Hee bids them knock Hee open shall aske and they shall receiue Seeke and they 'le find and this is all that any heart can craue Should then not wee our GOD still loue who both our horne exalts And for our well who from aboue beggs pardon for our faults If that a man condemnde to die were saved by a Knight Or some great man would then not hee serue that man day and night Through sinne we are condemnd to hell the great and second death GOD who in mercie doth excell vs saues by sacred Faith And more than this His only Child Hee gaue vnto the crosse For our offences great and vild the guiltlesse life did losse And whilst his lyfe they tooke away Our Blessed LORD said so Forgiue them FATHER I Thee pray they know not what they doe Should wee not then still endevore to serue the LORD of life Who hath vs saved evermore from death and Sathans strife Who framde vs likewise all of nought and did our Soules redeeme From death and hell whilst Sathan sought of blesse vs to exeeme For first our GOD graunts to receiue amends for our misdeed And since amends Hee cannot haue Himselfe finds the remeed And last of all Hee is content Himselfe the mends to make And for our sinnes Hee doth assent His owne Sonnes life to take What obligation then haue wee towards our gratious LORD Who hath from hell thus set vs free O then in one accord In Faith and loue with hearts contreit let vs our spirits raise And yeeld to Father Sonne and Spreit Thanks Honour Glorie Praise FINIS