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“If God has given you but a small portion of the world, yet if you are godly He has promised never to forsake you (Heb. 13:5). Providence has ordered that condition for you which is really best for your eternal good. If you had more of the world than you have, your heads and hearts might not be able to manage it to your advantage.”

Quote by John Flavel

Book:The Mystery of Providence

Work

The Mystery of Providence

This book delves into the philosophical and theological discussions surrounding the belief in a divine presence that guides and shapes human events. It examines the historical and cultural contexts in which the concept of providence has been interpreted and its relevance to contemporary life. more

Author

John Flavel (1627-1691) was a prominent English author and theologian, whose works hold a significant place in Puritan literature. He is best known for his book 'The Mystery of Providence,' which explores the role of God in human life. more

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Author:John Flavel

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“Ah, did we but rightly understand what the demerit of sin is, we would rather admire the bounty of God than complain of the straithandedness of Providence. And if we did but consider that there lies upon God no obligation of justice or gratitud to reward any of our duties, it would cure our murmurs (Gen. 32:10).”

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Book:The whole works of John Flavel: late minister of the gospel at Dartmouth, Devon

Source: The whole works of John Flavel: late minister of the gospel at Dartmouth, Devon

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“When the world smiles upon us, and we have got a warm nest, how do we prophesy of rest and peace in those acquisitions, thinking with good Baruch, great things for ourselves, but Providence by a particular or general calamity overturns our plans (Jer. 45:4,5), and all this to turn our hearts from the creature to God.”

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“And now let us consider and marvel that ever this great and blessed God should be so much concerned, as you have heard He is in all His providences, about such vile, despicable worms as we are! He does not need us, but is perfectly blessed and happy in Himself without us. We can add nothing to Him.”

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Author:John Flavel

“You may look upon some providences once and again, and see little or nothing in them, but look "seven times," that is, meditate often upon them, and you will see their increasing glory, like that increasing cloud (1 Kings 18:44).”

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Book:The Mystery of Providence

Source: The Mystery of Providence

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Book:The Mystery of Providence

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“Sometimes God makes use of instruments for good to His people, who designed nothing but evil and mischief to them. Thus Joseph's brethren were instrumental to his advancement in that very thing in which they designed his ruin (Gen. 50:20).”

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Book:The Mystery of Providence

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