God Made Visible in His Works, Title page – Dedication
GOD MADE VISIBLE IN HIS WORKES, OR, A TREATISE OF THE EXTERNALL Workes of GOD.
First, in Generall, out of the words of the Psalmist,
Psal. 135.6.
Secondly, in Particular of the Creation, out of the words of MOSES, GENESIS,
Chap. 1. and 2.
Thirdly, of GODS actuall Providence.
By George Walker B. of Divinity, and Pastour of St. John Evangelists Church in LONDON.
ROM. 1.20.
For the invisible things of him from the Creation of the world are clearly seene, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternall Power and God-head, so that they are without excuse.
London, Printed by G.M. for John Bartlet at the signe of the gilt Cup, neare S. Austins-gate in Pauls Church-yard, 1641.
TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVLL MY MVCH HONOVRED friends Sir Thomas Barrington, Sir Gilbert Gerard, Sir William Massam, and Sir Martin Lumley, Knights and Baronets, now honourable Knights of the house of Commons in the high Court of Parliament, Grace and peace with increase of all bl…ssings temporall and etern…ll.
Right Worshipfull,
THat undeserved favour and respect which I have found at your hands, and the due respect which I owe to your religious families, do oblige me to shew some testimony of my thankfulnes, And because I have no better present at this time, but this Treatise of Gods externall Workes, composed out of Sermons heretofore preached to mine own little flock, and in the troublesome time of my late bonds brought into this forme. I must crave pardon for my boldnesse in presuming to offer it to your hands; seeing persons of higher place have defamed, and branded these and the rest of my Sermons preached for divers yeares last past, with the reproachfull name of factious and seditious doctrines; and by their grievous accusations have caused me to be shut up as the great troubler of the City wherin I live, and kept in sure hold least this my manner of preaching might proove dangerous, and a cause of much hurt, and many troubles in these changeable and doubtfull times. From these and such crimes and unjust accusations as I have in part purged and cleared my selfe already in a legall way; so by your help and favour I hope ere long to be openly acquitted and justified before the world. If you shall be pleased to cast a favourable eye upon these my poore laboures, and to take a view of them. I doubt not but the precious matter being Gods pure word, will abundantly recompence the failing of the composer, and the defects of his skill and workman-Wherfore humbly craving your kind acceptance of this small token of love, and slender acknowledgement of duty and service; and desiring to become more indebted to you, by your favourable respect shewed thereunto; I commend your worthy persons and religious families to the grace and blessing of the Almighty whose invisible majesty, even his divine power and God-head is clearly seene from the Creation of the world (which is in this Treatise plainly described) and understood by the things created.
Yours in all Christian duty and service GEORGE WALKER.