The All-Seeing Unseen Eye of God, License 1 – Dedication
Die Mercurii 30. Decemb. 1646.
ORdered by the Commons Aſſembled in Parliament, That Sir William Maſſam doe from this Houſe give thankes to Mr. Marſhall and Mr. Newcomen for the great paines they tooke in their Sermons they preached this day before the Commons at St. Margaret Weſtminſter (being a day of their publique Humiliation) and deſire them to Print their Sermons.
H. Elſynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.
I appoint Stephen Bowtell to print my Sermon.
Stephen Marſhall.
THE ALL-SEEING VNSEEN Eye of GOD. DISCOVERED, IN A SERMON PREACHED before the Honourable Houſe of COMMONS; at Margarets Weſtminſter, December 30. 1646. being the day of their ſolemne Monethly Faſt.
By Matthew Newcomen, Miniſter of the Goſpel at Dedham in Eſſex, and one of the Aſſembly of Divines.
PROV. 13.3.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
2 CHRON. 16.9.
The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to ſhew himſelf ſtrong in the behalf of them, whoſe heart is perfect towards him.
Deus totus oculus eſt, quia omnia videt: Totus manus eſt, quia omnia operatur, totus pes eſt, quia ubi que eſt. Auguſt.
Publiſhed by Order of the Honourable Houſe of Commons.
LONDON, Printed by A. M. for Chriſtopher Meredith, at the Crane in Pauls Church-yard. M.DC.XI.VII.
Die Mercurii 30. Decemb. 1646.
ORdered by the Commons aſſembled in Parliament, That Sir William Maſſam do from this Houſe give thanks to M. Marſhall and M. Newcomen, for the great pains they took in the Sermons they preached this day before the Commons at St Margarets Weſtminſter, being a day of publike Humiliation, and deſire them to Print their Sermons.
H. Elſynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.
I appoint Chriſtopher Meredith to Print my Sermon.
MATTH. NEVVCOMEN.
TO THE HONOVRABLE HOVSE OF COMMONS aſſembled in PARLIAMENT.
Right Honourable,
GOD hath called You to ſit at the ſtern of this tempeſt-ſhaken Kingdom; the helm whereof God hath put into Your hands in a very difficult time. Some years now You have been conflicting with croſſe and boiſterous windes and ſeas, and are not yet in ſafe harbour. Being called at this time to ſpeak unto You, I know not better how to improve the opportunity for the good of Your ſouls and of the publike, then by directing Your eyes unto that only Loadſtarre the eye of God; upon which if you can fix, You may from thence fetch both light and*Pſal 32.8. I will guide thee with mine eye. guidance, to ſteer Your courſe ſo, as You ſhall ſave Your ſouls, and may ſave this poor Kingdom, ſo as it doe not in portu naufragium. I know You are yet encompaſſed with rocks and ſhelves, Scylla's and Syrens, temptations on the right hand and on the left, but eying this eye of God, will enable You ſteddily, unappalledly, inflexibly, to ſhape Your courſe to Gods glory, the publike good, and Your own happineſſe: which that You may doe, is the prayer of
Your ſervant in the Lord and in his work, MATTH. NEVVCOMEN.