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Epbeans,Chap.
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v
s
R. IC.
GodswWdome
Man:
old.
It
is
called manifold,
not that
God
hash
more
wifdomes
how manifold,
then one, but becaufe of the manifold wife
courfes
which
God
taketh
for accomplifhing
that which
he
doth
purpofe,
as
we may bee
raid
to
have
a
manifold will,
though
we have
but
one
,
when wee will many
things
and divers.
The
fumme
of
the
words commeth to
this:
"
God
made
me
a
Minifter
of
the Gofpell, that
I
might gather the
"
Church
of
the Gentiles into one
with
the
Jewes,
that
thus
,
the
"
Angels
to whom God doth
communicate
a
Prince
-like power
over kingdomes, thole I fay, whereas they
had defired to
fee
the
"things of
the
Gofpell,
r
Pet.
r.
r
4.
might now
by that
which they
CC
faw fulfilled in
the Church
gathered
together,
come
ro
a
more
"
full and confirmed
knowledge both
of
the
wife work
of
our
Re-
"
demption, and
of
Gods
rich, unfearcheable
wifdome,
the
difpo-
"ferofall.
Now
for the doólrines.
Doti.
r.
Comparing
this
wife
with
r Pet.
r,
sa. we learne,
God
will
That
God
bath
his
time
to
bring
fach
to
further
knowledge who
have
a
his time bring
true
defire
of
knowledge.
The
Angels
as
they are piétured over the Pro-
them to for-
pitiatory
in
the
Holy
of
Holies, they
did turne their faces downetvard,
rherknow-
Eleagewho
notfomuchvayling,inconfcienceoftheirinfirmitybeforetheirCrea-
ti vc
acme de-
for
,
as
with
great
defire
prying into thofe heavenly
m fleries.
Now
fire
°fir'
here
we
fee
they
have
theirdefrrefulfilled. God
w
11
latisfy the hun-
gry with good things. And therefore
we
mull:
make
this
ufe
of
it:
Yf,
To
flirre up
our
fèlves
to thefervent
defire
of
knowing God
,
the
rather
becaufe our labour
fhall
not
be
loft, Prou.2.
3.
Ifthou
cryefl
af-
Prnv.a,
;,4.
ter
knowledge
and liftefiup
thy voyce
for
underflanding,ifthou
fee,FgFtber,
ae
filver,
andfearch ft for
her
for
hidden
treafures
then
fßalttboa
under/Iand
the
feare
of
the Lord,
andfind
the
knowledge
of
God.
z.
That
the
t
4ngels
are called Principalities and
Powers:
obferve,
'Angels
0.
iravea
That
Goddoth
aft
the miniflery
of
vingels
in the
fir
syong
there
king-
This
in the
domes
in
which
we
live: For
they are called
thus,
becaufe
G
od doth
(fwaying
of
give
them
a
preeminence under him and
a
power
in
the ordering
of
doeey
Ong
thefeinferiour things,as
the
devils are called
powers
ofdarkneffe,
Eph.
6.
becaufe the wickednclfe
of
the world doth let them
up
as
Kings
and Princes:
the Angels are
called
for
this caufe , Dan. to.
r
a.
great
Princes.
They
are
made
to be above our
Kings and
earthly powers,
as
God
is
above them.
Wonder not
at
oppreflon
in a
Province, for
&
"ef
ç.a.
there
is
a
high
one
above
the
high
one
here; and
there
is
the Father,Sonne,
rfay.;7.;6.
and Spirit, higher then
both. .4ngells
refcued lerufalem
from
the
force
of
the
L./Illyrian,
an
Angell created
led
the
people into Canaan,
as
is
gathered
by
comparing the zö
and
3
r
of
Exodus.
Yfo
r.
confederation fhould ferve
to comfort
us,
if
we faw
the
Pillars
of
Kingdomes fhaken,
the wicked
Beare
fway, yet
there are
in
thofe
kingdomes
greater with
us
then
againft
us.
!Tea.
Again, we
muff
acknowledge when
things are any thing tolerably
carried inthefe evill rimes,
thatit
is
not without the tniniflery
of
Gods,
Angels-And we muffpray
to God
that he would let
his
Principalities
and!