1 10/111.. To the Chrifaian Reader. faith, Deliver him from going downe to the pit, have found a ranfome. His flefh (hall be fre(her then a childs, he fhall returne to the dayes ofhis youth. He fhall pray unto God,andhe will be fa. vourable to him, and he (hall fee his face with Joy, &c. Hence the opinion or determinationofElihu may be thus conceived. That,notwithftanding all the confufions anddif orders which feeme to be in the a. faires of this world, theprovidence of God over mankinde in Generall, and his great mercy towards the righte- ous in fpecìall , is feene molt eminently in thefe two things. Firft,In that he infpires themwith the knowledge ofheavenly things, or acquaints themfonte way or other with his mincl.,botb as to themeaningofwhat he cloth to them; andofwhat he would have them doe. Secondly, In that heprovideth andfends them a iareffenger or mediatour both to in,ftruc`t them in their duty,& toprayfor mercy,andfo confequent- ly to deliver thein,when their fouledraweth neere to theGrave, and their-life to the deftroyers. Both thefe gracious difpenfations of God are . proper to righteous men, or at leaft appropriate to them in a peculiar manner ;. the. righteous are the men.
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