Chap. 36. e/n E.Ypofition upon the7300%of Jo I. Verf. 26. 379' Fir(I , AR things are alwayes prefentwith or before God : Things paff, things to come are prefent with God , he were not eternal elfe. In that eternity or eternal elate of glory which believers fhali at tact arive unto, even they (hall enjoy all at once, becaufe all their enjoyments (hall be in God,or God fhall be their whole enjoyment. Secondly, God is infinitely happy and bleed. He hath all that ever he had , or that ever he can have , all at once, or already, nothingof his bleffednefs is either to come to him or gone from him ; therefore he muff needs be infinitely bleed. Here in this world force men have had a kind of bleflednefc, they have been rich and great,they have been in power,they have had their fill of pleafure,but now they have it not, all is per fhed and gone and pa(I away. There are others in expe6tation of great matters, of great riches, of great honours, of great contentments in this world, but as yet they have them nor; the fay of many, Their lands are not come into their hands , their eflare is but yet in reverfion and expe&ation, Thus it is with men ; force have had ir, and it is gone, and others though theymay have ir, yet it is not come. But now with the Lord all is prefenr, and therefore how infinitelyhappy is het Aman would think him felf very hap- py if he could have all the contentments that ever he had rearm- red through the feveral dayes and years of his life gathered inro one moment is is thuswith God, and thus in proportion it ¡hall be with us, when we come to that blefled Elate of eternity. Thirdly, If God be eternal!, if there be no Searching out of his years, then Time is in the drfpofe and ordering cf God. He that inhabit eth eternity, is the Lord oftime. God is Paid to inhalo,te eternity, (Ifa. 57. r S, ) that is, he is eternal!, and therefore he is the dif- pofer of all times; he that made time will order time he order- eth time as toperlons, and he orders time as to Nations, he or- ders tìmes,and all the changes of times , he ordered), not only the duration of time, brat the condition of titres; all is from him, whole years cannot be fearched out. David laid (Pfal. 3 r. r S.) e2fy times are in thy hands, that is, my perfonal times in all the changes of them, troubleffine.or comfortable, joyful! or forrow- full,areordered at thy will,by thy power and wifdome. And with refpet to Nations Daniel faid ( Chap 2, 21.) He changeth times Ccc2 4/141
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