6, .44 E.i pefition upon the Book of o ä. Verf. a6. 38 i for they die,their breath geethforth, and thenall their thoughts pe.. rifh : all the reáll purpofes which they had , as alfo the premises which they made for your good, die with them, and can do you . no good : The .number of theiryears may be fearched our, and runcut, their years are not for ever. Now the contrary of that which is an argument ufed by the Spirit of Cod to draw off our trul from the gods here on Earth, is an argument to draw on and engage our troll llrongly to the God of Heaven ; His breath geeth net forth, none, not one of hit thoughts (hall perifh ; there- fore troll nhim. Sixthly, If there be no fearching out the number of the years of God, then, Be not troubled ifGod feem toflay andnot to de the werk;which you expea- this or that year : IfGod doth it not this year, he hath another year to do it in,there is no fearching out the number of his years. We may fay of any man ifhe doth not his work this year ,he may be gone before the next : but if God doth not his work this year,he may do it next year,or two or ten years hence ; he hath time enough,even all time before him : therefore the Prophet, having Paid (Hab. 2. 3.) The vi[ion is for an ap- pointed time, but at the end it 'hall fpeak and not lie, prefenrly adds, Though it tarry, wait for it: As if he had faid, The Lord who hath all times and feafons is his power, will do his work in the be(' time and feafon, he willdo what he bath promifed,when it is molt fit to be done ; if he Both it not at the time when we expel, yet let us wait, he is the Mafter of time. God who is e- ternal, cannot be fcantied of time, The number of his years can- not befearched out. 'ris a known maxime among the wife menof the world , Take time, and you may do any thing. What cannot God do, who knoweth all times, and can take what time he will Seventhly , Which followeth upon the former, God rizilf carb.'4 ry on his defignes through all the world : He will carry them through, againft all, (PfMel. 92. 8, 9.) Thou Lord art mofl high for evermore ; Lo, thine enemies pall perifh; thine enemies who would hinder thy work, they (hall certainly fall. Chrifi is called Thefirfl and the laft ; He ( faith St fobn, Rev. t .17.) laid hit right hand apron me, andfaid,fear not, Iam the firfi and the Why fhould he not fear ? what didChrifI offer to cure him of his fear ? Chrift doth not give him a bare diffwafave, Fear not, but a rational
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