Chap. z3 .4n expofition upon the Beokof J O B. Verf 14. toMefopotamia for a wife for I[aac, he faith, If the woman come 'whomthoti haft appontedto be wife to my Mafters Son. á;c. That this woman ratherthen anyother fhould be his Mailers Ions wife, was (he knew) by the appointment of God (Çen. 24. 14. 44.) Thirdly, All our Times are appointed by God, (Ex)das 9. S.) I My times are in thyhand(faith DavidPf. 3 t.15.)Fourthly, not only things that are or exift, but things that as yet are not, corn under an appointment. What fhall be is as certaine to God, as what already is. Ufa. 44.7.) And who eu I, hall call, and hall declare it, and fet it inorderfor mefince I appointed theancient peo- ple ? And the things that are coming, andhailcome ? The ancient who have been long and Rill are, were appointed by rue, and the things which are not but (hall be in a continued fact-ell-ion, like Linkes ofa Chaim holdingone in another, are appointed by me. The things thatare coming (or that are neere the birth) andJhafl come (things afarreoff) ail that is to be done, as well as all that ,bath been Gone, is under an appointment Fifthly, as all the paffa; ges ofour lives,fo death it felfe is underan appointment (Hei.13 27.)/t is appointed for all men once to dye. And asdeath is ap- pointed, fo the feafonor the when of it is appointed. (lob7. 1.) ills there not an appointed time to man ? Againe (rob 14. 5.) Than h4 appointed his bounds that he cannot paffe. Sixthly, as the dayes ofman, foThe dayofthe Lord, the dayofJudgement, is under an appointment.(4é1117.31.)Becaetfi he loath appointed aday where in he will ?sedge the world in rigbteoufneffe by that man whom he loathordained ; the time is fixt, he bath appointed a day, a day ofJudgement. When the apppointed day fhall be is a fecret,but, that he hath appointed a day is revealed,and that he hath appoin- ted all the mötions andchanges that are corningupon the world, till that daycome. So then Firft, We are not governed byblinde fortune. Nor Secondly, By aStoitall Fate.,_ Thirdly, But by a divine appointment.?_ Further; The appointment ofGod determineth,firft,theend; fecondlÿ,'the trieanes leading to and promoting the attainment ofthe end. Laftly, asGod appointeth Great things, fo the leaft, 1 farrow fallsnot to thegroundwithout him, that is, without his appointment; or withou t an order from heaven, yea the !mire: of am beadareali n,smbred (Matth. 10. 29, 3o.) This
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