342 Chap, 28, An Expoftion upon the Book of 3 o s. Verf. 27, afar off, things farthefl off are within the fight of God. And in- deed wheresoever any thing is, it cannot be far from God, who himfeif is not farfrom every oneof us (A&s 17. 27.) Fourthly, The fight of God is from everlatting ; God did not begin co fee, as he didnot begin tobe. And as this fight is from everlatiing, fo it isto everlafling, as he did not begin to fce,fo he doth not ceafe to fee that which he Teeth. Ashimfeli is, fo he beholdeth all things by one pure aot. Fifthly, This fight of God is operative ; God is vet a bare fpcitator, his fight of things gives them their effeet, as will ap- pear further in that which followeth. Somuch ofthe fiat A&, Then did he fee it ; The fecond is, And declare it E Enema- The word which we translate to declare fi nifiesalto to number: artt,nu Ener t. 1 fhall touch upon it in both fignifications, both being made ufe of by interpreters upon the place ; fitti as we. Then did be declare it. Todeclare a thingnotes the manifelaclon of k toothers ; and Angelic. A- here-thequeflion is, to whom did God declare it ? Some anfwer, quip. he declared it toAn elf. Others he declared it co thefirff man, Primo` hoaaini. g Cagier. and fo inhim as a common perfon and the tepreCeotative of man- Bane dens ipfe kind CO all men who should follow. narravit tune But it may be que(lioncd a sain. Howdid God declare it ? cu admirabi- I anfwer, there is a two -fold declaration of a thing ; fir(i, forte eshumanis trai ; fecondly,vertual ; God decdarcth formally when he fpeaks ocutis propofuir out of anymatter in fomany words; tnd there is no doubt but God qua _ fapi- did thus declare his wifdoti, both to Angels and to men in the eaten eßopre. beginning of the world. He madeaifo a vertu' declaration of it dicarunt, quii by. fuch figes and figeai teflimonìes asmade it known and plaine fcireretpaten: y b: and words, plain as words could make it. Thus the rempiing: s or as P egregtum ittud Lord declared his wisdom, in fittingup the frameof the world, opus a nihilo and in making fo many wonderful and excellent forts of crea- producere. Cures, to adorn and inhabit it. All there declared,as the power of Sanft. God, thathe was able, fo the wisdom of God,that he knew bow Figurar e ear- co contrive and bring forth fuch a va(l and flupendious fabrick, rams quiama- rtuh the furniture of it. The Lord made a real declaration of hi ;arumprabuit wi:d .m, whenhe made that which muff needs declare, yea pro- claim
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