s,; 2. Chap. 28. An xfition ìspon the Book of J o B. Verf. Lafily, From the complication , and chaining together of all thefe a&s of God about that wifdom which at firfi made the world, and now difpofeth and orders all things in the world, take thefecorolaries or dedu&ions. Firfi, Then, Nothing comes.by chance, or fortune. Gd bath fees and declared, he bath prepared and 'fearched that wifdom which orders and determines all the motion; of the creature ; thereforehebath a hand, anover- ruling had in all,and he will leave nothing to blizzard. Secondly, Own the wifdom ofGod in all that ie Axe inthe world. Though we fee much of the folly ofmeninmany chinoswhich are done in the world, yet the wifdom of (Sod is in them too. While men thew forth their lufis,their pride, covetoufnefs, felf> feeking, yet the holinefs and jutiice, the righteoufnefs and good. nefs of God are at work too, and will appearein mica beauty at lafl through all the deformities and mif-fharpnefsof the worker of. men. Thirdly, Doe not murmureat, be not impatient under anyofthe di fpenfationsof God. There is as much prefumption in our diffatisfa&ions at the works of providence in governing the world, as there would be in our diffatisfa&ions at the wòrk of creation in making the world : And to pick quarrels at what God doth, is not only as unchrifiian- like,butas uncreature-like as to pick quarrels at what Godbath made. God bath Peen and declared his wifdom alike in both works, and therefore woe to chafe who diflike or would mendhis workmanfhipin either. Fourthly, Then all things (hall workfor When; that ars good and love God. For nothing workes but what God huh feen and prepared, and fearched out in wifdom ; If a man be once allured that no- thing (hall pals-concerning him, but what a wife and cordial friend had) teen and prepared,furely he will never fe r that any hurt (hall befall him ; 'cis fo in this cafe, all that is don: in the wo; Id
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