328 Chap. 3a. An Expel-him repon the Tools of J o a. Verf. 4. fteps, in purfuance of that frequent fcripturall metaphor, which we have allo in the former part ofthis verfe, calling the generals courfe ofa man, whether outward of his converfation, or inward ofhis cogitations, His way. I have met with like paffages letting forth the omniscience of Godelfewhere in this Booke, and expreffely in the fame termes with this ( Chap. Y 4. 16. ) and therefore I lu all only give fome briefe touches fromboth parts of the verfe together. Note. ltirft , There is nothingofman hidfrom or afecret unto God. iee that feethour wayes, and counteth all our Reps cannot be a fßranger to what we are,to what we are doing orhave done. The Lord doth not fee in general) only, or take a light tranfient view ofus, but he views us exaâly, and (as it were) rafts or fume up all our fteps, and hedoth it two wayes ; Firft,as to their num- ber; Secondly, as to their nature ; Kee knowes how many fteps wee take, howmany ails palíe from us. Al finite numbers (and therecan benoother) are but as one tohim, who is infinitely one. And as God knowes howmany our fteps are, fo he knowes ofwhat kind and quality they are, whether good or bad ; right or wrong,holy or prophane. As hewill not call than worke evils which.is good to injure us, fohe will never call that good which is evils to favour us. (zCbron. r á. 9.) The eyes of the Lord run to andfro thorowout the whole earth, tofbew himfelfeftreng in the behalfe ofthemwhole heart is perfe a towards him ; and whatfoe- ver imperfe&ion there is eyther in the heart or wayofman, God quickly finds it out; as it followes in the fame place; Herein ( faith she Lord by his Prophet to Aje) thou haft done fooli/hy, from henceforth thouJude l have warres. Afa, a good Kingno foo- ner ftept awry bac the Lord tookenotice ofit and prefently told him, wherein ; Herein thou haft done foolifhly; This a& is thy fault and thy folly. For, as Solomon affureth us ( Pro. 5. zr. ) The wayes of man arebefore the eyesof the Lord, fo he affureth us thar hee povdereth allhis goings, hee doth not only number them, but pander and weigh them, He can weigh them to a graine, and tho^:gh he ( through grace) giveth his people many graines of allowance, and is not extrearne to marke what they doe amiffe, yet hedoth not give them one graine of allowance to doe what t
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