Of Gods of the [reede. Prouidence. andllirs him forward for an other end,name- A •the life, fubllance, and the being ofall and e- Pfal.•o•· ly fotthegrindingof corne. _And_rhisisth~t uery creaturdnhi~kinde: • which wee mull hold touchtng.liodsprowTheJPmcUpromdence IS tbat, wh1ch God dence ouer wicked men a11d Anaels : and it lhewcth & exercifer:, towards his Church& !lands wirh the-tenour ofthe wh~le Bible.tochofen people,in gathering and guiding them Ira.4 :.• ftph' brethren folde him to Egypt very wicand in pteferuing rhemby his mighty power '• . kedly,euet 1 in the tellimony oftheirown con- :ig•inlltlic gates ofhdl. A!1d therefore C_od~ Z..ch.••s fciences : yet loftph hauing refpett to th~ Chnrch here ·vpon e~tth ,. called the kmg- · counfell and worke of God which·he perfor-- dome ofgrace, IR wh1~h he.!hewesnot o_ijly a· Gea. 4 r, med by his breraren, faith, that the Lord font generallpower ou~rh1s creatur_cs,but Wltlia\1' 7,8. him thith~r. And the Church of Jerufalem the fpeqall operation of h1s fpmt m boW1hg faith, that Herod and P•nrim Pil•re did noand-bendingtho heartsofmen to his wi!h ;" thinginthedeathofChri£1:, but that which Thus pJuch concermng the dochme. o~ 1• Al!,pl theh•nd•nd the<ounfeUofGod'haddermnined to G_ods pr?<Jldence._ Now f?llowesthe duue•. D~r;es ~ee~·:;h~:~b~~·t~n,~~~~:r.:~~r:edz~~~~~ ~~~~:;~::~:: ~:.o~:~~~~~b:~~:~1~ -~~:r· in the deathofChrill:: yet God propounding :s take good heede of the.tranfgref!ion·o.f the afurther matter by them theniuer they drealeall: ofGods commandements. lt·mcn Were medof,!hewed forth his endles mercy to man perfwaded thar the Prmce had an eye.euery in the worke of redemption. On this manner where, doubtleffi: many fud1eCl:s m England mull: all the pllCeS offcriprure be vnderllood, wo~ldwalkemoreobediently to the lawes of in which iris faid, that Godg••eth• wiues o( theland then thq doe : anddurll inno w!fe • Sam. D••idto Abfol••; that God mo~ued 'Dauidto worke fuch villanie• as are daily praCl:ifcd. nnmber the people; that he comm.1nded SheWel,howfoeuer it is with earthly Princes,yet 11;.1 1. :.'Sam. :.... 1. 1-Sam, rmi" ~•ile on.D••id; thattbe Mean and Perthis all.fedng pretence is lea!l wanting in ft••Jare his f•,/Jifted oner: that there•olt•[the God:he hath an eye euery where: wherfoeuer . t!~: . 16.11. IC3.1o. 'J'· &:.f.6, teir triber was done byGod,&c.Byall thefe ex" thotr art,there God beboldeth thee, as D••id ampies it appeares, that wee mull: not feucr fa!th,Godloo~ed doil>mf•m heouen vp•• thrcbi/' 'l'fal, JGods permifsion from his will ot decree; and dre• •f men,to fee ifthtre were ••J th.t would vn1 thatwe mull:put difference betweene the euill derfl•nd ••dfoeke G•d. Therefore exceptthou worke of man, and the good worke of God' be brutifh and pall fhame, takeheed offin, If whichhcdoth by man: and the whole matter men had but a fpark ofgrace, the conliderati- · may yet be more oleerely perceiued by this C on ofthis_would make them loath the pral'tife comparifou: A theefe at the day of afsife is ofany euill wotkc;Eii•h faith to t.Ah•b: As tbe condemned, and the magiltrate appoints him Lord God•f lfr•'l /iueth bef•re whome I {lend, •.King. to be executed; the hangman owing agrudge lherejhtll be neither derpe nor r.ain1 theft thrre 17·'· tothemalefattour,vf<thhimhatdly,andpro- }'"'"· Where the Prophet conlirmeth his longeth his punifhmC:t longer then he ihould: fpeech with anoath.faying. A1 the Lord ofho{fs Now the mlglllrate & the hangman do both J,.erh it Jh.O 6e fo. And !ell: Ahabfhouldthinke one and the fame worke, yet the hangman for he made no confcience what he faid bee adhis plrt is a murtherer, the magitlrate in the deth this claufe, that he ll:ood in the'prefence meane feaf?n ~omunhercr; btttaiull:iudge ofGod.Asifhe!houldfay: howfoeuerthou pumng mll1ce In execution by the hangman : thinkell: of me,yetas it !lands me in hand fo fo God though he vfe euill inllrumems, yet is do I make confcience ofmy word: for I Gand he free from the euill ofthe inll:ruments. in theprefence ofGod, and therfore know ir, And further we mull here marke the diffeas the Lord liueth there !hall be no raine nor rence whic~ mull: bee madein Godsvfing of dew thefe threo yeares. SoCornelim hauing all kmdsof <ollruments. When he vferh good an eyetoGods prouidence, doth mooue himcreaturts,as Angels, he_worketh his will not D felfe and all his houihold to afolemne hearing onely ?Y them, but al~o ID rhem : becau_f~ hee of the word of God eleliuered by the mouth mfpu,s them and gutdes them byhts fpmt,fo ofPeter, faying, thattheywmAIJpre[int befort as they !hall wtll,& doe t~ar_whichho willeth Cjod, to hecre aO tl•ing1 comm•ndedof him. As Ali.<o,· andmtendeth. As f~r eutllmlhumenrs, hee thefe men had regard to Gods prouidence fo !3• 1 workerh by them onely, and not in them ; bewe likewife mull behaue our felues reuere~rcaufe hee holds backe hi• grace from them; ly, makingconfcienceofour behauiourboth an_d leaues them to themfdues, toput in prain words and workes:becaufe wher!O<;ue~we chfe the corrupuon ofthetr owne hearts. be,we are in the prefence ofGod•. The Thus much of the parts of Gods prouiSecondly, iftherebeaproui:ienceof'GoJ 2 , kinds of dence : now follow the kinds thereof. Gods ouer euery thing,then we muillt:aroe conten, ~~~:- proutdence1s ~1ther get~<rall or fpecall.Gene. tationofminde in euery efrate ;·yea,in aduerd'""· ran, rs thatwhlc~ extend_s!tf<lfe to the who!< litie vnder the croif< when a!Fga~s again!l vs At!. r 7, '~orld aQd all thmgs mdt!Ierently ~ euen to~the we mull: be content,becau~ Gods prouidence •8. d•ncls thcmfelues_. Bf thts promdencc. l.iod bath fo appointed. So l)auid in the greatell: ~·:;~.~ fi?n_rmues andmamtalnes the order whrch he I of hi• griefes was dum~ andfpake nothing ; ;S. et mAature tnthe crcauon~ and he preferucs his reafon was, becaufe th111 Lord J1d(l ''· 0 : .1\nd 'Pf11.39., :z. Cbron. l l·f·
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