•,.o Th8 Bternily of Goo . yeeres \vith him, are but as one day : God i$ nei– ther in motion·himfelfe, nor are 0thet things as in.motion to him; but'w~eatemoved, and the things we have todoewith,aremoved; and ifei– ·i ther, theremufl: be motion:for ifthe thip moves, ~ tbough the ~aters ftand fiill, or i(the waters ~ mave,though the fhip ftand ftill,there is motion; · · ·but Gor.l ftands frill, and all things ftand ·frill to . him likewife.Doenotwonderthereforethatthe · Churches lye fo lO'ng in miferY:)that the injuries 0fthe Saints are fo long unrevenged, doe not · aecufeGtJd, doe notmiftakehim~ doe not thinke amilfe of him, doe not thinke that bee is for– getfull, and ·doth not remember, that bee is flacke, and doth not r~gard, that ·bee cannot, :or will not.helpe. Beloved,it is not fo; you fhall fee ~L the very fameu_fe ..made of it, 2 Peter 3· if you t.Pti.J·4• wi~ d h s, 9• coinpare 'Uerfe4· an 8, 9. toget er ·: ln the latter d•yes there fha/1 ce111t [coffers, &c. faJing, Where il / tht pomife 1[ hit commi1tg l for ji11ce tht F4thers 1 fel( •flecpe, 11U things·continue as they rvere frem the · cret~tion, tJerfe 8,g. But be not ig11orant ofthiJ·one thing, thtttfJ1teday is P'ith the L o a D 41· 11 thou[11nd yeercs, ·a11d athoufondyeeru4Joneday. The ·LoRD u·not flacl:e concenin~ his :pr(}mift ·( ttJ fome men tltlntP•tkeneJJe) ·but illongfuffering to1H-"War:d, not willing thtttany'fh•ulilrerifh, but th4t-aUJbfJ•/Jc~me tl repenttt11te.It is not flackndfe·inGod:F1r (faith . theApoftle) a thoufandyeeru•with ·him·11re. IJs one a4y. We think itagrearmatter,thattbeChurch fuould lye folong, and cry, Hor~long Lord~ and yet no remedy; faith the ApolUe, thinkc;: not -~ - · -· . muc .....t.i."':.·
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