Neither let them fondly and vainly suppose, that because it is not done instantly, therefore it will never be. sGods Mil, saith the Heathen man, may seem to grind soft and slow, but it grindeth sure and small. tIt is not because God hath either lost his power or left his providence, but because he exerciseth his patience, while he expecteth thy repentance. Which unless with the more speed it uprevent his sentence, his 4seeming slowness and slackness before he cometh, will xbe recompensed with the surer and severer payment, when he doth come. ySeldom, saith the Heathen man, is it, but that the divine vengeance overtaketh wicked wretches, though it seem but limpingly to pursue them. Seldom it is here, but ⟨p. 76⟩that in some one kind or other it catcheth them and meeteth with them there, where they look not for it; but elsewhere it is certain never to miss of them, whether it meet with them here or no. Remember Ahab's doom and Jezebels. They thought they had made all sure, when false witnesses suborned, and the Judges corrupted, a wrong judgement was procured, and poor Naboth not condemned only but executed. But what doth Elijah from God tell Ahab? zIn that very place where the Dogs licked Naboths blood, shall dogs likewise lick thy blood. And, The Dogs shall eat Jezebel under the walls of Jezreel: And Jezebels carcass shall lie like dung on the ground in the fields of Jezreel; so that none shall be able to say, This is Jezebel. And no less evil, if not the same, shall befall all those that take the courses that they did; 1When God shall stand up, as he will one day, to judge, and to right all those that are now wronged and oppressed.
Neither let them fondly and vainely suppose, that because it is not done instantly, therefore it will neuer be. sGods Mil, saith the Heathen man, may seeme to grinde soft and slow, but it grindeth sure and small. tIt is not because God hath either lost his power or left his prouidence, but because he exerciseth his patience, while he expecteth thy repentance. Which vnlesse with the more speede it upreuent his sentence, his 4seeming slownesse and slacknes before he commeth, will xbe recompenced with the surer and seuerer payment, when he doth come. ySeldome, saith the Heathen man, is it, but that the diuine vengeance ouertaketh wicked wretches, though it seeme but limpingly to pursue them. Seldome it is here, but ⟨p. 76⟩that in some one kinde or other it catcheth them and meeteth with them there, where they looke not for it; but elsewhere it is certaine neuer to misse of them, whether it meete with them here or no. Remember Ahabs doome and Iezabels. They thought they had made all sure, when false witnesses suborned, and the Iudges corrupted, a wrong iudgement was procured, and poore Naboth not condemned onely but executed. But what doth Elias from God tell Ahab? zIn that very place where the Dogs licked Naboths bloud, shall dogs likewise licke thy bloud. And, The Dogs shall eate Iezabell vnder the wals of Izreel: And Iezabels carcase shall lie like dung on the ground in the fields of Izreel; so that none shall be able to say, This is Iesabell. And no lesse euill, if not the same, shall befall all those that take the courses that they did; 1When God shall stand vp, as he will one day, to iudge, and to right all those that are now wronged and oppressed.
- s[Greek or Hebrew]. Vise Plut. de sera numinis vindicta.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Vise Plut. de sera numinis vindicta.
- tNon ille omisit proridentiam, aut amisit potentiam, sed patientiam exercet suam, dumb panitentiam expectat tuam. Aug. de verb. Ap. 35.Non ille omisit proridentiam, aut amisit potentiam, sed patientiam exercet suam, dum panitentiam expectat tuam. Aug. de verb. Ap. 35.
- uCurrat paenitentia, ne praecurrat sententia. Chrysolog. serm. 167.
- 42 Pet. 3. 9, 10.
- xMorae tarditatē paenae gravitate cō pensat. Qui quo tardius venit, severius percutit. Greg. mor. lib. 25. cap. 6 Tanto enim sequit• dictrictior sententi•, quanta […] peccanti […] est patientia. dum divina se•eritas e• iniq• acri• punit, quo di•tius per•ulit. Grog ibidem c. 2.Morae tarditatē paenae grauitate cō pensat. Qui quo tardius venit, seuerius percutit. Greg. mor. lib. 25. cap. 6 Tanto enim sequit• dictrictior sententi•, quant• 〈…〉 peccanti 〈…〉 est patientia. dum diuina se•eritas e• iniq• acri• punit, quo di•tius per•ulit. Grog ibidem c. 2.
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