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Answ. Well, saith the Lord, this is to be considered further, that one wheel is within another, and the wings of the Angels are one within another; there is a suitableness, and an agreeableness between them: so that take the changes of a thousand years, and, if you sum them up, you shall find them, as wheels, one within another. Therefore I would sum up the answer thus; ⟨p. 37⟩this deceives us, we look upon Gods providence, in some few particulars only, that we look upon a wheel or two, and not as they are one within another; for then, indeed, we should see things that might cause us to wonder: as we see Joseph, an innocent man, lying in disgrace and imprisonment; and David, though innocent, yet a long time disgraced in the Court of Saul, and afterwards Shimei cursing him; yea, we see Jesus Christ himself delivered and condemned for an impostor, and that by witnesses, and in a legal manner: so we see Paul, one that was a man, full of zeal, yet accounted one of the worst men, that lived in his time: and Naboth, an innocent man condemned to death by witnesses, & stoned, and who shall rise again to show his innocency? If you look but upon a wheel or two, you shall find the Church ready to be swallowed up in Esters time; but if you look upon them all at once, then you will see, that these passages have eyes in them, and that they have Angels, and the Spirit to guide them. As for example, look on all the wheels of Josephs life, you shall see the envy of his brethren, selling him to the steward of Pharaohs house, and there his falling out with his mistress, his casting into prison, and there meeting with Pharaohs officers; he was thereby made known to Pharaoh, and so he became great in Pharaohs Court; and then you see it is a goodly work. So in David, take all the wheels together, and you shall see a glorious work; how God brought him along to the Kingdom; God was ⟨p. 38⟩with him, and wrought his works for him, when he did sit still; and when his hand was not upon Saul, then he sent the Philistines to vex him, and to end his days: and first he gave David the Kingdom of Judah; and then afterwards Abner and Isobosheth fell out about a word, and one of them was slain; and then also came two wicked men, and took off the others head, and so came home the whole Kingdom of Israel into his hand.

Answ. Well, saith the Lord, this is to bee considered further, that one wheele is within another, and the wings of the Angels are one within another; there is a sutablenesse, and an agreeablenesse betweene them: so that take the changes of a thousand yeares, and, if you summe them up, you shall finde them, as wheeles, one within another. Therefore I would summe up the answer thus;