First, In the greatest and smallest actions, aswell as in those of a middle kind. Greatest: It is he that ctranslateth Kingdoms, dpoureth contempt upon Princes, is cterrible to the Rulers of the earth. fI (saith God) will deliver Egypt into the hands of a strong Lord. Nebuchadnezzar was seven years taking forth this Lesson. As ghe walked in his Palace, and in the pride of his heart, said, Is not this that great Babylon which I have built, to be for the Royalty and ornament of my beauty, by the power of mine own strength? Whilst the word was yet in his mouth, a voice came from Heaven, saying, To thee it is told, O King Nebuchadnezzar, that thy Kingdom is gone from thee, and thou shalt be driven from men, to have thy dwelling with the Beasts of the field: there shall be given thee grass to eat, as unto Oxen, and seven times shall be made to pass over thee, till thou acknowledge the most High to bear rule over the Kingdoms of men, and that to whom he will, he giveth the same. He hsendeth Lightnings, Tempests and Thunders, iraiseth the poor out of the Dust, the needy out of the Dunghill, killeth kand giveth life. In this account come also to be reckoned the changes and alterations which fall out in the World: whereof the Prophet saith, The right lhand of the most High, bringeth great changes. A mfruitful Land he turneth into saltness, for the sin of the Inhabitants thereof. He nsendeth leanness upon the fat ones, maketh othe barren a glad Mother of Children, turneth pthe Rock it self into a Poole, the Flint ⟨p. 85⟩into a Fountain of Water. But there being a GOD that rules the World, it cannot with any reason be thought, that great things should be neglected of him. Let us therefore see how this Doctrine may be made good, not only in those Actions that are of a middle sort▪ but even in the smallest and of least respect, which Worldlings think that God regards not, nor look not after. It was a profane speech of me qAramites, that God is the God of the Mountains, and not of the Valleys. Yes, our God is the God even of the Valleys also: he looketh unto great things, and neglecteth not the meanest. Can there be any thing of less account then a Sparrow, to light upon the ground, or a hair to fall from our head? yet rnone of these is done without him. The sWiseman also most divinely teacheth that the answer of the tongue is from JEHOVAH:
First, In the greatest and smallest actions, aswell as in those of a middle kinde. Greatest: It is he that ctranslateth Kingdomes, dpowreth contempt vpon Princes, is cterrible to the Rulers of the earth. fI (saith God) will deliuer Egypt into the hands of a strong Lord. Nebuchadnezzar was seuen yeeres taking foorth this Lesson. As ghee walked in his Palace, and in the pride of his heart, said, Is not this that great Babylon which I haue built, to be for the Royaltie and ornament of my beautie, by the power of mine owne strength? Whilest the word was yet in his mouth, a voice came from Heauen, saying, To thee it is told, O King Nebuchadnezzar, that thy Kingdome is gone from thee, and thou shalt be driuen from men, to haue thy dwelling with the Beasts of the field: there shall be giuen thee grasse to eate, as vnto Oxen, and seuen times shall be made to passe ouer thee, till thou acknowledge the most High to beare rule ouer the Kingdomes of men, and that to whom he will, he giueth the same. He hsendeth Lightnings, Tempests and Thunders, irayseth the poore out of the Dust, the needie out of the Dunghill, killeth kand giueth life. In this account come also to bee reckoned the changes and alterations which fall out in the World: whereof the Prophet saith, The right lhand of the most High, bringeth great changes. A mfruitfull Land he turneth into saltnesse, for the sinne of the Inhabitants thereof. He nsendeth leanenesse vpon the fat ones, maketh othe barren a glad Mother of Children, turneth
- cDan. 4. 29.
- dPsal. 10•. 40. Job 1•. 20.Psal. 10•. 40. Iob 1•. 20.
- cPsal. 76. 13.
- fIsaiah 19. 4.Esay 19. 4.
- gDan. 4. 29.
- hPsal. 135. 7.
- iPsal. 113. 7.
- k1. Sam. 1. 6.
- lPsal. 78. 11.
- mPsal. 107. 14
- nIsaiah 10. 46.Esay 10. 46.
- oPsal. 113. 9.
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