Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

Fourth Prop, That the favour or anger of God, is rather to be gathered from the book of Scripture, and of conscience, than from the book of providence. Many times the book of providence is very dark, and seems to speak that God favours those men; whereas if we look into the Scripture, we shall see that they are the vessels of his wrath. And the book of providence may seem to tell us, that such a people are the objects of his wrath, which if we look into Scripture we shall find, that they are the people of his love. Therefore the Psalmist, when he could not know by the book of providence, he went to the Scripture, to the Sanctuary, to the oracles, and had those things opened there. This book was a key to open those riddles that he could not understand before. He sees that those men that did prosper thus, were the objects of his wrath. And on the other hand, that the poor and afflicted were the only beloved of God. Though this was against his mind before, Psal. 77. 13. ⟨p. 91⟩Thy way O God is in the Sanctuary. That is, in the place where thy word is preached, and explained, there is thy way, the meaning and sense of thy providence is discovered. Those that have the Scripture against them, these are they that bear the marks of Gods anger upon them. And those that have the Scripture for them, what ever others judgements be, these be the men of his delight. Therefore let the word of God be your judge. And with the book of Scripture, compare the book of Conscience. For, saith the Apostle if our hearts condemn us not, than have we confidence towards God. But if our hearts condemn us, God is greater then our hearts and knoweth all things Let conscience be consulted with, when thou art trying thy case, whether thou art in the favour or under the anger of God. And that will be able, comparing thy state with the Scripture to give a great guess to this, whether God have favour for thee or be against thee.

Fourth Prop, That the favor or anger of God, is rather to be gathered from the book of Scripture, and of conscience, than from the book of providence. Many times the book of providence is very dark, and seems to speak that God favors those men; whereas if we look into the Scripture, we shall see that they are the vessels of his wrath. And the book of providence may seem to tell us, that such a people are the objects of his wrath, which if we look into Scripture we shall find, that they are the people of his love. Therefore the Psalmist, when he could not know by the book of providence, he went to the Scripture, to the Sanctuary, to the oracles, and had those things opened there. This book was a key to open those riddles that he could not understand before. He sees that those men that did prosper thus, were the objects of his wrath. And on the other hand, that the poor and afflicted were the onely beloved of God. Though this was against his mind before,