The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

Direct. 6. Mark well those works of God in the world, which are the plain fulfilling of his Word.

God doth not make such notable difference by his Judgements, as shall prevent the great discoveries at the last, and make his Assize and final Judgement to be unnecessary, by doing the same work before the time. But yet his Providences do own, and bear witness to his Word: and he leaveth not the world without some present sensible testimonies of his sovereign government, to convince them, and restrain them.

God doth not make such notable difference by his Judgements, as shall prevent the great discoveries at the last, and make his Assize and final Judgement to be unnecessary, by doing the same work before the time. But yet his Providences do own, and bear witness to his Word: and he leaveth not the world without some present sensible testimonies of his soveraign government, to convince them, and restrain them.

1. Mark how the state of the sinful world agreeth to Gods description of it, and how maliciously Godliness is every where opposed by them, and how notably God still casteth shame upon sinners; so that even in their prosperity and rage they are pitied and contemned in the eyes of all that are wise and sober, and in the next generation their names do rot, Psal. 15.3, 4. Prov. 10.7. And it is wonderful to observe, that sin in the general and abstract, is still spoken of by all as an odious thing, even by them that will be damned rather than they will leave it: And that Virtue and Godliness, Charity and Justice are still praised in the world, even by them that abhor and persecute it.