CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

Use 2 2. Doth God appoint us our time in the world? then we are not to be sinfully dejected about the fears of death, either naturally or violently, either in an ordinary way, or from the violence and persecution of others, for the time of thy departure is in Gods hand. No power in the world can send thee sooner to the grave then God hath decreed; Many of the servants of God have greatly laboured under the fears of death, especially in times of persecution, and rage from adversaries. How prone have men been to fear men more then God? Now whence did all this arise, but from want of faith, that to God belong the issues of death? Nothing can destroy thee sooner then God hath appointed; What care did Herod take to kill Christ? yet that could not be; and so Pharaoh to destroy all the male-children of Israel, yet one must be kept that would be a means to destroy Pharaoh; Live then above the fear of death, say, My times are in Gods hand, it's not as man will, but as God wills.

Ʋse 2 2. Doth God appoint us our time in the world? then we are not to be sinfully dejected about the fears of death, either naturally or violently, either in an ordinary way, or from the violence and persecution of others, for the time of thy departure is in Gods hand. No power in the world can send thee sooner to the grave then God hath decreed; Many of the servants of God have greatly laboured under the fears of death, especially in times of persecution, and rage from adversaries. How prone have men been to fear men more then God? Now whence did all this arise, but from want of faith, that to God belong the issues of death? Nothing can destroy thee sooner then God hath appointed; What care did Herod take to kill Christ? yet that could not be; and so Pharaoh to destroy all the male-children of Israel, yet one must be kept that would be a means to destroy Pharaoh; Live then above the fear of death, say, My times are in Gods hand, it's not as man will, but as God wils.

Use 3 3. Do not wilfully abuse this Doctrine to sinfulness, contempt of means, or neglect of duties for this poison many have sucked out of this flower, they would not hold, That God hath prefixed a term of life, for this, they think, would overthrow all use of means, all neglect of prayer, whereas this supposeth and establisheth them rather, for God who hath appointed the end, hath also appointed and commanded the means, and suppose we could not reconcile Gods providence, and mans liberty in the use of the means, yet seeing the Scripture revealeth the one, and commandeth the other, it's good for us to rest therein.