An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Thirdly, If God be eternal, if there be no searching out of his years, then

Thirdly, If God be eternall, if there be no searching out of his years, then

Time is in the dispose and ordering of God. He that inhabiteth eternity, is the Lord of time. God is said to inhabit eternity, (Isa. 57.15.) that is, he is eternal, and therefore he is the disposer of all times; he that made time will order time: he ordereth time as to persons, and he orders time as to Nations, he orders times, and all the changes of times, he ordereth, not only the duration of time, but the condition of times; all is from him, whose yea s cannot be searched out. David said (Psal. 31.15.) My times are in thy hands, that is, my personal times in all the changes of them, troublesome or comfortable, joyful or sorrowful, are ordered at thy will, by thy power and wisdom. And with respect to Nations Daniel said (Chap 2.21.) He changeth times ⟨p. 380⟩and seasons. The Lord puts a new face of things upon S•t•es and Kingdoms; what changes hath not, cannot the Lord m•re among the sons of men? The reason of all is, he is eternal.

Time is in the dispose and ordering of God. He that inhabiteth eternity, is the Lord of time. God is said to inhabite eternity, (Isa. 57.15.) that is, he is eternall, and therefore he is the disposer of all times; he that made time will order time: he ordereth time as to persons, and he orders time as to Nations, he orders times, and all the changes of times, he ordereth, not only the duration of time, but the condition of times; all is from him, whose yea s cannot be searched out. David said (