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

Thirdly, We cannot find out the depth of his Counsels. God hath some (Arcana) secrets which he hath reserved in his own ⟨p. 616⟩power, as Christ told his disciples in the first of the Acts (vers. 6.) when they would needs be prying into that secret of his counsel, the time of restoring the kingdom to Israel. There are many counsels of God locked up in his own bo•om, which we cannot find out, nor must we be bold and curious in searching into them.

Thirdly, We cannot find out the depth of his Counsels. God hath some (Arcana) secrets which he hath reserved in his own ⟨p. 616⟩power, as Christ told his disciples in the first of the Acts (vers. 6.) when they would needs be prying into that secret of his councel, the time of restoring the kingdom to Israel. There are many councels of God lockt up in his own bo•om, which we cannot find out, nor must we be bold and curious in searching into them.

Fourthly, The Lord cannot be found out, no not in his works of Providence, which are acted outwardly, or by which he brings forth his counsels to act (Psal. 77.19.) His foot-steps are not known; not only are not any of his secret counsels known, but some o• his very foot-steps, his treadings, his goings are not fully known. God goeth so that we cannot find where he g•eth, he leaves no track (as we say) behind him (Rom. 11.33.) How unsearchable a•e his Judgments (not only his counsels, but, how unsearchable are his Judgments) and his ways past finding out. That's the very expression of the text. There are many providences of God, which we find and feel, which we see, and cannot but see, yet we cannot find them out, that is, we are not able to give a direct answer why God doth this or that, nor how this or that was done. Consider that Scripture (