Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…

The Creation of the World, shall then be more clearly understood in the cause, than now it is in the effect, how all things were made out of the first matter, and that out of nothing. ¹Those hard mysteries of providence which do now try and exercise the faith and patience of the Saints, scil. Why they that are best should speed worst? That there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; and again, That there be wicked men, ²unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous; In so much, that now we call the proud happy, ³and they that work wickedness are set up, yea, they that tempt God are even delivered? Why the worse cause should many times have the better success? Why God should suffer his dearest Children to be abused and insulted over, when wickedness in the mean while triumphs securely? Why wickedness should be set up in high places, and innocence should be trod under foot? Somewhat of these Riddles the Word doth now interpret unto the Saints (blessed be God) ⟨p. 46⟩to command their silence and submission to God, but then shall they return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not: all this will be then seen in God to infinite satisfaction.

The Creation of the World, shall then be more clearly understood in the cause, than now it is in the effect, how all things were made out of the first matter, and that out of nothing. ¹Those hard mysteries of providence which do now try and exercise the faith and patience of the Saints, scil. Why they that are best should speed worst? That there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; and again, That there be wicked men, ²unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous; In so much, that now we call the proud happy, ³