Divine Conduct, or The Mystery of Providence

This is our duty, because God hath expressly commanded it, and called his people to make the most serious reflections, and animadversions upon his works, whether of mercy or judgement. So when that dreadfullest of all Judgements was executed upon his professing people for their Apostasy from God, and God had removed the Symbols of his presence from among them, the rest are bid to go, (i.e.) by their meditations, (to send at least their thoughts) to Shiloh, and see what God did to it, Jer. 7. 12. So for mercies, God calls us to consider and review them, Micah 6. 5. Remember O my people from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the faithfulness of the Lord: q. d. if you reflect not upon that signal Providence, my faithfulness will be covered, and ⟨p. 123⟩your unfaithfulness discovered. So for Gods works of Providence about the Creatures, we are called to consider them, that we may prop up our faith by those considerations for our own supplies, Matth. 6. 28. consider the Fowls and Lilies.

This is our duty, because God hath expresly commanded it, and called his people to make the most serious reflections, and animadversions upon his works, whether of mercy or judgement. So when that dreadfullest of all Judgements was executed upon his professing people for their Apostasie from God, and God had removed the Symbols of his presence from among them, the rest are bid to go, (i.e.) by their meditations, (to send at least their thoughts) to Shiloh, and see what God did to it, Jer. 7. 12. So for mercies, God calls us to consider and review them, Micah 6. 5. Remember O my people from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the faithfulness of the Lord: q. d. if you reflect not upon that signal Providence, my faithfulness will be covered, and ⟨p. 123⟩your unfaithfulness discovered. So for Gods works of Providence about the Creatures, we are called to consider them, that we may prop up our faith by those considerations for our own supplies,