Divine Conduct, or The Mystery of Providence

First Help.

And first, Labour to work into your hearts a deep and fixed sense of the infinite wisdom of God, and your own folly and ignorance. This will make resignation easy to you: whatsoever the Lord doth is ⟨p. 262⟩by counsel, Eph. 1. 11. his understanding is infinite, Psal. 147. 5. his thoughts are very deep, Psal. 92. 5. but as for man, yea the wisest among men, how little doth his understanding penetrate the works and designs of Providence? And how oft are we forced to retract our rash opinions, and confess our mistakes? acknowledging that if Providence had not seen with better eyes than ours, and looked farther than we did, we had precipitated our selves into a thousand mischiefs, which by its wisdom and care we have escaped. It's well for us that the seven eyes of Providence are ever awake, and looking out for our good. Now if one creature can and ought to be guided and governed by another that is more wise and skilful than himself, as the Client by his learned Counsel, the Patient by his skilful Physician, much more should every creature give up his weak reason, and shallow understanding to the infinite wisdom of the omniscient God.

And first, Labour to work into your hearts a deep and fixed sense of the infinite wisdom of God, and your own folly and ignorance. This will make resignation easie to you: whatsoever the Lord doth is ⟨p. 262⟩by counsel, Eph. 1. 11. his understanding is infinite, Psal. 147. 5. his thoughts are very deep,