Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…

3. By their own confession; So Psal. 64. 5, 6, 7, 8. where you have the Plot laid, ver. 5. They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they commune of laying snares privily, they say, who shall see them? The deep contrivance of it, ver. 6. They search out iniquity, they accomplish a diligent search; both the inward thoughts of every one of them, and the heart is deep. Their Plot destroyed, ver. 7. But God shall shoot at them with an arrow, suddenly shall they be wounded. The method or way of Providence in destroying it, ver. 8. So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves, all that see them, shall flee away. Thus hath the Wisdom of our God wrought for us this day beyond all the thoughts of our hearts; and oh that it might make such impressions upon all our hearts, as follow in the 9, and 10. verses, All men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God, for they shall wisely consider his doing. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord and shall trust in him, and all the upright in heart shall glory.

2. The Wisdom of God discovers it self in behalf of that people who are his own, in diverting the danger from them, and putting by the deadly thrusts their enemies make at them; thus it spoils their game by an unforeseen rub in the green, and that especially three ways.

1. By making their counsels to jar among themselves, in which jars is the sweetest harmony of providence; thus the counsel of Ahithophel jars with the counsel of Hushai, 2 Sam. 17. 5. 7. by which means David escaped: the Pharisees clashed with the Sadducees, Acts 23. 7. and by that means Paul escaped.