2. That God's counsel stands Diametrically opposite to the counsel of wicked men: i. e. as to the order and design they are carrying one. They consult his dishonour and his Churches disturbance: He is mean while consulting his own Glory, and his Peoples safety: Let God then alone to dash theirs, and establish his own, hear what he saith for this, Isa. 14. 24, 25, 26, 27. The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, &c▪ This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole Earth, &c: The Lord of hosts hath purposed and who shall disannul it• ⟨p. 226⟩Men say it shall be thus, but God saith it shall be so, whose word shall stand, theirs or his? When you read bloody decrees, the product of humane consultations, then read the book of God, & oppose to them the gracious decrees of Heaven. It was Luther's consolation to the Elector of Saxony, in a time of great danger; Let your Highness know (saith he) and nothing doubt, but that this business is otherwise concluded of in Heaven, than it is at Nuremberg: Where the Emperor and States were met in Counsel▪ God knows what his own thoughts are towards his People, even thoughts of peace, whatever the thoughts of men may be, Jer 29. 10. Wait then, the wickeds day is a coming; in due time their foot shall slide: The Web which they have been for a long while in weaving, God will unravel in a moment: He will shortly muster up his Forces and draw out his Armies into the Field, and call together the Fowls of Heaven to his great Supper which he shall provide for them, where he will give them to eat of the flesh of Kings, and the flesh of Captains, and the flesh of mighty Men, &c. Rev. 19. 17. 18. This is the work which he hath undertaken to do, and will certainly accomplish it throughly, who hath written on his Vesture, and on his Thigh, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And since the case stands thus, what is there then remaining more for us to do, but to ⟨p. 227⟩be the Lord's Remembrancers. Not ceasing day nor night to be earnestly and importunately putting him in mind of his Covenant, his Name, and Glory?
2. That God's counsel stands Diametrically opposite to the counsel of wicked men: i. e. as to the order and design they are carrying one. They consult his dishonour and his Churches disturbance: He is mean while consulting his own Glory, and his Peoples safety: Let God then alone to dash theirs, and establish his own, hear what he saith for this, Isa. 14. 24, 25, 26, 27. The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, &c▪ This is the purpose that is purposed uopn the whole Earth, &c: The Lord of hosts hath purposed and who shall disanul it• ⟨p. 226⟩Men say it shall be thus, but God saith it shall be so, whose word shall stand, theirs or his? When you read bloody decrees, the product of humane consultations, then read the book of God, & oppose to them the gracious decrees of Heaven. It was Luther's consolation to the Elector of Saxony, in a time of great danger; Let your Highness know (saith he) and nothing doubt, but that this business is otherwise concluded of in Heaven, than it is at Norinberge: Where the Emperour and States were met in Counsel▪ God knows what his own thoughts are towards his People, even thoughts of peace, whatever the thoughts of men may be, Jer 29. 10. Wait then, the wickeds day is a coming; in due time their foot shall slide: The Web which they have been for a long while in weaving, God will unravel in a moment: He will shortly muster up his Forces and draw out his Armies into the Field, and call together the Fowls of Heaven to his great Supper which he shall provide for them, where he will give them to eat of the flesh of Kings, and the flesh of Captains, and the flesh of mighty Men, &c. Rev. 19. 17. 18. This is the work which he hath undertaken to do, and will certainly accomplish it throughly, who hath written on his Vesture, and on his Thigh, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And since the case stands thus, what is there then remaining more for us to do, but to ⟨p. 227⟩be the Lord's Remembrancers. Not ceasing day nor night to be earnestly and importunately putting him in mind of his Covenant, his Name, and Glory?
