The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

4. God is able to engage all the Creation at his pleasure to take his part, and to make them ⟨p. 217⟩successful against his enemies. These are his reserves, of whom though h• hath no need, being every way furnished in himself for his own security, and his adversaries confusion, yet if his wisdom see meet, he can improve them, and so improve them, that there are not the most contemptible among them, but, if armed and employed by him, shall accomplish the business. The holy Angels are his Praetorian Band, pressed, sworn and faithful to his command; one of these can rout and ruin an Army of Assyrians, and in a night cut off an hundred eighty and five thousand mighty men, 2 King. 19. 35. Men, whose hearts are naturally rebellious, and who are engaged in a quarrel against him, are yet under his powerful management, and he can turn them to his own purposes, Prov. 21. 1. Stars, rivers, fire, and hail, all these fulfil his word: Insects, as Locusts, Caterpillars and Palm-worms, are his formidable host, and, coming on his errand, shall do things dreadful and amazing, Joel 2. 2. &c. And, when we have laid all these things together, now say, is there, can there be wisdom, understanding or counsel against the Lord?

4. God is able to engage all the Creation at his pleasure to take his part, and to make them ⟨p. 217⟩successeful against his enemies. These are his reserves, of whom though h• hath no need, being every way furnished in himself for his own security, and his adversaries confusion, yet if his wisdom see meet, he can improve them, and so improve them, that there are not the most contemptible among them, but, if armed and employed by him, shall accomplish the business. The holy Angels are his Pretorian Band, prest, sworn and faithful to his command; one of these can rout and ruine an Army of Assyrians, and in a night cut off an hundred eighty and five thousand mighty men,