Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy delivered…

2. From his Providential Ordering of all the affairs of the world: God sits King upon the flood Psal. 29. 10. He is Sovereign disposer of all things, and therefore good and evil comes from him, whoever it be that doth it. Amos 3. 6. God saith David, bid Shimei curse.

2. From his Providential Ordering of all the affaires of the world: God sits King upon the flood Psal. 29. 10. He is Soveraign disposet of all things, and therefore good and evill comes from him, whoever it be that doth it. Amos 3. 6. God saith David, bid Shemei curse.

3. Because Prayer to God hath been the means of turning aside judgment, yea even then when Instruments have done their worst▪ the people of God in their distress. have but acquainted God with it, and sought him in the case, and the business hath been done: thus David prays to God to turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness, and its done; and he who formerly was looked upon to speak Oracles, is now disregarded: Hezekiah doth tell, go into the the house of God, and spread Rabshekah's railing letter before him and leaves the case with him; and the next news is, an Angel is sent from heaven, who slays in one night an hundred, fourscore and five thousand of his enemies, 2 Kings 19. 35. Hence we have the Churches confidence in Gods protection, enabling them to sound a challenge to their enemies to do their worst against them. Isa. 8. 9, 10. there is their boldness, God is with us.