Gods promise to his plantation· as it was delivered in a sermon

Thirdly, there is another providence of God concurring in both these, that is, when a mans calling and person is free, and not tied by parents, or Magistrates, or other people that have interest in him. Or when abroad he may do himself and others more good than he can do at home. Here is then an eye of God that opens a door there, and sets him loose here, inclines his heart that way, and outlooks all difficulties. When God makes room for us, no binding here, and an open way there, in such a case God tells them, he will appoint a place for them.

Thirdly, there is another providence of God concurring in both these, that is, when a mans calling and person is free, and not tyed by parents, or Magistrates, or other people that have interest in him. Or when abroad hee may doe himselfe and others more good than he can doe at home. Here is then an eye of God that opens a doore there, and sets him loose here, inclines his heart that way, and outlookes all difficulties. When God makes roome for us, no binding here, and an open way there, in such a case God tells them, he will appoint a place for them.

Secondly, Use 2 this may teach us in every place where God appoints us to sit down, to acknowledge him as our Landlord. The earth is the Lords, and the fullness thereof; his are our Countries, our Townes, our houses; and therefore let us acknowledge him in them all. The Apostle ⟨p. 13⟩makes this use of it amongst the Athenians, Acts 17.26, 27. He hath appointed the times, and places of our habitation, that we might seek, and grope after the Lord. There is a threefold use that we are to make of it, as it appeareth there; Let us seek after the Lord, why? Because if thou comest into an house, thou wilt ask for the owner of it: And so if thou comest into a foreign land, and there findest an house and land provided for thee, wilt thou not enquire, where is the Landlord? where is that God that gave me this house and land? He is missing, and therefore seek after him.