1. Much of his *wisdom is seen in creation, there his wisdom is discovered in the excellent order of all his works, their mutual correspondence and fitness for the several ends and services for which they were appointed; the order of the world showeth the wisdom of God, the order of placing the creatures, see Pro. 3. 19, 20. the Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, by understanding hath he established the Heavens, by his knowledge the depths are broken up and the clouds drop down the dew; the earth is set lowermost as the foundation of all the rest, the Sea pent up within its channels, the air above them both, and the Heavens higher than all▪ the Stars and Planets placed in the Firmament, and the fishes in the Sea; the order of making, God proceeding from things imperfect to perfect, first the rude mass, then the Heavens and the vast earth, and glorious creatures, but without life, then the herbs and plants that have life but not sense and motion, then the brute creatures, that have sense and motion but not reason, then man with a reasonable Soul, after his own image; in this order you may observe, first the dwelling place is appointed, then the food, then the creature that feedeth upon it, the beasts upon the herbs, and man upon the beasts: The Queen of ⟨p. 556⟩Sheba was astonished at Solomons wisdom, when she perceived the well ordering of his family, certainly if we did observe the order of nature, we would stand wondering more at the wisdom of God: Next observe the correspondence that is between all the parts of the world, compared sometimes to a building, wherefore God is called [Greek or Hebrew], an artificial Builder, Heb. 11. 10. In this great house every part conspireth to the beauty, service, and decency of the whole, the roof is Heaven, and therefore the Spheres are called chambers and stories in the Heavens, Amos 9. 6. The foundation is earth, Job 38. 5, 6. The Stars and glorious Luminaries are the windows, the Sea the water course, &c. Sometimes 'tis compared to the frame and structure of mans body, Heb. 11. 3. The worlds were framed, 'tis in the original, [Greek or Hebrew], set in joint, as all the members of the body are tied together by several ligaments, &c. Sometimes to an Army, Gen. 2. 1. The Heavens were finished and all the host of them.
1. Much of his *wisdom is seen in creation, there his wisdom is discovered in the excellent order of all his works, their mutual correspondence and fitness for the several ends and services for which they were appointed; the order of the world sheweth the wisdom of God, the order of placing the creatures, see Pro. 3. 19, 20. the Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, by understanding hath he established the Heavens, by his knowledg the depths are broken up and the clouds drop down the dew; the earth is set lowermost as the foundation of all the rest, the Sea pent up within its channels, the air above them both, and the Heavens higher than all▪ the Stars and Planets placed in the Firmament, and the fishes in the Sea; the order of making, God proceeding from things imperfect to perfect, first the rude mass, then the Heavens and the vast earth, and glorious creatures, but without life, then the herbs and plants that have life but not sense and motion, then the brute creatures, that have sense and motion but not reason, then man with a reasonable Soul, after his own image; in this order you may observe, first the dwelling place is appointed, then the food, then the creature that feedeth upon it, the beasts upon the herbs, and man upon the beasts: The Queen of ⟨p. 556⟩Sheba was astonished at Solomons wisdom, when she perceived the well ordering of his family, certainly if we did observe the order of nature, we would stand wondering more at the wisdom of God: Next observe the correspondence that is between all the parts of the world, compared sometimes to a building, wherefore God is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, an artificial Builder, Heb. 11. 10. In this great house every part conspireth to the beauty, service, and dece•cy of the whole, the roof is Heaven, and therefore the Spheres are called chambers and stories in the Heavens, Amos 9. 6. The foundation is earth, Job 38. 5, 6. The Stars and glorious Luminaries are the windows, the Sea the water course, &c. Sometimes 'tis compared to the frame and structure of mans body, Heb. 11. 3. The worlds were framed, 'tis in the original, , set in joynt, as all the members of the body are tied together by several ligaments, &c. Sometimes to an Army,
- *Psal. 104. 24 1 Cor. 1. 21.
