5.1 It is admirable Sovereignty, how many thousand possible plagues and evils he holds off, such as millions of pests, and diseases of Egypt and evil beasts, Deut. 7. 15. Lev. 26. 6. why the Bones of Christ are not broken; why a Dog stirs not a tongue against Israel; why one only World, not a thousand worlds were created: he appoints how long, what number of minutes, hours, or years, his own shall be in the Furnace; the Lord stands beside as Master of the work, & eyes the melting, what quantity of Honey, or of Gall shall be in the Cup, how many hours ye shall weep, how many days or hours the Candle of the Almighty shall shine on your Tabernacle. Then be humble, when he shines, and submissive at the time and measure of sufferings; the evils that are holden off us before in their causes they be prepared, when we know not, should teach us to adore Sovereignty. A friend that takes our defence when we are absent, and an Advocate who answers for the sick and far distant client, and not knowing that his cause is called and debated; yea for an heir sucking the Breasts, does call for much love and esteem. Christ's care shines for Peter and the winnowed believers, when he prays and intercedes that their faith fail not, when they know not any such thing; for a hid love moves much. The Lord fences us, we not knowing any such thing, from drowning and our children in floods, deep wells, from burning quick, from a Hell of torment in every tooth, finger, bone, sinew, artery, lith, member of the body, of our selves, of father, mother, son, daughter; and from spoiling, captivity, imprisonment, gravels, guts, botches, convulsions palsies, ⟨p. 51⟩possessions by Devils, madness, terror, and agony of mind, as many children drowned, be not quick, killed in the womb, and perished in the first world, and hundreds and millions of the like possible destructions, are decreed to pass by me and you, and do fall upon others by holy Sovereignties appointment.
5.1 It is admirable Soveraignty, how many thousand possible plagues and evils he holds off, such as millions of pests, and diseases of Egypt and evil beasts, Deut. 7. 15. Lev. 26. 6. why the Bones of Christ are not broken; why a Dog stirs not a tongue against Israel; why one only World, not athousand worlds were created: he appoints how long, what number of minuts, hours, or years, his own shall be in the Furnace; the Lord stands beside as Master of the work, & eyes the melting, what quantity of Hony, or of Gall shal be in the Cup, how many hours ye shall weep, how many days or hours the Candle of the Almighty shall shine on your Tabernacle. Then be humble, when he shines, and submissive at the time and measure of sufferings; the evils that are holden off us before in their causes they be prepared, when we know not, should teach us to adore Soveraignty. A friend that takes our defence when we are absent, and an Advocate who answers for the sick and far distant client, and not knowing that his cause is called and debated; yea for an heir sucking the Breasts, does call for much love and esteem. Christ's care shines for Peter and the winnowed believers, when he prays and intercedes that their faith fail not, when they know not any such thing; for a hid love moves much. The Lord fences us, we not knowing any such thing, from drowning and our children in floods, deep wells, from burning quick, from a Hell of torment in every tooth, finger, bone, sinew, artery, lith, member of the body, of our selves, of father, mother, son, daughter; and from spoyling, captivity, imprisonment, gravels, guts, botches, convulsions palsies, ⟨p. 51⟩possessions by Divels, madness, terror, and agony of mind, as many children drowned, be not quick, killed in the womb, and perished in the first world, and hundreds and millions of the like possible destructions, are decreed to pass by me and you, and do fall upon others by holy Soveraignties appointment.
- 1Sovereignty is eminent in holding of possible evils, and in determining the measure of sufferings.Soveraignty is eminent in holding of possible evils, and in determining the measure of sufferings.
