V. There is a most surprising Harmony, in those Dispensations of God, whereby the Changes of the World are brought about. Of the Wheels 'tis said, As for the Appearances, they Four had one likeness. The Wheels of Providence have a most Harmonious Conformity and Correspondence with one another. The Promises of God unto them who Diligently Seek ⟨p. 19⟩Him, are the same Now, that ever they were; The Threatenings of God unto the Children of Disobedience, are the same Now, that ever. It is said, in Psal. 12.6. The words of the Lord are pure words, like Silver, well purified seven times. Now the Dispensations of God, are still according to this His Invariable World. Things go in the World, but as they have done heretofore; the World Changes but as it Uses; and, There is no New Thing under the Sun. O WHEEL, How hast thou Turned hitherto? Even so wilt thou still Turn. The Dispensations of Providence, in our Days, have One Likeness with such as were in the Days of our Fathers. They that have drawn Parallels in History, have Entertained us with a delicate Curiosity; truly, 'twould be a curious Entertainment, for a devout Soul, to draw the Parallels in Providence! But besides this, there is a more special Harmony, with which the Wheels of Providence, are sometimes beautified. As now, at or nigh the same Time, there sometimes is a Like Face of Providence, in sundry places. The same cry, O WHEEL, is given to sundry places, at the same Time. Sometimes, All the Churches together have Rest, and are Edified, tho' very distant from one another. Sometimes, All the Nations are together to take the Wine cup of the Fury of God, and be Intoxicated into Confusions, tho' far from one another in their ⟨p. 20⟩Distances. God Raises up Luther, a Great Reformer, in one Country; and at the very same Time, He Raises up Zuinglius in another. God permits the Rising of an Antichrist, in the West, namely, that of Popery; & at the very same time he permits the rising of another Antichrist, namely, that of Mohammedanism, in the East. Yea, it may be the Revolutions in some little Countries, will have just those very Marks imprinted upon them, which the Revolutions of Bigger, and Mother Countries, at the very same Time, are Signalized with.
V. There is a most surprizing Harmony, in those Dispensations of God, whereby the Changes of the World are brought about. Of the Wheels 'tis said, As for the Appearances, they Four had one likeness. The Wheels of Providence have a most Harmonious Conformity and Correspondence with one another. The Promises of God unto them who Diligenly Seek ⟨p. 19⟩Him, are the same Now, that ever they were; The Threatenings of God unto the Children of Disobedience, are the same Now, that ever. It is said, in Psal. 12.6. The words of the Lord are pure words, like Silver, well purified seven times. Now the Dispensations of God, are still according to this His Invariable World. Things go in the World, but as they have done heretofore; the World Changes but as it Uses; and, There is no New Thing under the Sun. O WHEEL, How hast thou Turned hitherto? Even so wilt thou still Turn. The Dispensations of Providence, in our Dayes, have One Likeness with such as were in the Days of our Fathers. They that have drawn Parallels in History, have Entertained us with a delicate Curiosity; truly, 'twould be a curious Entertainment, for a devout Soul, to draw the Parallels in Providence! But besides this, there is a more special Harmony, with which the Wheels of Providence, are sometimes beautified. As now, at or nigh the same Time, there sometimes is a Like Face of Providence, in sundry places. The same cry, O WHEEL, is given to sundry places, at the same Time. Sometimes, All the Churches together have Rest, and are Edified, tho' very distant from one another. Sometimes, All the Nations are together to take the Wine cup of the Fury of God, and be Intoxicated into Confusions, tho' far from one another in their ⟨p. 20⟩Distances. God Raises up Luther, a Great Reformer, in one Country; and at the very same Time, He Raises up Zuinglius in another. God permits the Rising of an Antichrist, in the West, namely, that of Popery; & at the very same time he permits the rising of another Antichrist, namely, that of Mahometanism, in the East. Yea, it may be the Revolutions in some little Countries, will have just those very Marks imprinted upon them, which the Revolutions of Bigger, and Mother Countries, at the very same Time, are Signalized with.
