1 That God may most clearly view all things being and done in this world; it is said to be in his sight, as clear as Crystal. As in Crystal there is nothing so little, but it may be seen: so there is nothing ⟨p. 51⟩on earth, said or done, so slight or small, that it may escape his all-seeing providence. Heb. 4. Omnia 1sunt nuda et patentia oculis eius. There is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him, with whom we have to do. In vain men hope to be hid from God. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that 2formed the eye, shall he not see? All the earth is full of his glory. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither 3shall I fly from thy presence? It is there amply proved, that neither heaven nor hell, nor uttermost part of the Sea, nor day nor night, light nor darkness, can hide us from his face. For thou hast possessed my reins, thou hast covered me in in my mothers womb. Our sitting, walking, lying down, or rising up, the thoughts of our hearts, works of our hands, words of our lips, ways of our feet, our reins, bones, bosoms, and our mothers wombs, wherein we lay in our first informity, are well known unto him.
Qualis, mihi dicite, Deus censendus est;
Qui cunct a cernit, ipse autem non cernitur!
Said an old Poet. Zach. 4. The Lord hath seven 4eyes, which run to and fro through the whole earth. He is totus oculus. Let us not flatter our selves, with those, Psal. 10. that say in their heart; God hath forgotten; he hideth his face, he will never see it: and so 5endeavour to pluck out the eye of knowledge it self. But there is neither couch in chamber, nor vault in the ground, clouds of day, darkness of night; bottoms of Mountains, nor holes of Rocks, nor depth of Seas; secret friend, nor more secret conscience, ⟨p. 52⟩heaven nor hell, that can obscure or shadow us from the eye of the Lord. Wheresoever we are, let us say with Jacob. The Lord is in this place, 6though we be not aware of it.
1 That God may most clearely view all things being and done in this world; it is saide to be in his sight, as cleare as Chrystall. As in Chrystall there is nothing so little, but it may be seene: so there is nothing ⟨p. 51⟩on earth, saide or done, so slight or small, that it may escape his all-seeing prouidence. Heb. 4. Omnia 1sunt nuda et patentia oculis eius. There is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and open'd vnto the eyes of him, with whom wee haue to do. In vaine men hope to be hid from God. He that planted the eare, shall he not heare? He that 2formed the eye, shall he not see? All the earth is ful of his glory. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither 3shall Iflye from thy presence? It is there amply prooued, that neyther heauen nor hell, nor vttermost part of the Sea, nor day nor night, light nor darknesse, can hide vs from his face. For thou hast possessed my reines, thou hast couer'd mee in in my mothers wombe. Our sitting, walking, lying downe, or rising vp, the thoughts of our hearts, workes of our hands, words of our lips, wayes of our feet, our reynes, bones, bosomes, and our mothers wombes, wherin we lay in our first informity, are well known vnto him.
Qualis, mihi dicite, Deus censendus est;
Qui cunct a cernit, ipse autem non cernitur!
Said an old Poet. Zach. 4. The Lord hath seauen 4eyes, which runne to and fro through the whole earth. He is totus oculus. Let vs not flatter our selues, with those, Psal. 10. that say in their heart; God hath forgotten; he hideth his face, he will neuer see it: and so 5endeuour to pluck out the eye of knowledge it selfe. But there is neither couch in chamber, nor vault in the ground, clouds of day, darknesse of night; bottomes of Mountaines, nor holes of Rockes, nor depth of Seas; secret friend, nor more secret conscience, ⟨p. 52⟩heauen nor hell, that can obscure or shadow vs from the eye of the Lord. Wheresoeuer we are, let vs say with Iacob. The Lord is in this place,
- 1Heb. 4, 13.
- 2Psal 94, 9.
- 3Psal. 139, 7.
- 4Zach. […], 10.Zach. 〈…〉, 10.
- 5Psalm 10, 11Psalme 10, 11
- 6Gen. 28, 17.
