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123._o but_o ordinary_o we_o count_v a_o man_n a_o wise_a man_n when_o he_o conduct_n his_o affair_n with_o discretion_n and_o govern_v his_o passion_n with_o moderation_n and_o carry_v himself_o with_o a_o due_a proportion_n and_o harmony_n in_o all_o his_o concern_v but_o in_o particular_a wisdom_n consist_v 1._o in_o act_v for_o a_o right_a end_n the_o chief_a part_n of_o prudence_n be_v in_o fix_v a_o right_a end_n and_o in_o choose_v fit_a mean_n and_o direct_v they_o to_o that_o scope_n to_o shoot_v at_o random_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o folly_n as_o he_o be_v the_o wise_a man_n that_o have_v the_o noble_a end_n and_o fit_a mean_n so_o god_n be_v infinite_o wise_a as_o he_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a be_v so_o he_o have_v the_o most_o excellent_a end_n as_o there_o be_v none_o more_o excellent_a than_o himself_o nothing_o can_v be_v his_o end_n but_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o so_o he_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o and_o he_o put_v a_o true_a bias_n into_o all_o the_o mean_v he_o use_v to_o hit_v the_o mark_v he_o aim_v at_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o to_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n rom._n 11.36_o 2._o wisdom_n consist_v in_o observe_v all_o circumstance_n for_o action_n he_o be_v count_v a_o wise_a man_n that_o lay_v hold_v of_o the_o fit_a opportunity_n to_o bring_v his_o design_n about_o that_o have_v the_o full_a foresight_n of_o all_o the_o little_a intrigue_n which_o may_v happen_v in_o a_o business_n he_o be_v to_o manage_v and_o time_n every_o part_n of_o his_o action_n in_o a_o exact_a harmony_n with_o the_o proper_a minute_n of_o it_o god_n have_v all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o thing_n in_o one_o entire_a image_n before_o he_o he_o have_v a_o prospect_n of_o every_o little_a creek_n in_o any_o design_n he_o see_v what_o second_a cause_n will_v act_v and_o when_o they_o will_v act_v this_o or_o that_o yea_o he_o determine_v they_o to_o such_o and_o such_o act_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v be_v 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wise_a man_n but_o he_o only_o that_o act_n according_a to_o a_o right_a rule_n when_o right_a counsel_n be_v take_v and_o vigorous_o execute_v the_o resolve_v and_o way_n of_o god_n be_v not_o mere_a will_n but_o will_n guide_v by_o the_o reason_n and_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o infinite_a understanding_n eph._n 1.11_o who_o work_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n be_v not_o rash_a but_o follow_v the_o proposal_n of_o the_o divine_a mind_n he_o choose_v that_o which_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v so_o that_o all_o his_o work_n be_v graceful_a and_o all_o his_o way_n have_v a_o comeliness_n and_o decorum_n in_o they_o hence_o all_o his_o way_n be_v say_v to_o be_v judgement_n deut._n 32.4_o not_o mere_a will._n hence_o it_o appear_v that_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n be_v two_o distinct_a perfection_n knowledge_n have_v its_o seat_n in_o the_o speculative_a understanding_n wisdom_n in_o the_o practical_a 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understanding_n of_o all_o thing_n his_o wisdom_n be_v the_o skilful_a resolve_v and_o act_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o admiration_n of_o he_o own_v they_o as_o distinct_a oh_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o riches_n both_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n rom._n 11.33_o knowledge_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o wisdom_n and_o antecedent_n to_o it_o wisdom_n the_o superstructure_n upon_o knowledge_n man_n may_v have_v knowledge_n without_o wisdom_n but_o not_o wisdom_n without_o knowledge_n according_a to_o our_o common_a proverb_n the_o great_a clerk_n be_v not_o the_o wise_a men._n all_o practical_a knowledge_n be_v found_v in_o speculation_n either_o secundum_fw-la rem_fw-la as_o in_o a_o man_n or_o secundum_fw-la rationem_fw-la as_o in_o god_n they_o agree_v
act_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o they_o be_v act_n of_o mere_a will_n without_o wisdom_n but_o they_o be_v represent_v so_o to_o we_o because_o we_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o understand_v the_o infinite_a reason_n of_o its_o act_n his_o sovereignty_n be_v more_o intelligible_a to_o we_o than_o his_o wisdom_n we_o can_v better_o know_v the_o command_n of_o a_o superior_a and_o the_o law_n of_o a_o prince_n than_o understand_v the_o reason_n that_o give_v birth_n to_o those_o law_n we_o may_v know_v the_o order_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n as_o they_o be_v publish_v but_o not_o the_o sublime_a reason_n ot_fw-mi his_o will_n though_o election_n be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n sovereignty_n and_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n from_o without_o to_o determine_v he_o yet_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n stand_v not_o silent_a while_o mere_a dominion_n act_v whatsoever_o god_n do_v he_o do_v wise_o as_o well_o as_o sovereign_o though_o that_o wisdom_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o divine_a be_v be_v as_o incomprehensible_a to_o we_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n and_o power_n in_o the_o world_n be_v visible_a god_n can_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o his_o proceed_n and_o that_o draw_v from_o himself_o though_o we_o understand_v it_o not_o the_o cause_n of_o thing_n visible_a lie_v hide_v from_o we_o do_v any_o man_n know_v how_o to_o distinguish_v the_o seminal_a virtue_n of_o a_o small_a seed_n from_o the_o body_n of_o it_o and_o in_o what_o nook_n and_o corner_n that_o lie_v and_o what_o that_o be_v that_o spread_v itself_o in_o so_o fair_a a_o plant_n and_o so_o many_o flower_n can_v we_o comprehend_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n proceed_n in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o godly_a yet_o as_o we_o must_v conclude_v they_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o unerring_a righteousness_n so_o we_o must_v conclude_v all_o his_o action_n the_o fruit_n of_o a_o unspotted_a wisdom_n though_o the_o concatenation_n of_o all_o his_o counsel_n be_v not_o intelligible_a to_o we_o for_o he_o be_v as_o essential_o and_o necessary_o wise_a as_o he_o be_v essential_o and_o necessary_o good_a and_o righteous_a god_n be_v not_o only_o so_o wise_a that_o nothing_o more_o wise_a can_v be_v conceive_v but_o he_o be_v more_o wise_a than_o can_v be_v imagine_v something_o great_a in_o all_o his_o perfection_n than_o can_v be_v comprehend_v by_o any_o creature_n it_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n therefore_o to_o question_v that_o which_o we_o can_v comprehend_v we_o shall_v adore_v it_o instead_o of_o dispute_v against_o it_o and_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o god_n will_v not_o order_v any_o thing_n be_v it_o not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o his_o wisdom_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o his_o will_n though_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n proceed_v from_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n yet_o there_o be_v more_o difference_n between_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n than_o between_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o feeble_a shine_a of_o the_o glow-worm_n yet_o we_o presume_v to_o censure_v the_o way_n of_o god_n as_o if_o our_o purblind_a reason_n have_v a_o reach_n above_o he_o 7._o god_n be_v only_o wise_a infallible_o the_o wise_a man_n meet_v with_o rub_n in_o the_o way_n that_o make_v they_o fall_v short_a of_o what_o they_o aim_v at_o they_o often_o design_n and_o fail_v then_o begin_v again_o and_o yet_o all_o their_o counsel_n end_n in_o smoke_n and_o none_o of_o they_o arrive_v at_o perfection_n if_o the_o wise_a angel_n lay_v a_o plot_n they_o may_v be_v disappoint_v for_o though_o they_o be_v high_a and_o wise_a than_o man_n yet_o there_o be_v one_o high_o and_o wise_a than_o they_o that_o can_v check_v their_o project_n god_n always_o compass_v his_o end_n never_o fail_v of_o any_o thing_n he_o design_n and_o aim_v at_o all_o his_o undertake_n be_v counsel_n and_o will_n as_o nothing_o can_v resist_v the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o will_n so_o nothing_o can_v countermine_v the_o skill_n of_o his_o counsel_n there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n nor_o understanding_n nor_o counsel_n against_o the_o lord_n prov._n 21.30_o he_o compass_v his_o end_n by_o those_o action_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n wherein_o they_o think_v to_o cross_v he_o they_o shoot_v at_o their_o own_o mark_n and_o hit_v he_o lucifer_n plot_n by_o divine_a wisdom_n fulfil_v god_n purpose_n against_o lucifer_n mind_n the_o counsel_n of_o redemption_n by_o christ_n the_o end_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n ride_v into_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o serpent_n temptation_n god_n never_o mistake_v the_o mean_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v any_o disappointment_n to_o make_v he_o vary_v his_o counsel_n and_o pitch_n upon_o other_o mean_n than_o what_o before_o he_o have_v ordain_v his_o word_n that_o go_v forth_o of_o his_o mouth_n shall_v not_o return_v to_o he_o void_a but_o it_o shall_v accomplish_v that_o which_o he_o please_v and_o it_o shall_v prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n whereto_o he_o send_v it_o isa_n 55.11_o what_o be_v say_v of_o his_o word_n be_v true_a of_o his_o counsel_n it_o shall_v prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n for_o which_o it_o be_v appoint_v it_o can_v be_v defeat_v by_o all_o the_o legion_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n for_o as_o he_o think_v so_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o as_o he_o have_v purpose_v so_o shall_v it_o stand_v the_o lord_n have_v purpose_v and_o who_o shall_v disannul_v it_o isa_n 14.24_o 27._o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o drop_n from_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o be_v like_o a_o drop_n to_o the_o ocean_n and_o a_o shadow_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o able_a to_o mate_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o be_v infinite_a and_o boundless_a no_o wisdom_n be_v exempt_v from_o mistake_n but_o the_o divine_a he_o be_v wise_a in_o all_o his_o resolve_n and_o never_o call_v bâ—ck_v his_o word_n and_o purpose_n isa_n 31.2_o iii_o the_o three_o general_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o god_n be_v wise_a this_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n in_o scripture_n dan._n 2.20_o wisdom_n and_o might_n be_v he_o wisdom_n to_o contrive_v and_o power_n to_o effect_v 30._o effect_v culverwell_n light_n of_o nature_n p._n 30._o where_o shall_v wisdom_n dwell_v but_o in_o the_o head_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o where_o shall_v power_n triumph_v but_o in_o the_o arm_n of_o omnipotency_n all_o that_o god_n do_v he_o do_v artificial_o skilful_o whence_o he_o be_v call_v the_o builder_n of_o the_o heaven_n heb._n 11.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o artificial_a and_o curious_a builder_n a_o builder_n by_o art_n and_o that_o word_n prov._n 8.30_o mean_v of_o christ_n then_o i_o be_v by_o he_o as_o one_o bring_v up_o with_o he_o some_o render_v it_o then_o be_v i_o the_o curious_a artificer_n and_o the_o same_o word_n be_v translate_v a_o cunning_a workman_n cant._n 7.5_o for_o this_o cause_n counsel_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n understanding_n god_n isa_n 46.10_o jer._n 22.19_o great_a in_o counsel_n job_n 12.13_o he_o have_v counsel_n and_o understanding_n not_o proper_o for_o counsel_n imply_v something_o of_o ignorance_n or_o irresolution_n antecedent_n to_o the_o consultation_n and_o a_o posture_n of_o will_n afterward_o which_o be_v not_o before_o counsel_n be_v proper_o a_o laborious_a deliberation_n and_o a_o reason_n of_o thing_n a_o invention_n of_o mean_n for_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o end_n after_o a_o discuss_n and_o reason_v of_o all_o the_o doubt_n which_o arise_v pro_fw-la re_fw-la natâ_fw-la about_o the_o matter_n in_o counsel_n but_o god_n have_v no_o need_n to_o deliberate_v in_o himself_o what_o be_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o accomplish_v his_o end_n he_o be_v never_o ignorant_a or_o undetermined_a what_o course_n he_o shall_v take_v as_o man_n be_v before_o they_o consult_v but_o it_o be_v a_o expression_n in_o condescension_n to_o our_o capacity_n to_o signify_v that_o god_n do_v 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