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A97309	The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.	Zanchi, Giralamo, 1516-1590.; Winterton, Ralph, 1600-1636.	1659 (1659)	Wing Z7; Thomason E1897_1; ESTC R209936	137,419	420

called CHAP. VI. Concerning Gods Providence and his governing the world DOCTRINE I. That the world and all the things which are therein are governed by Gods Providence WE believe that God after that he had created all things so rested from his work that nevertheless he never ceased neither yet doth cease to guide a Wisd 14.3 govern and look after the world and all the things that are therein as well small as great but especially mankind in generall and every man in particular So that b Matt. 10 29 30 not any thing happens or is done in the world which is not guided and c governed by his Providence DOCT. II. That God governeth his Church after a more peculiar manner ALthough all and every thing is subject to Gods Providence yet we believe that he hath a more especiall Wisd 14.3 care of his Church and that he guideth governeth it after a more especiall manner as likewise the wills and actions of all and every one of his elect For as much as he after an especiall manner d Rom. 8.30 calleth justifieth and sanctifieth them but not all and further e Philp. 2.13 worketh in them both to will and to do of his good pleasure and further saith f 2 Cor. 2.16 I will dwell in them but g Acts 14.16 not in all and at length bringeth them unto everlasting life but suffers others in his just judgement to walke in their own wayes and run on headlong to destruction Whereupon we are commanded to h 1 Pet. 5.7 cast all our care upon God for he after a peculiar manner careth for us DOCT. III. That God ordinarily governeth the world by second causes ANd this we learn also out of holy Scripture That although God by himself without any coadjutor yea sometimes contrary to ordinarie meanes bringeth to passe many decrees of his divine Providence yet there are farre more which he ordinarely useth to bring to passe by the ministerie of second causes both in the government of whole world in generall and the Church in speciall For a Hos 2.21.22 I will hear saith the Lord I will hear the heavens and they shall hear the earth and the earth shall hear the corne and the wine and the oyle and they shall hear Iezreel DOCT. IV. That the meanes unto the end are not to be neglected and that God in his Providence willeth the one as well as the other FRom hence we gather That although we are certain God careth for us yet the meanes which God hath appointed for the salvation of the soul and body are not to be despised neither must we tempt God but follow the Apostle who although he was fully perswaded of the saving of all that were in the ship with him when the saylers began to think how to shift for themselves said to the Centurion and to the souldiers except these abide in the ship Act. 27.31 ye cannot be saved For God which hath appointed to every thing it 's own end he also hath appointed the beginning and the meanes by which to come unto that end DOCT. V. That in respect of God all things come to passe necessarily and in respect of us many things contingently WHereas God in his Providence doth conserve and also move the second causes which he is wont to use in the government of the world every one in it's own nature and some of these are destinated by their own nature to the producing of certain effects and again some are not We understand and confesse that although in respect of God a Matt. 10.29.30 Exod. 21.13 without whose foreknowledge and will nothing in the world comes to passe all things are necessarie yet in respect of us and the second causes they are not all necessarie but most of them are contingent For what can be more casuall contingent then this That b Deut. 19.5 when a man is hewingwood the head of his axe should fly out of his hand and kill the traveller that passeth by And yet the Lord saith that it is he which killed him And again our Lord Iesus Christ died for us voluntatily and yet it is said It was necessarie or c Luke 24.46 Thus it behoved Christ to suffer In like manner Herod and Pilate condemned Iesus with full and free consent of will And yet the Apostles say that d Act. 4.28 they did no more then what the hand and counsel of God had determined before to be done DOCT. VI. That God is not the authour of sin which is committed in the World ANd from hence also we understand and confesse That although many wickednesses are committed in the world whilst God moveth all things yet they cannot be imputed to him and his Providence For e Acts 17.28 God moveth indeed all things and giveth power unto every thing to work but he instilleth no sinfull qualitie unto any man whereby he worketh after an evil and sinfull manner As therefore the earth which affordeth sap to the bad trees as well as to the good is not to be blamed if a bad tree bring forth bad fruit So much lesse can God justly be said to be the authour and cause of our sins although he a Heb. 1. ● by the hand of his providence sustain support move and govern all things yea the very ungodly themselves b Acts 17.28 In him saith the Apostle we live and move and have our being To wit such as we are such are we moved by him unless he of his grace do alter and change us DOCT. VII That the secret counsels of God in the governing of the world are by us to be adored with reverence and not with curiositie to be inquired into BUt as concerning the secret and wonderfull counsels of God whereby we see innumerable things to be done whereof we can neither give nor know any reason Let us admire and adore them with what reverence we ought being assured of this That c Matth. 10 29 30 nothing in the world is done without the will of God And that the will of God is a Rom. 9.14 so just that it is the most certain rule of all justice And therefore we must alwayes keep in mind that saying of the Apostle uttered with great admiration b Rom. 11.33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisedome knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgements and his wayes past finding out And again c Rom. 9.14 Is there unrighteousness with God God forbid And yet d Rom. 11.36 Of him and through him and to him are all things To whom be glory for ever Amen DOCT. VIII Errours condemned THerefore we condemne all impostors and deceivers and all those Philosophers which either quite take away Gods Providence out of the world or else deny that he looketh after humane affaires and small matters And those also we condemne which abusing Gods Providence contemne and neglect the