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A32726 A treatise of divine providence I. In general, II. In particular, as relating to the church of God in the world / by ... Mr. Steph. Charnocke ... Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680. 1680 (1680) Wing C3712; ESTC R13224 166,401 418

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case_n can_v happen_v this_o be_v god_n complaint_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n hos_fw-la 7.9_o gray_a hair_n be_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o know_v it_o not_o stranger_n have_v devour_v his_o strength_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o consumption_n of_o their_o strength_n the_o assyrian_n and_o egyptian_n to_o who_o they_o give_v gift_n have_v drain_v their_o treasure_n but_o they_o will_v not_o consider_v god_n as_o the_o author_n or_o acknowledge_v whence_o their_o misery_n come_v they_o will_v not_o seek_v god_n for_o all_o this_o v._o 10._o it_o be_v like_o a_o man_n pick_v a_o pocket_n or_o cut_v a_o throat_n under_o the_o gallow_n in_o contempt_n of_o justice_n jenkin_n justice_n jenkin_n whereas_o good_a man_n be_v both_o affect_v with_o and_o remember_v god_n judgement_n eber_n call_v his_o son_n peleg_n division_n because_o in_o his_o day_n the_o earth_n be_v divide_v that_o in_o the_o daily_a sight_n of_o the_o sun_n he_o may_v remember_v that_o sharp_a providence_n in_o scatter_v of_o the_o babel-builder_n judgement_n affect_v we_o when_o they_o be_v before_o our_o eye_n as_o the_o thunder_n and_o plague_n do_v pharaoh_n but_o when_o they_o be_v remove_v man_n return_v to_o their_o belove_a way_n as_o though_o god_n have_v shoot_v away_o all_o his_o arrow_n and_o be_v depart_v to_o mind_v they_o no_o more_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n high_o provoke_v god_n be_v so_o tender_a that_o his_o providence_n shall_v be_v mind_v and_o improve_v that_o a_o sin_n of_o this_o nature_n he_o follow_v with_o his_o displeasure_n in_o this_o life_n at_o least_o isa_n 22.12_o 13._o and_o in_o that_o day_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n call_v to_o weep_v and_o mourn_v and_o behold_v joy_n and_o gladness_n eat_v flesh_n and_o drink_a wine_n let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v when_o god_n in_o any_o judgement_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v lord_n god_n of_o host_n and_o call_v we_o to_o weep_v and_o we_o behave_v 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subject_n to_o psal_n 37.1_o fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o evil_a doer_n neither_o be_v thou_o envious_a against_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n it_o be_v peculiarly_a the_o product_n of_o self-love_n which_o affect_v the_o principality_n in_o the_o world_n and_o particular_o affect_v the_o conduct_n of_o god_n in_o distribute_v his_o good_n that_o he_o must_v not_o give_v but_o to_o who_o they_o please_v it_o arise_v indeed_o from_o a_o sense_n of_o our_o want_n but_o the_o language_n of_o it_o be_v god_n be_v unjust_a in_o his_o providence_n to_o i_o because_o he_o bestow_v not_o upon_o i_o that_o good_a which_o he_o give_v to_o another_o it_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o companion_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n pride_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o fall_n they_o envy_v god_n a_o felicity_n by_o himself_o for_o they_o will_v be_v like_o he_o they_o will_v be_v as_o go_n hence_o perhaps_o the_o jew_n say_v cain_n deny_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o envy_v his_o brother_n because_o god_n accept_v abel_n sacrifice_n and_o not_o he_o jonah_n passion_n arise_v from_o this_o pride_n for_o fear_n he_o shall_v be_v account_v a_o false_a prophet_n whereupon_o he_o envy_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o the_o poor_a ninivites_n the_o advantage_n of_o it_o he_o will_v have_v god_n conform_v the_o way_n of_o his_o providence_n to_o his_o pleasure_n and_o reputation_n indeed_o it_o be_v to_o envy_n god_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o providence_n in_o those_o gift_n or_o good_a thing_n another_o possess_v whereby_o he_o be_v instrumental_a to_o glorify_v god_n and_o advantage_v other_o thus_o we_o will_v direct_v god_n what_o instrument_n he_o shall_v employ_v when_o no_o artificer_n in_o his_o own_o art_n will_v endure_v to_o be_v direct_v by_o any_o ignorant_a person_n what_o tool_n he_o shall_v use_v in_o his_o work_n 9_o impatience_n under_o cross_a providence_n be_v a_o denial_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n government_n man_n quarrel_n with_o god_n reveal_v will_n and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n that_o they_o quarrel_n with_o his_o providential_a will_n whereby_o we_o deny_v he_o his_o right_n of_o govern_v and_o slight_a his_o actual_a exercise_n of_o his_o right_n as_o if_o god_n be_v accountable_a to_o we_o for_o his_o dispensation_n and_o must_v have_v only_o a_o respect_n to_o we_o or_o our_o humour_n in_o his_o government_n job_n 18.4_o he_o tear_v himself_o in_o his_o anger_n shall_v the_o earth_n be_v forsake_v for_o thou_o and_o shall_v the_o rock_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o his_o place_n must_v god_n alter_v the_o scene_n of_o his_o affair_n according_a to_o our_o model_n and_o platform_n and_o because_o he_o do_v not_o observe_v our_o rule_n and_o method_n must_v we_o tear_v ourselves_o in_o anger_n this_o be_v a_o secret_a curse_v of_o god_n and_o fly_a in_o his_o face_n when_o we_o see_v providence_n so_o cross_a that_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o help_n at_o any_o time_n either_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n isa_n 8.21_o 22._o they_o shall_v fret_v themselves_o and_o curse_v their_o king_n and_o their_o god_n and_o look_v upward_o and_o they_o shall_v look_v unto_o the_o earth_n and_o behold_v trouble_n and_o darkness_n take_v heed_n of_o fret_v at_o god_n management_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n or_o thy_o own_o particular_a concern_v this_o may_v lead_v to_o a_o curse_v of_o god_n and_o be_v indeed_o a_o initial_a secret_a swell_a against_o he_o and_o curse_v of_o he_o man_n be_v ambitious_a to_o become_v a_o god_n adam_n posterity_n have_v in_o one_o sort_n or_o other_o imitate_v he_o this_o 1._o be_v a_o wrong_n to_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o providence_n it_o be_v a_o good_a admonition_n of_o luther_n to_o melancton_n when_o he_o be_v trouble_v much_o about_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n monendus_fw-la est_fw-la philippus_n ut_fw-la desinat_fw-la esse_fw-la rector_n mundi_fw-la by_o this_o temper_n we_o usurp_v god_n place_n and_o set_v ourselves_o in_o his_o throne_n we_o invade_v his_o supremacy_n by_o desire_v every_o thing_n to_o be_v at_o our_o beck_n and_o be_v displease_v with_o he_o because_o he_o do_v not_o put_v the_o reins_o of_o the_o world_n government_n into_o our_o hand_n as_o if_o we_o will_v command_v his_o will_n and_o become_v his_o sovereign_n it_o be_v a_o strive_n with_o our_o maker_n for_o the_o superintendency_n when_o we_o will_v sit_v judge_n upon_o he_o or_o censure_v his_o act_n and_o presume_v to_o direct_v he_o isa_n 45.9_o wo_n to_o he_o that_o strive_v with_o his_o maker_n shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o fashion_v it_o what_o make_v thou_o or_o thy_o work_n he_o have_v no_o hand_n how_o do_v man_n summon_v god_n to_o the_o bar_n of_o their_o interest_n and_o expostulate_v with_o he_o about_o his_o work_n why_o he_o do_v not_o order_v they_o thus_o and_o thus_o and_o if_o he_o do_v so_o to_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n no_o hand_n of_o providence_n in_o the_o world_n the_o design_n of_o that_o place_n be_v to_o stop_v such_o peevishness_n and_o invasion_n of_o god_n right_a i_o will_v not_o have_v my_o sovereign_n will_v dispute_v as_o if_o i_o be_v but_o the_o creature_n servant_n i_o be_o content_a you_o shall_v ask_v of_o i_o thing_n to_o come_v v._o 11._o and_o pray_v to_o i_o but_o notwithstanding_o yet_o to_o submit_v to_o my_o pleasure_n without_o a_o peevish_a endeavour_v to_o wrest_v the_o sovereignty_n out_o of_o my_o hand_n and_o pull_v the_o crown_n from_o my_o head_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o wrong_n to_o the_o goodness_n and_o righteousness_n of_o providence_n it_o be_v a_o change_a god_n with_o ill_a management_n and_o a_o implicit_a language_n that_o if_o we_o be_v the_o commander_n of_o
providence_n thing_n shall_v be_v manage_v more_o just_o and_o righteous_o as_o it_o be_v absalom_n pretence_n in_o wish_v to_o be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n in_o david_n stead_n 2_o sam._n 15.4_o if_o patience_n be_v a_o give_v god_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o righteousness_n in_o his_o judgement_n psal_n 119.75_o i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o thy_o judgement_n be_v right_a and_o that_o thou_o in_o faithfulness_n have_v afflict_v i_o impatience_n must_v be_v a_o charge_n against_o god_n for_o unrighteousness_n in_o his_o judicial_a proceed_n and_o a_o say_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o equal_a ezek._n 18.25_o it_o be_v imply_v in_o that_o complaint_n isa_n 58.2_o 3._o they_o ask_v of_o i_o the_o ordinance_n of_o justice_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o have_v we_o fast_v and_o thou_o see_v not_o wherefore_o have_v we_o afflict_v our_o soul_n and_o thou_o take_v no_o knowledge_n we_o demand_v justice_n of_o thou_o since_o thou_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v sit_v and_o righteous_a in_o not_o regard_v we_o in_o our_o suit_n and_o not_o bestow_v that_o which_o we_o have_v fast_v for_o god_n govern_v the_o world_n according_a to_o his_o will_n our_o murmur_a imply_v that_o god_n will_n be_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n we_o affront_v the_o care_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o creature_n as_o if_o the_o product_n of_o our_o shallow_a reason_n be_v more_o beautiful_a and_o just_a than_o god_n contrivance_n for_o we_o who_o have_v high_o and_o more_o glorious_a end_n in_o every_o thing_n both_o for_o ourselves_o and_o the_o world_n of_o which_o we_o be_v member_n and_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n to_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o subject_v ourselves_o when_o perhaps_o our_o project_n tend_v immediate_o to_o gratify_v some_o sensual_a or_o spiritual_a lust_n in_o we_o it_o be_v the_o commendation_n the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v of_o job_n job_n 1.22_o in_o all_o this_o job_n sin_v not_o neither_o charge_v god_n foolish_o as_o a_o character_n peculiar_a to_o he_o imply_v that_o most_o man_n in_o the_o world_n do_v upon_o any_o emergency_n charge_n god_n with_o their_o cross_n as_o deal_v unjust_o with_o they_o in_o inflict_a punishment_n when_o they_o think_v they_o have_v deserve_v reward_n jeremiah_n be_v not_o innocent_a in_o this_o case_n jerem._n 20.7_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o and_o i_o be_v deceive_v in_o the_o ill_a success_n of_o his_o prophecy_n as_o though_o a_o immense_a goodness_n will_v and_o a_o sovereign_a power_n need_v to_o deal_v in_o a_o fraudulent_a way_n with_o his_o creature_n to_o bring_v his_o end_n about_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o wrong_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o providence_n we_o will_v degrade_v his_o omniscience_n and_o wisdom_n and_o sway_v he_o by_o our_o foolish_a and_o purblind_a dictate_v it_o be_v as_o if_o we_o will_v instruct_v he_o better_o in_o the_o management_n of_o the_o world_n and_o direct_v he_o to_o a_o reformation_n of_o his_o method_n job_n 40.2_o shall_v he_o that_o contend_v with_o the_o almighty_a instruct_v he_o he_o that_o reprove_v god_n let_v he_o answer_v it_o it_o be_v asleep_o reprove_v god_n and_o reproof_n imply_v a_o great_a authority_n or_o righteousness_n or_o wisdom_n in_o the_o person_n reprove_v we_o reprove_v god_n as_o if_o god_n shall_v have_v consult_v with_o we_o and_o ask_v our_o advice_n it_o be_v to_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o be_v god_n counsellor_n and_o to_o conclude_v the_o only_a wise_a god_n by_o our_o imperfect_a reason_n rom._n 11.34_o who_o have_v be_v his_o counsellor_n it_o be_v a_o secret_a boast_n of_o some_o excellency_n in_o ourselves_o as_o if_o god_n do_v not_o govern_v well_o or_o we_o can_v govern_v better_o shall_v a_o silly_a passenger_n that_o understand_v not_o the_o use_n of_o the_o compass_n be_v angry_a that_o the_o skilful_a pilot_n will_v not_o steer_v the_o vessel_n according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n must_v we_o give_v out_o our_o order_n to_o god_n as_o though_o the_o counsel_n of_o infinite_a wisdom_n must_v roll_n about_o according_a to_o the_o conceit_n of_o our_o fancy_n be_v not_o the_o language_n of_o our_o heart_n in_o our_o sit_n of_o impatience_n as_o prodigious_o proud_a against_o god_n providence_n as_o the_o speech_n of_o that_o monster_n be_v against_o the_o creation_n who_o say_v if_o he_o have_v be_v by_o god_n at_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n he_o can_v have_v direct_v he_o to_o a_o better_a platform_n all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o be_v virtual_o in_o this_o sin_n of_o impatience_n 10._o in_o charge_v our_o sin_n and_o miscarriage_n by_o they_o upon_o providence_n in_o this_o we_o contemn_v it_o some_o think_v cain_n do_v so_o gen._n 4.9_o be_o i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n thou_o be_v the_o keeper_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o hinder_v i_o from_o kill_v my_o brother_n it_o be_v certain_a the_o first_o man_n do_v so_o gen._n 3.12_o the_o woman_n thou_o give_v to_o be_v with_o i_o she_o give_v i_o of_o the_o tree_n thy_o gift_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o ruin_n it_o be_v as_o certain_a david_n lay_v the_o sin_n of_o vriah_n murder_n at_o the_o door_n of_o providence_n 1_o sam._n 11.25_o when_o he_o hear_v that_o vriah_n be_v dead_a the_o sword_n say_v he_o devour_v one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o man_n conjure_v up_o trouble_n to_o himself_o when_o by_o his_o folly_n he_o bring_v himself_o into_o sin_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o misery_n and_o then_o his_o heart_n fret_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o lay_v the_o blame_n both_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o follow_a mischief_n upon_o he_o pro._n 19.3_o the_o foolishness_n of_o man_n pervert_v his_o way_n and_o his_o heart_n fret_v against_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v many_o other_o way_n wherein_o we_o deny_v or_o slight_a providence_n 1._o when_o we_o do_v thing_n with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o man_n more_o than_o of_o god_n as_o though_o god_n be_v careless_a both_o of_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o regard_v 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