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A sermon of Gods prouidence Very godly and profitable: preached at South-shoobery in Essex, by Arthur Dent, Minister of Gods word.; Platforme, made for the proofe of Gods providence
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Dent, Arthur, d. 1607.
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〈…〉 dly written of them Ancient lear 〈…〉 d Chrisostome in his tenth Homily 〈…〉 pon Genesis vsed this similitude saith hee in earthly matters when 〈…〉 e see these things that bee done ap 〈…〉 oued by graue and mighty men 〈…〉 e mislike not their censure not 〈…〉 in-say it but preferre their iudgement before our owne how much more 〈…〉 uld we carry the same minde of all 〈…〉 ble creatures which we know that 〈…〉 d the Creator of all things made 〈…〉 at since wee haue receiued his censure of them all that all that h 〈…〉 made was very good let vs suspe 〈…〉 our iudgments bury them in silenc 〈…〉 and let vs not dare to prefer the iudgments of al men before the Lords a 〈…〉 we may perswade our selues wi 〈…〉 strong and sufficient arguments th 〈…〉 the Lord made all things in great w 〈…〉 dome and mercy and in a worde th 〈…〉 the Lord made nothing vnaduised or without cause but though we kno 〈…〉 not the causes of his workes beca 〈…〉 of the weakenesse of our vnderstanâ—ings yet hath he made all things 〈…〉 cording to his wisdom and most mi 〈…〉 ty mercy Thus farre Chrisostome If the 〈…〉 fore by the testimonie of Aristotle 〈…〉 ture made nothing in vaine As y â— m 〈…〉 who was vtterly ignorant of true râ—gion affirmed of nature which he 〈…〉 iudged to be both blind brutish ho 〈…〉 much more are we bound to attrib 〈…〉 vnto the most wise creator of all thin 〈…〉 this â—erfection in his creation that made nothing in vaine but all thi 〈…〉 in great wisdome since all his wor 〈…〉 redounded to his glory which is 〈…〉 st and the chiefest end of all things 〈…〉 d by the common consent of all men â—â—ery thing is iudged either perfect or â—â—perfect by the attaining of his end â—here is a fourth argumeÌ„t thus made â—â—ainst the prouidence of God If God 〈…〉 ho is most wise and righteous in his â—â—dgements do gouerne all things â—â—ery particular thing there should not 〈◊〉 so great troubles in coÌ„mon wealths â—â—d specially in the Church whereof â—â—e Lord hath a speciall care for that it 〈◊〉 his Sanctuary but both in Church â—â—d common-wealth there is great vnâ—â—ietnesse so that all laws both diuine â—â—d humane are openly violated good â—en most cruelly are dealt withall eâ—ill men doe reioyce and triumph in â—â—eir wickednesse without controleâ—â—ent God therfore gouerneth not all â—â—ings that are in common-wealths â—â—d in the Churches This argument thus drawne from â—â—e nature of Gods iustice which séeâ—eth to be contrary to his gouernmeÌ„t 〈◊〉 his prouidence if he should sée moâ—â—rate and suffer all these out-rages 〈…〉 orders is one of the chiefest props of Epicurus his opinion and this argâ—ment troubled many that now liue 〈…〉 dayly labor to bring Epicurus name 〈…〉 obloquy with al men and yet are coâ—tent to liue-like Epicures this argâ—ment also the Lurkes and our capâ—tall enemies the papists obiect m 〈…〉 against vs and sure it carrieth s 〈…〉 waight with it that Dauid confesse 〈…〉 y â— he was so astonied that his féet we 〈…〉 almost gone and his steppes had w 〈…〉 neare slipt when he saw the prospe 〈…〉 ty of the wicked and punishments a 〈…〉 hard entertainement of the godly vâ—till he went into the sanctuary of G 〈…〉 then vnderstood he their end â—hat vntill Dauid entred into Gods school learned by his word holy spirit he ordered al things most wisely a 〈…〉 iustly After Pompey had bin put t 〈…〉 worst in the battaile fought betw 〈…〉 Caesar him in the consines of Ph 〈…〉 salos escaped by flight to Mytele 〈…〉 he went to Cratippus and disput 〈…〉 with the Philosopher in his Gard 〈…〉 whither he thought there was a 〈…〉 God which by his prouidence ruled earth and for that before in very 〈…〉 〈…〉 uarels hee had had most prosperous 〈…〉 ccesse as when he had subdued in 〈…〉 aitaile vanquished the inhabitants â—f the East part of the world was 〈…〉 ow in a most good cause ouercome 〈…〉 ripped off his army forcâ—d to fly aâ—ay himself alone most shamfully he â—ere of gathred that God regarded not â—hat was done amongst men but y â— al â—hings were done by chaÌ„ce thus doth 〈…〉 wise men of y â— world iudge speak of â—uch eueÌ„ts But y e holy Ghost teacheth â—s to iudge far otherwise of theÌ„ when Moses in his song Deu. 32. was to de 〈…〉 uer to the people the threatnings of God if they were disobedient which â—fterward y e rebellions Israelits felt â—ée vseth this preface perfect is the worke of the mighty God for all his waies are iudgement God is true and without wickednes iust righteous is 〈…〉 e teaching hereby that whatsoeuer 〈…〉 e world doth prate of the causes of â—fflictions that GOD with great â—isdome doth send forth of his trea 〈…〉 res all sortes of calamities some 〈…〉 me by them to punish the wick 〈…〉 sometime to excercise the Godly with them For the sins of the peoplâ— the hipocrite doth raigne That is tâ— rants sit in the throne of Justicâ— which vnder pretence of executiâ— iustice are but hipocrites and oppreâ—â— the people Iob. 34. verse 30. Woe be to thee saith the Prophâ— Isaiah which spoylest for thou shaâ— bee spoiled And indéed one tyraâ— plagueth another and though tyrant be a plague to al natioÌ„s kingdomeâ— yet are they themselues in due timâ— in like sort punished by other tyrantâ— In the person of Sennacheâ—ib y â— iudgâ—ments of God are very liuely set for by the Prophet Isaiah in the teâ— Chapter of his prophesse The Loâ— stirreth vp the king of the Assirians punish the easterne people Sennach rib was a wicked man he is ascoâ—â— to wicked peoplâ— yea he cruelly verâ— the people of God he spoileth almoâ— all Palestina hee besâ—egeth Ierusalâ— the chiefe Citty of that Country Aâ— thus saith God of him by the Prophâ— in that place O Ashur the rod of â— wrath and the staffe in their hands my indignation I will send him tâ— dissembling nation and I will giue him a charge against the people of my wrath to take the spoyle and to take the prey and to treade them vnderfoote like the mire of the streete But hee thinketh not so neither doth his heart esteeme it so and so forth And a little after thus saith God by the Prophet of him But when the Lord hath accomplished all his worke vppon Mount Sion and Ierusalem I will visit the fruite of the proude heart of the King of Ashur and his glorious and proude lookes Because he said by the power of myne owne hand haue I done it and by my wisdome because I am wise And a little after this thus saith the Prophet shal the axe boaste it selfe against him that heweth therewith If Pompey had looked on this example thus laide forth by the Prophet hée might haue bâ—ne better