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A42546 The eye and wheel of providence, or, A treatise proving that there is a divine providence ... by W. Gearing ... Gearing, William. 1662 (1662) Wing G435; ESTC R7567 152,154 376

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lion_n and_o other_o beast_n of_o prey_n i_o now_o proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o god_n providence_n 9.9_o iddio_fw-it riguardo_fw-it egli_fw-it propriament_fw-it ai_fw-fr buoi_fw-fr quando_fw-la ci_fw-fr detre_n quesia_n leg_n imperoche_n altrimenti_fw-la la_fw-fr providentia_fw-la di_fw-it dio_fw-mi abbraccia_fw-it ancora_fw-la ogni_fw-la minima_fw-la cosa_fw-mi come_v 1_o tim._n 4.13_o ital._n annot._n in_o 1_o cor._n 9.9_o extend_v to_o the_o beast_n that_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n ask_v now_o the_o beast_n and_o they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o say_v job_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o that_o there_o be_v a_o providence_n who_o know_v not_o in_o all_o these_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v this_o in_o who_o hand_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o every_o live_a thing_n job_n 12.7_o 10._o for_o what_o reason_n can_v be_v render_v that_o beast_n as_o well_o as_o fowl_n know_v their_o appoint_a time_n and_o keep_v the_o same_o course_n and_o order_v every_o 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saul_n persecute_v innocent_a david_n sennacherib_n causeless_o make_v war_n upon_o hezekiah_n the_o wicked_a hate_n the_o godly_a therefore_o they_o persecute_v they_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o world_n hate_v they_o john_n 15.19_o 21._o cain_n slay_v his_o brother_n because_o his_o own_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o his_o brother_n good_a 1_o joh._n 3.12_o and_o david_n say_v they_o that_o render_v evil_a for_o good_a be_v my_o adversary_n because_o i_o follow_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a psal_n 38.20_o when_o christ_n steadfast_o set_v his_o face_n to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o send_v messenger_n before_o his_o face_n who_o go_v and_o enter_v into_o a_o village_n of_o the_o samaritan_n to_o make_v ready_a for_o he_o but_o they_o do_v not_o receive_v he_o because_o his_o face_n be_v as_o though_o he_o will_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n luk._n 9.51_o 52_o 53._o the_o great_a reason_n of_o their_o rudeness_n be_v because_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n now_o the_o jew_n 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manasses_n a_o kinsman_n of_o he_o who_o be_v depose_v from_o his_o office_n in_o jerusalem_n for_o some_o misdemeanour_n he_o make_v priest_n there_o as_o good_a author_n do_v affirm_v hence_o we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a hatred_n than_o arise_v from_o diversity_n of_o religion_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n john_n 4._o to_o our_o saviour_n for_o he_o no_o soon_o ask_v of_o she_o a_o little_a water_n but_o she_o call_v he_o jew_n and_o here_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o send_v to_o this_o village_n that_o all_o the_o principal_a people_n therein_o shall_v come_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o but_o only_o desire_v to_o have_v lodging_n and_o other_o necessary_a provision_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o company_n for_o their_o journey_n which_o they_o refuse_v to_o afford_v he_o quest_n here_o i_o shall_v propound_v a_o question_n viz._n whether_o it_o may_v
than_o the_o fowl_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o kind_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o gift_n above_o they_o natural_a supernatural_a 3._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o rule_n and_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o 4._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o use_n and_o end_n above_o they_o dr_n th._n taylor_n serm._n on_o mat._n 6.26_o moses_n his_o face_n do_v shine_v in_o his_o fast_a day_n and_o daniel_n and_o the_o three_o child_n have_v live_v ten_o day_n upon_o pulse_n and_o water_n appear_v fair_a in_o their_o countenance_n and_o fat_a in_o flesh_n than_o all_o the_o child_n which_o do_v eat_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o king_n meat_n dan._n 1.15_o beside_o god_n will_v help_v his_o people_n in_o their_o great_a extremity_n as_o he_o do_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n when_o they_o gaze_v one_o upon_o another_o god_n will_v either_o supply_v his_o people_n want_n or_o take_v they_o away_o before_o the_o sharpness_n of_o extremity_n come_v it_o be_v rare_a to_o see_v the_o godly_a fall_n into_o those_o pinch_a 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whether_o we_o consider_v his_o nature_n his_o essential_a property_n or_o his_o will._n in_o regard_n of_o they_o all_o he_o be_v sempèr_n idem_fw-la always_o the_o same_o his_o be_v be_v and_o will_v be_v be_v all_o one_o he_o be_v the_o same_o at_o this_o present_a that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o will_v be_v the_o same_o for_o ever_o that_o he_o be_v at_o this_o instant_n and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o for_o be_v a_o simple_a entire_a essence_n void_a of_o all_o mixture_n and_o composition_n he_o be_v free_a from_o those_o quality_n that_o accompany_v compound_v body_n viz._n generation_n corruption_n augmencation_n diminution_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o alteration_n and_o for_o the_o immutability_n of_o his_o will_n he_o tell_v we_o aug._n transibunt_fw-la coeli_fw-la i._n e._n in_o melius_fw-la mutabuntur_fw-la hieron_n in_o psal_n 102._o et_fw-la erunt_fw-la caeli_fw-la novi_fw-la nòn_n substantiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la qu●litacibus_fw-la renovati_fw-la aug._n that_o as_o he_o have_v purpose_v it_o shall_v stand_v and_o as_o he_o have_v consult_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v jer._n 14.24_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v till_o heaven_n and_o earth_n pass_v away_o one_o jot_n and_o tittle_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o the_o law_n till_o all_o be_v fullfil_v matth._n 5.18_o whereby_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v not_o mean_a that_o either_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v one_o day_n be_v destroy_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o substance_n by_o fire_n any_o more_o than_o they_o be_v by_o water_n 2_o pet._n 3.6_o rom._n 8.21_o nor_o yet_o then_o when_o they_o be_v change_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o quality_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n that_o be_v i_o suppose_v when_o god_n shall_v alter_v and_o change_v the_o state_n of_o his_o church_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o new_a world_n that_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o dissolution_n or_o alteration_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o use_n of_o art_n and_o tongue_n interpretation_n exposition_n and_o all_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o other_o thing_n get_v by_o these_o mean_n shall_v then_o cease_v and_o have_v a_o end_n for_o when_o that_o which_o it_o perfect_a be_v come_v that_o which_o be_v unperfect_a shall_v be_v do_v away_o 1_o cor._n 13.8_o 10._o but_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n it_o be_v indissoluble_a immutable_a and_o unalterable_a and_o soon_o shall_v the_o frame_n and_o fabric_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n fail_v and_o the_o world_n become_v a_o second_o chaos_n than_o it_o be_v destroy_v the_o grass_n wither_v the_o flower_n fade_v but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n endure_v for_o ever_o object_n be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n unchangeable_a may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v that_o under_o the_o law_n god_n will_v be_v worship_v by_o ceremony_n and_o under_o the_o gospel_n he_o will_v not_o so_o be_v worship_v therefore_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v change_v august_n mutatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la seu_fw-la effectuum_fw-la nòn_n valet_fw-la ad_fw-la mutationem_fw-la causarum_fw-la variis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la mutantur_fw-la opera_fw-la agricolae_fw-la &_o nòn_n ideò_fw-la mutatur_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ars_fw-la agriculturae_fw-la august_n resp._n i_o answer_v that_o the_o change_n of_o thing_n or_o effect_n make_v nothing_o to_o the_o change_n of_o cause_n a_o husbandman_n at_o one_o time_n use_v one_o piece_n of_o husbandry_n another_o while_n he_o use_v another_o sometime_o till_v sometime_o sow_v sometime_o dung_v and_o sometime_o reap_v at_o several_a time_n the_o work_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v change_v and_o yet_o the_o art_n of_o husbandry_n itself_o be_v not_o change_v god_n do_v not_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n govern_v his_o church_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o do_v under_o the_o law_n in_o the_o church_n infancy_n than_o he_o allure_v they_o with_o temporal_a promise_n whereby_o notwithstanding_o be_v signify_v spiritual_a and_o eternal_a yet_o no_o alteration_n in_o god_n but_o he_o deal_v like_o a_o wise_a father_n who_o use_v one_o manner_n of_o discipline_n to_o his_o child_n be_v young_a and_o tender_a and_o another_o manner_n of_o carriage_n be_v grow_v up_o yet_o his_o love_n and_o mind_n be_v still_o one_o and_o the_o same_o towards_o they_o sect._n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n all_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o immutable_a necessity_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o second_o cause_n some_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v necessary_o other_o contingent_o that_o be_v necessary_a that_o must_v be_v thus_o and_o thus_o and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v that_o which_o be_v contingent_a be_v that_o which_o before_o it_o be_v do_v may_v be_v do_v or_o not_o be_v do_v or_o at_o least_o after_o this_o or_o that_o manner_n necessity_n be_v either_o from_o a_o internal_a principle_n and_o the_o nature_n and_o form_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o the_o sun_n necessary_o shine_v the_o fire_n necessary_o burn_v every_o live_a creature_n die_v and_o be_v dissolve_v a_o man_n be_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n and_o a_o man_n not_o regenerate_v sin_v for_o this_o he_o have_v from_o nature_n deprave_a and_o corrupt_v or_o else_o necessity_n be_v from_o some_o external_a 5._o necessitas_fw-la est_fw-la modus_fw-la agendi_fw-la ordinatus_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la verron_n physic_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o inevitable_a impulsive_a cause_n as_o the_o elect_n can_v perish_v but_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o in_o themselves_o but_o in_o god_n purpose_n which_o appoint_v christ_n to_o be_v their_o saviour_n so_o christ_n be_v necessary_o to_o die_v at_o the_o age_n he_o die_v not_o by_o necessity_n of_o nature_n for_o he_o may_v have_v live_v many_o year_n long_o but_o by_o necessity_n of_o god_n decree_n yea_o and_o also_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n he_o do_v die_v sometime_o