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his eternal Power, Wisdom, and Goodness', in the Beginning, to create, or make of Nothing, the World, and all Things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of fix Days, and all very good.

II. After God had made all other Creatures, he created Man, Male and Female 4, with reasonable and immortal Souls, endued with Knowledge, Righteousness, and true Holiness, after his own Image, having the Law of God written in their

Rom. 1. 20. For the invifible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly feen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; fo that they are without excufe. Fer, 10, 12. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath eftablished the world by his wifdom, and hath ftretched out the heavens by his difcretion. Pfalm 104. 24, O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom haft thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. Pfalm 33. 5. He loveth righ. teousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. v. 6. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made: and all the hoft of them, by the breath of his mouth.

© [ The whole first Chapter of Gen.] Heb. 11. 3. Through faith we under ftand, that the worlds were framed by the word of God, fo that things which are feen, were not made of things which do appear. Col. 1. 16. For by him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth, vifible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things

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were created by him, and for him. Acts 17. 24. God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

II. d Gen. 1, 27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them.

e Gen. 2.7. And the Lord God formed man of the duft of the ground, and breathed into his noftrils the breath of life; and man became a living foul. With Eccl. 12. 7. Then fhall the duft return to the earth as it was: and the spirit fhall return unto God who gave it. And Luke 23. 43. And Jefus faid unto him, Verily I fay unto thee, To day fhalt thou be with me in paradise. And Matth. 10. 28. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the foul: but rather fear him which is able to deftroy both foul and body in hell.

f Gen, I. 26. And God faid, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the fea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the

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Hearts, and Power to fulfil it; and yet, under a Poffibility of tranfgreffing, being left to the Liberty of their own Will, which was fubject unto Change i. Befide this Law written in their Hearts, they received a Command, not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which while they kept, they were happy in their Communion with God, and had Dominion over the Creatures 1. CHAP.

earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Col. 3. 10. And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him. Eph. 4. 24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteoufnefs, and true holiness.

8 Rom. 2. 14. For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these having not the law, are a law unto themfelves: v.15.Which fhew the work of the law written in their hearts, their confcience alfo bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accufing, or else excufing one another.

h Eccl. 7.29. Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have fought out many inventions.

i Gen. 3.6. And when the woman faw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be defired to make one wife; he took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave alfo unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Eccl. 7. 29. [See letter immediately foregoing.]

k Gen. 2. 17. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eateft thereof, thou

fhalt furely die. Gen. 3. 8. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the prefence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. v.9. And the Lord God called unto Adam,and faid unto him, where art thou? v. 10. And he faid, I heard thy voice in the garden: and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid my self. v. II. And he faid, Who told thee that thou waft naked? Haft thou eaten of the tree, whereofI commanded thee, that thou shouldft not eat? v. 23. Therefore the Lord God fent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground, from whence he was taken.

1 Gen. 1. 26. And God faid, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the fea, and over the fowl of the air,and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. v. 28. And God bleffed them,and God faid unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and fubdue it and have dominion over the fish ofthe fea, and over the fowl of the air,and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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I. a Heb. 1. 3. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the exprefs image of his perfon, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our fins, fat down on the right hand of the majefty on high,

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b Dan. 4. 34. And at the end of the days, INebuchadnezzar lift up © Mat. 10. 29. Are not two fparmine eyes unto heaven, and mine rows fold for a farthing? and one understanding returned unto me, of them shall not fall on the ground and Ibleffed the moft High, and I without your Father. v. 30. But praised and honoured him that li- the very hairs of your head are all veth for ever, whofe dominion is numbred. v. 31. Fear ye not therean everlasting dominion, and his fore, ye are of more value than kingdom is from generation to ge- many fparrows. neration, v. 35. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or fay unto him, What doft thou? Pfalm 135. 6. Whatsoever the Lord pleafed, that did he in heaven and in earth, in the feas, and all deep places. Acts 17. 25. Neither is worhipped with mens hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; v. 26. And hath made of one blood, all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth,

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Prov. 15. 3. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Pfal. 104, 24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom haft thou made them all the earth is full of thy riches. Pfal. 145. 17. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works,

e Acts 15. 18. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. Pfal. 94. 8. Underftand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wife? v. 9. He that planted the ear, fhall he not hear! he that formed the eye, shall he not fee? v. 10. He

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II. Although, in relation to the Fore-knowledge and Decree of God, the Firft Caufe, all Things come to pafs immutably and infallibly h: Yet, by the fame Providence, he ordereth them to fall out, according to the Nature of Second Caufes, either neceflarily, freely, or contingently i

that chaftifeth the heathen, fhall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? v. 11. The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

f Eph. 1. 11. In whom alfo we have obtained an inheritance, being predeftinated according to the purpofe of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: Pfal. 33. 10. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. v. 11. The counfel of the Lord ftandeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

8 Isaiah 63. 14. As a beaft goeth down into the valley, the fpirit of the Lord caufed him to reft: fo didft thou lead thy people, to make thy felf a glorious name. Eph. 3. 10. To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places, might be known by the church the manifold wifdom of God. Rom. 9. 17. For the fcripture faith unto Pharaoh, Even for this fame purpose have I raised thee up, that I might fhew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. Gen. 45. 7. And God fent me before you, to preserve you a

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pofterity in the earth, and to fave your lives by a great deliverance. Pfalm 145.7. They fhall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness,and fhall fing of thy righteousness.

II. h Acts 2. 23. Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God,ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and flain.

i Gen. 8. 22. While the earth remaineth, feed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and fummer and winter, and day and night, shall not ceafe. Jer. 31. 35. Thus faith the Lord, which giveth the fun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the fea, when the waves thereof roar; the Lord of hosts is his name. Exod. 21. 13. And if a man ly not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. With Dent. 19. s. As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour, to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a ftroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head flippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he fhall flee unto one of those cities, and live. 1 Kings 22.28. And Micaiah

III. God in his ordinary Providence, maketh use of Means, yet is free to work without', above", and against them at his Pleasure ".

faid, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. v. 34. And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and fmote the king of Ifrael between the joints of the harness; wherefore he faid unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the hoft, for I am wounded. Ifaiah 10. 6. I will fend him against an hypocritical nation; and againft the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. v. 7. Howbeit, he meaneth not fo, neither doth his heart think fo, but it is in his heart to deftroy, and cut off nations not a few.

III. k Acts 27. 31. Paul faid to the centurion, and to the foldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be faved. v. 44. And the rest, some on boards, and fome on broken pieces of the ship: And so it came to pass that they escaped all fafe to land. Ifaiah 55. 10. For as the rain cometh down, and the fnow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give feed to the fower, and bread to the eater. v. 11. So fhall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth. It fhall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it fhall profper in the thing whereto I fent it. Hof. 2. 21. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear faith the Lord, I will hear the hea

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vens, and they shall hear the earth, v. 22. And the earth fhall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oyl, and they fhall hear Jezreel.

Hof. 1.7. But I will have mercy upon the houfe of Judah,and will fave them by the Lord their God, and will not fave them by bow, no by fword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horfemen. Mat. 4. 4. But he answered and said, It is written, Man fhall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Job 34. 10. Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickednefs, and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

m Rom. 4. 19. And being not weak in faith, he confidered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb. v. 20. He ftaggered not at the promife of God through unbelief; but was ftrong in faith, giving glory to God: v.21. And being fully perfwaded,that what he had promised, he was able alfo to perform.

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2 Kings 6. 6. And the man of God faid, Where fell it? And he fhewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and caft it in thither, and the iron did swim. Dan. 3. 27. And the princes, governours and captains, and the kings counsellers being gathered together, faw these men,upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head finged,neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had paffed on them.

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