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Concerning God's Permiffion,
Pag. 71
The Difference between God's Government of
all Events, and Neceffity and Fate,
76
That the Exercife of a particular Providence,
confifts in the Government of all Events, 80
Oncerning the Sovereignty of
Chap. 4. C. Providence,
Concerning God's Abfolute Power,
84
86
That true Abfolute Power can do no wrong,
explained at large,
87
The Unfearchable Wisdom of Providence, 98
Infinite Wisdom can do no wrong,
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That the Wisdom of Providence must be as
unaccountable, as the Wisdom of the Crea-
105
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tion,
That the wife Government of the World, re-
quires fecret and hidden Methods of Pro-
vidence,
That we are ignorant of a great many Things,
without the Knowledge of which, it is im-
poffible to understand the Reasons of Provi-
dence,
In what Cafes the Unfearchable Wisdom of
God is a Reasonable Anfwer to the Diffi-
culties of Providence,
126
141
Chap. 5. THE Juftice and Righteousness
of Providence,
157
That the Justice of Providence does not con-
fift in hindring all Acts of Injuflice and
Violence,
158
God
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God may do that very jufly, which Men can-
not do without great Injustice, Pag. 159
What the Nature and Exercife of God's Fu-
fice requires,
162
What Acts of Justice the prefent Government
of this World requires,
168
The Account the Scripture gives us of God's
Fuftice and Righteousness,
173
HE Holinefs of Providence,
Chap. 6. TH
184
What the Holiness of Government requires, ib.
What the Holiness of God's Providence does
not require of him,
192
God is not the Cause and Author of Sin, 200
The Divine Prefcience does not deftroy the Li-
berty of Human Actions,
God decrees no Men's Sins,
204
208
Some Texts of Scripture confidered, which
feem to make God the Author of Sin,_210
Concerning God's hardening Pharaoh's Heart,
ibid.
Some other Texts confidered, which feem to
charge God with the Sins of Men,
.
Chap. 7.
229
HE Goodness of Providence,
THE
244
247
Mistakes concerning the Nature of God's
Goodness,
The Difference between Abfolute Goodness and
Fustice, and the Goodness and fuftice of
Difcipline,
That God exercifes all Acts of Goodness,which
a State of Trial and Difcipline will admit, 252
251
Ano-
Another Miftake concerning the Nature of
Good and Evil; and what Good and Evil
is in a State of Difcipline, Pag. 258
Another Miftake about the Nature of Govern-
ment; and what Goodness is required in the
Government of the World,
267
Two Objections against the Goodness of Provi-
dence answered. 1. From the many Mife-
ries which are in the World,
272
A Second Objection is, God's partial and un-
equal Care of bis Creatures,
304
Chap. 8. THE Wisdom of Providence,
307
The Wisdom of Providence confidered in fome
great Events recorded in Scripture, 309
The Deftruction of the World by Noah's Flood,
310
Concerning the Confufion of Languages, and
the Difperfion of Mankind over all the
Earth,
God's chufing Abraham and his Pofterity, for
bis Peculiar People,
327
332
Concerning the Removal of Jacob and his Fa-
mily into Egypt,
343
The Oppreffion of Ifrael in Egypt, 344
The Miracles wrought by Mofes in Egypt, 346
God's delivering the Law from Mount Sinai,
354
All that came out of Egypt, excepting Jofhua
and Caleb, died in the Wilderness, 357
The frequent Relapfes of Ifrael into Idolatry,
359
Concern-
Concerning the Captivities and Difperfions of
Ifrael, efpecially their Captivity in Babylon,
367
374
In what Senfe Chrift came in the Fulness of
Time,
TheDeftruction of Jerufalem by the Romans,377
The Wisdom of Providence in fome more com-
mon and ordinary Events,
That God rewards or punishes Men in their
Pofterity,
God's punishing Sin with Sin,
380
382
390
God's disappointing both our Hopes and Fears,
391
God's deferring the Deliverance of good Men,
and the Punishment of the Wicked, to the
utmoft Extremity,
Concerning fudden Changes and Revolutions,
392
394
The wife Mixture of Mercy and Judgment,395
Chap. 9.
T
HE Duties we owe to Provi-
396
A particular Acknowledgment of Providence
in all Events,
397
400
Submiffion to the Providential Will of God, 399
Concerning Submiffion to God under Afflictions and Sufferings,
Submiffion to the Will of God with respect to
our feveral States and Conditions of Life,407
Concerning Hope and Truft in the Divine Pro-
420
Concerning the Duties of Prayer and Thanks-
giving,
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