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But I will not leave him so; this Truth, that there is an eternal felicity provided for men hereafter,* 1.1 is not onely by Tradition del••vered unto us, from such as had it super∣naturally revealed; bus is also most consonant to reason, and may most reasonably be deduced out of its princi∣ples, and therefore ought most seriously, and most faith∣fully to be confided in; that it is so, I will require but one supposal, which I think I have cleared in my former Treatise, that there is a God; this being granted, we must needs apprehend him provident over those works of his, and, in particular, more eminently over man, which is the most excellent piece of this fabricke, and indeed the onely piece which actively honour's and dishonour's him; here now we find it not alwaies true, that men, who honour him, who forsake all, even their very lives for him here, are blessed by him in this world, I mean with worldly blessings; yea, because they forsake all, and their lives, they cannot be blessed here. Is it possible to think that God will desert those which hold him so dear to them, and value him at so high a rate? It is true, I read of Iob and many others, that have had a restitution of worldly comforts; but that is not so with all; and those that dye for him leave the world, can have no reward in this world; Againe, is it possible that this God of an infinite excellency, wisdome, pow∣er, justice &c. should suffer so many villaines to eat up his Children and Servants, as it were bread? to com∣mit Sacriledge in all kinds? perjury, blasphemy and the