How prove you that God hath a government in things that come by chance and casualtie?Prov. 16. 33. The lots are cast in the bosome, yet the issue of them, and their event hang upon the Lord. Exod. 21. 13. Deut. 19. 13.Is there not then any fortune or chance of things in the world?Not in respect of God, by whose appointment the very haires of our heads are governed and numbred, but in respect of man that know∣eth not future things, the Scripture useth such words, to shew the sud∣dennesse and uncertainty of a thing, Exod. 21. 13. Eccl. 9. 11. Luk. 10. 31.Doe the creatures ever since the first six dayes continue of themselves being onely governed of God?No, the creation still is after a manner continued, in that all things are sustained by the same power whereby they were made: for God is is not like a builder, that is the cause onely of the making, and not of the being of his building; but he is such a cause of being to all crea∣tures, as the Sunne is of light unto the day, so that without his conti∣nuall working, all would return to nothing.What proofe have you of this continuall working of God?Our Saviour saith, John 5. 17. my Father worketh untill this time, and I also work; meaning in continuance and preservation of all crea∣tures; For in him we live, move, and have our being: Acts 17. 25, 26, 27, 28. And the Apostle testifieth, Heb. 1. 3. That our Saviour Christ by whom the world were made, beareth up all things, and upholdeth them in their being with the word of his power, his mighty word. Thus Moses teacheth how the Lord established the continuance and preservation of all the creatures in the world both living and void of life, Gen. 1. So doth the Prophet also in the 104. Psal. 119. 91.How doth God sustain all creatures?Partly, by the continuation of particulars, either for the whole time of this world, as heaven and heavenly bodies, earth and other Elements, &c. 2 Pet. 3. 4. or for the time of life allotted, as all living creatures, Psal. 36. 6. Psal. 104. 27, &c. Partly, by propagation of kind, whereby creatures even of shortest continuance, doe successively abide unto the end of the world, Gen. 7. 3. 8. 21, 22.Thus God sustaineth and preserveth all that he hath made: how doth he govern and dispose of them?God ordereth all his creatures according to his pleasure, guiding and imploying them and their natures to those severall ends and uses whereby they may best serve unto his glory, Ps. 119. 91. Dan. 4. 34, 35. and the good of themselves and of their fellow creatures, especially of man; Ps. 8. but he hath one generall manner of government belonging to all; and another speciall, which is proper to the principall creatures.How doth God work in all the creatures generally?First, he doth move and stirre up that power which he hath given the creatures unto working.Secondly, he doth assist, direct, and help it in working of that which is good.Thirdly, he doth work together, and give being unto that which is wrought.0