§. 1.
SAy not thou, I will hide my selfe from the Lord: for, who will think vpon me from aboue? I shall not be knowne in so great an heape of people: for, what is my soule, among such an infinite number of creatures?
But rather remember vvhat our Sauiour Christ saith in Saint Mathewes Gospell: namely, that one sparrow falleth not to the ground, without the will of God our hea∣uenly Father: and, that all the haires of our head are numbred by him. Howe much more then may wee vndoubtedly beleeue, that wee our selues are knowne and num∣bred of him? For, hee onely is the Crea∣tor and Preseruer of men: and without his permission▪ wee are not able to drawe our breath a minutes while.