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Psalm 2.62.Yet have I set my King upon my holy Hill of Zion.
SOme Virtuoso's of the Heathen World, who were puzzl'd at the unequal distribution of Things, resolv'd the events of this Life into meer Chance, or a Fortuitous concourse of second Causes: Others of them more Studious, and so more refin'd, attributed the good or bad success of Human Affairs, to the swinge of a fatal necessity; some look'd no higher than to the Will, Conduct, Liberty and Wisdom of Man, as the great disposer of our Con∣cerns: But those of greater perspicacy, and more ele∣vated reason, referred the accomplishments or frustra∣tion of Mens Designs to a higher Hand, even Divine Providence, which they meant under the various shapes and Names, the Vanity of some, the Igno∣rance of others, or the Superstition of a third Party gave it: And we, who have a more sure word of Prophecy, a clearer Light, and a surer guide, revere as the sole Arbitrator of the Emergencies and Trans∣actions of this World, that superintends all our Actions and Contrivances, sometimes prospering the most unlikely, sometimes defeating the most pro∣mising, attempts, even those which have wind and tide, (so to speak) a concatenation of all necessary Causes, a concurrence of all probable Circumstances, to make them Auspicious, and Crown them with successful Issues: To convince us all, That the way