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A42546 The eye and wheel of providence, or, A treatise proving that there is a divine providence ... by W. Gearing ... Gearing, William. 1662 (1662) Wing G435; ESTC R7567 152,154 376

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n in_o gen._n serm._n 1_o i_o shall_v treat_v first_o of_o the_o earth_n itself_o which_o say_v chrysostome_n be_v our_o country_n our_o mother_n our_o nurse_n our_o table_n our_o grave_n which_o be_v the_o footstool_n for_o the_o sole_n of_o christ_n foot_n mat._n 5.35_o the_o office-house_n of_o sin_n isa_n 24.5_o satan_n walk_n job_n 2.2_o the_o poor_a heritage_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o heaven_n even_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o lord_n but_o the_o earth_n have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n psal_n 115.16_o the_o slaughter-house_n or_o shambles_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o saint_n be_v shed_v upon_o the_o earth_n die_v rutherf_n christ_n die_v as_o a_o judicious_a divine_a have_v note_v revel_v 18.24_o the_o first_o doomsday_n say_v he_o fall_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o man_n sin_n genes_n 3.17_o curse_v shall_v the_o earth_n be_v for_o thy_o sake_n the_o last_o 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upon_o mean_n as_o asa_n do_v upon_o benhadad_n against_o baasha_n and_o on_o the_o physician_n for_o his_o gout_n no_o unlawful_a mean_n must_v be_v use_v in_o sickness_n ahaziah_n shall_v not_o have_v go_v to_o baalzebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n nor_o saul_n to_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n chap._n xxxi_o divers_a corollary_n draw_v from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n corol._n 1._o corol._n 2._o corol._n 3_o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v divers_a consectary_n will_v arise_v the_o first_o be_v 1._o cor._n 1._o if_o all_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v by_o god_n providence_n and_o that_o providence_n be_v ever_o work_v then_o there_o be_v no_o mere_a chance_n or_o any_o such_o as_o the_o lady_n fortune_n in_o the_o world_n concern_v who_o some_o of_o the_o best_a philosopher_n have_v confess_v she_o to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o ignorance_n and_o she_o be_v no_o where_o so_o much_o talk_v of_o as_o among_o ignorant_a people_n it_o be_v a_o great_a error_n of_o the_o paynim_n to_o hold_v fortune_n in_o so_o high_a a_o account_n provident_a te_fw-la nos_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deam_fw-la coeloque_fw-la vocamus_fw-la juvenal_n sat._n 10._o pier._n hierolog_n lib._n 29._o quint._n curt._n lib._n 7._o pacuvius_n in_o rhet._n ad_fw-la heren_n otho_fw-la casman_n mund_o immun_n cap._n 4._o benef._n in_o amos_n lect._n 10._o fortunae_fw-la motus_fw-la ludunt_fw-la mortalitatem_fw-la nùnc_fw-la evehentes_fw-la quosdam_fw-la in_o sidera_fw-la nùnc_fw-la ad_fw-la cocyti_fw-la profunda_fw-la mergentes_fw-la marcellinus_n ignoratio_fw-la causarum_fw-la fortunam_fw-la induxit_fw-la arist_n physic_n 2._o cap._n 6._o vrsin_n catech._n de_fw-fr provident_a for_o they_o esteem_v she_o as_o a_o goddess_n and_o assign_v she_o a_o place_n in_o heaven_n they_o present_v she_o by_o the_o image_n of_o a_o woman_n sit_v sometime_o on_o a_o ball_n sometime_o upon_o a_o wheel_n sometime_o on_o a_o roller_n some_o picture_n her_o sail_v among_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n other_o 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