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befal: So, he shall give his angels charge over him, to keep him in all his ways, ver. 10, 11. The joys that are prepared for the godly, and the torments that are appointed for the wicked, are likewise set forth there in the book of the scriptures; as you may see, Matth. xx. 34, 41. To the godly, Come, ye blessed of my Father, saith Christ, inherit the kingdom prepared for you before the beginning of the world. But to the ungodly, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

Another great book of God, is the book of the creature, containing these mighty works both of creation and providence, wherein the greatness, power, and goodness of God are so plainly written, that he who runs may read and see it; for, as the apostle saith, Rom. ix. 20. The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood, saith the apostle, by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse. Who but an almighty God could out of nothing create all things; and being created, rule and govern all things? As David says; It is nothing but the almighty power and providence of God that bears up the earth, and upholds the foundations thereof. And this book even the Heathens, who