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ousnes & Providence of God in Governing [illegible] affairs thus to Suffer men to be Imposed on. It must be acknowledged that the Divine provid. has taken care that [illegible] greatest part of mankind. Shall not be Left under unavoidable Deception, so as to be always abused by the mischievous agents of Hell in the Objects of Pain [illegible] not for sinfull & silly morals, to [illegible] prefer I be ruler to the most high in his government of the world -- or to direct him how far he may permit Satan to use his power. I am apt to think [lined through: there is some] there are some amongst us, who, if they had liv'd in Job's days and seen the Divel tormenting of him and heard his complaints of being scar'd with dreams and [underlined: terrified with night visions] they would have Joyn'd with his uncharitable friends in confusing him as a most guilty person. But we should consider that the most High God does sometime deal with men in a way of Absolute Love - [rainty?] performing the thing [illegible] is appointed for them and many such things are with him. If He does not destroy the perfect as the wicked and [underlined: Laught at the trial of the Inocent] Job. g. 22. 29. Who shall enter into his Councils? Who has given him a charge over the Earth! or who hath disposed the whole world! Men are not able to give an account of his ordinary workes, much less of his Secret Counsell and I ask dispensations of his providence. They doe but darken Counsel, by words without knowledge whenever they undertake it