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# Title: A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 137, Stück 2; Leibn. Marg. 137)
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The COntents.
Unreasonable 10 reguire, Tbat God stonta) Zhiraly; That we cannot matie a Riehe
Miraculousty Interpole at everY CUr; or 10 JudgemenE, of thC WayS OE ProvidencE, mish
Think, That every Wicked person Bould pre- out lookine boih Pormards, upon mbat is Fu-
sensty be Thunder. Aruck. Thatrbich Sicers ture; and Backmards, upon ohat is Past; as
ihe mhole Worid, no Fond and Pastionate, but vellas upon ihe Prelene. That ibe PlaconiAts
an Imparcial Nature. Tet, That ihere vant and Prchagoreans, salved many Phaenomena,
not Iritances of an Fxeraordinary Providence. Fromthe ra es BBiara, Thinss done in a Pra-
C0od Reasons for the Slonnels of Dirine Ven- Exiltene Scace. Our Common Christianity suppo-
Seance. The Nocoriously Wicked, commonty seth bur a kind os Impucacire Pre. Lxiltence;
met mith at the lons Run. Pa3C 878, 879 10 Salve the Pravier of Manteind, and ihe Pvils
The Sometimes Impuniey of Wicked Per. os ibis Scate. Ybe different Faces and Condi-
sons, so far from Staceerine 600d men, a5 10
cions of Men bere in ibis Lise, 1o be resolved into
Providence; ibat it confirms them in their BC- a Jus, thouph Occule Piovidence. PaBC 883
liet, of Fucure Immortalier, and Judgement
The Third Objection against Providence;
alcer Deach. The Frolution of Hlumane aF- or Fourreenib acheilticke Argumene; That ic
Fairs, a kind os Dramacict Poem, and Cod Al. is Impossible, for any One Being, 10 Animadvere
misbry ihe Skiltul Dramacist; rho alvays aud Order all thines: aud if it vere Possible,
Connecteth that of Ours, hieh ment before, ibarit vould be Distractious, and Incontillene
with rohat of Eis follons aster, into Coherene wish Happinels. Moreover, Tbat an Trreli-
Sense. A Geometrica l Diltribucion of Remards Ribiy Porvertull and HapeY Beine, mould nos
and PunictmenIS.
879,880 concern it self in te velsare of otbers: Bene
That rhere oucht 1o be a Doubetul and volence arisine onely from Imbecillicr. 883684
Cloudy Stace of thines, for the Exercise ot
The Reply; That because our Selves have
Faich, and ihe more dificuls Part of Vertue. but a Finice Animadvertion, and NarrON
Llad ihere been no Monsters 10 Subdue, there Sphear of Activiiy: 10 messure ihe Dcicy
contd have been no Hercules. Fero, we 1o Live accordinely, is but an Idol of ihe Cave or Den
by Faich, and not by Sight.
880 Certain, ibat vere ihere Norhine, but obat ve
contd fullu Comprehend, ibere coutd beno God.
But ibat 1o mate a full Defence of Provi-
dence, vould require a large Volume. The Fad ibe Sun Lile, Pqually Coexcended vich
IIs RaYS, it vould percciveevery ibine rouched
Reader therefore referred to others for a Sup-
plement. Onely some Feu Considerations o be by them. Creacures but ihe RayS ef ihe DC-
here propounded, not so mueh for ihe Contuca- ier. Men able 10 manage assairs, in mAny
tion of Acheiss as Sacisfaction OE TheilS, distans places, wirhont Distraction. And in-
Sometimes apt 10 call in Question ihe Divine numerable Nocions, lie roeether in our Minds,
Goodnets, iboneh ibe very Foundation os our mithout Crondine one anoiber, or any Distur-
384
ibid. Bance t0H.
First; That in Judeins os iheWortes os God, But for ihe casine ihe Minds of weake Mor-
Christiam Faich.
ve ouxbr not 1o consider the Parts OF che WorId, tals, already Sue cested; Zbat ihere is no Ne-
alone bythemselves, but in order to she Wtole. cessity, 60d sould Himsels Immediarelr do 2II
Were Norhine made but ihe BCH, ihere contd chines; be bavine Minilters Voder bim, PXC.
vave been no Harmony, for mant of Varieer. cucioners of his Providence: as, an Arciticial.
PlOcinUS, TBat a Limner does not make all Plastick NacurC, (for tbi reason parsly be-
Fye, nor place Brishe Colours every rbere; fore insisted on:) Instines also in animals, a
nor a Dramarist introduce oncly Kings and HC. Part of 1Bst Divine Face, wbichis ibe Servane
rOS, upon thCStaBC.
880, 882of Providence. Above hich, other lnoine
Secondly; That ve oueht not 10 Consine and Underllandine Ministers of ihe Deicy, ap-
Cods Creation so ihe Harromne(s of Vulgar pointed so Proside over Humane APaiIS. BuL
Opinion, mhich Excends ehe Univerte, bur all over- loot d by ihe maichfull Fyc of Cod AI-
linle bevond ihe Clonds; and WalIS it in, with migher, mbo may Hlimsels Lextraordinarity L-
a Sphear of Fixed Scars. The WorId Vncapa- terpose.
Blc of Intinier of Mlagnicude, as vellas of Pime.
884, 885
Wherefore nonced to Confine Providence, 10 
Neverrholess, as ihe Sun is much Biceer ihen Pen Greacer thines onely, io frec ihe Deieyfrom
ve can Tmaxine it, so much more may ihe Worta Distraction. SmaI rhines (upon which Greater
bc. Thc Nem CelettiaII Phaenomena, widen often depend) not Weclected by it. Neveriheless
ihe Corporeal Universe, and make ihose Phan-
Sica Flamine Wrals vereos, 10 Ay amay be-
ihe Chies employment ef Divine Providence
in ihe Occonomr oF SouIs. by Placo Reduced
Fore us. Not reasonable to think. That al ihis so ihis Compendium: The Transtacins of them
Immense Valtnels, soutd Be Delert and Unin- into Better or Worser States, accordine totheir
habiced.
882, 883 Demeanours. Thus may ihe stor viss of Morrals,
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