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2. The second, which is history of prophecy, consi&teth 
of two relatives, the prophecy, and the accomplishment ; 
and therefore the nature of such a work ought to be, that 
every prophecy of the scripture be sorted with the event 
fulfilling the same, throughout the ages of the world ; both 
for the better confirmation of faith, and for the better 
illumination of the Church touching those parts of pro- 
phecies which are yet unfulfilled : allowing nevertheless 
that latitude which is agreeable and familiar unto divine 
prophecies ; being of the nature of their author, with 
whom a thousand years are but as one day; and there- > 
fore are not fulfilled punctually at once, but have 
Springing and germinant accomplishment == __ 
throughout many ages; though the height em se 
Prophetica. 
or fulness of them may refer to some one 
age. This is a work which I find deficient; but is to 
be done with wisdom, sobriety, and reverence, or not 
at all. 
3: The third, which is history of providence, con- 
taineth that excellent correspondence which is between 
God's revealed will and his secret will: which though 
it be so obscure, as for the most part it is not legible 
to the natural man; no, nor many times to those that — 
behold it from the tabernacle; yet at some times it 
pleaseth God, for our better establishment and the con- 
futing of those which are as without God in the world, 
to write it in such text and capital letters, that, as the 
prophet saith, He that runnet), by may read it; that is,~ 
mere sensual persons, which hasten by God’s judge- 
ments, and never bend or fix their cogitations upon 
them, are nevertheless in their passage and race urged 
to discern it. Such are the notable events and examples 
of God’s judgements, chastisements, deliverances, and 
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