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obedience and Follies j natural Evils being graciouny 
defigned by him as moral Goods : All Events are 
under his Direction, and fulfil his Will. 
On the other hand, there are fome who make 
light of Earthquakes, becaufe they arc capable of 
being accounted for by natural Caufes. But the 
Hand of God is not to be overlooked in thcl'e 
things, under whofe Government all natural Agents 
ad ; efpecially fuch rare and unufual Events as Earth- 
quakes. God ules all Creatures to be the Inflruments 
of his Will: Natural and moral Agents are all under 
his Diredion. When he inflids a Famine on a Na- 
tion, it is not the Id's the Hand of God, becaufe we 
know the natural Caufes of it, viz. great Drought, 
and unkindly Seafons : Fire and Hail , Snow and 
Vapour , and ft or my Wind , fulfil his Word , Pfal. 
cxlviii. 8. Infedious Air, peftilential Difeafes, and 
Earthquakes, however occasioned by natural Caufes, 
are under the Divine Influence. He not only or- 
ders and direds the Operations of Nature, but alfo 
influences the Adions of moral Agents, turning, as 
he pleafes, the Hearts of the Governors of the Na- 
tions, fo as frequently to chaftize Mankind by that 
fevere Scourge, and great Difgrace of human Na- 
ture, War. Earthquakes are not therefore (lightly to 
be regarded, becaufe we think we can give a pro- 
bable natural Account of them ; neither ought we, 
on that Account, to encourage ourfelves to go 
carelefly on in wicked Courfes. If national Judg- 
ments do not overtake us, yet it cannot be long be- 
fore we (hall come into the Punifhment of our future 
State: And tho Si-n'ence again]} an evil Work is 
?tot fpeedily executed 3 tho a Sinner do Evil an hun- 
