ESSAY ON PROVIDENCE. WRITTEN By Mr. LEWIS DE MAROLLES; And tranflated from the French, By JOHN MARTIN. To which is prefixed, An ABRIDGMENT of Mr. JAQUELOT's Be not flathful, but followers of them who through faith and· Heb. vi. 12. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE EDITOR; SOLD BY J. STOCKDALE, PICCADILLY; R. FAULDER, BOND-STREET; 1790.. [Price 2s. fewed, or 3s. bound.] Entered at Stationer's Hall: TO THE CHURCH OF CHRIST ASSEMBLING IN GRAFTON-STREET, SOHO. MY DEAR FRIENDS, THE Providence of God is fo frequently overlooked, mifreprefented, or, partially confidered, that thofe arguments which have a tendency to undeceive us, and to inftruct us, on this fubject, are, in my opinion, worthy of our best attention. We cannot think on Providence, to any religious purpose, unless we conftantly confider, WHOSE Providence it is, on which we employ our thoughts. Having fettled this important point, in the next place, let us endeavour to form, and retain, a found judgment of this article of our faith. Providence is not an attribute of God, but an action; that action, whereby he moves, and directs All THINGS, after the counsel of his own will. Thus be executes his own decree. Providence is various in its operations, unlimited in its extent, and often, to us, paft finding out; but it is no less uniform than wonderful. There is fuch a clofe connection, and fo much agreement, between the operations of God in Providence, and in Grace, that if the former is regarded, the latter cannot be despised. 1 Thofe |