Doth no man come to Jesus Christ by the will, wisdom, and power of
man, but by the gift, promise, and drawing of the Father? Then here
is room for Christians to stand and wonder at the effectual working
of God's providence, that he hath made use of as means to bring them
to Jesus Christ.

What was the providence that God made use of as a means, either more
remote or near, to bring thee to Jesus Christ? Was it the removing
of thy habitation, the change of thy condition, the loss of
relations, estate, or the like? Was it the casting of thine eye upon
some good book, the hearing thy neighbors talk of heavenly things,
the beholding of God's judgments as executed upon others, or thine
own deliverance from them, or thy being strangely cast under the
ministry of some godly man? O take notice of such providence or
providences. They were sent and managed by mighty power to do thee
good. God himself hath joined himself to this chariot, yea, and so
blessed it that it failed not to accomplish the thing for which it
was sent.

CONDESCENSION OF GOD.

Notwithstanding there is such a revelation of God in his word, in
the book of creatures, and in the book of providences, yet the
scripture says, "Lo, these are parts of his ways, but how little a
portion is heard of him;" so great is God above all that we have
read, heard, or seen of him, either in the Bible, in heaven, or
earth, or sea, or what else is to be understood. But now that a poor
mortal, a lump of sinful flesh, or, as the scripture phrase is, poor
dust and ashes, should be in the favor, in the heart, and wrapped up