{"passage":["Psalms 139:15"],"results":[{"document":"dickson1684","id":"21","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/21","segments":[{"text":"And as Cicero says, si est divinatio, sunt Dii, if there be a foretelling, there must be also a God that foretelleth. (9) From the assaults, and suggestions of Satan, we find there is a devil, may we not then certainly conclude that there is a God? The Devil labours by all means to extinguish the light of the Gospel, to lead men on in ignorance, error, and prophanness, and to turn them out of the path of holiness. Now, why should Satan thus warr against God, his word, and his Saints? Why should he seek Gods dishonour, and mans destruction, if there were not a God, a Law, and an everlasting life? (10) Because, the mind of man is not satisfied with the knowledge of all things; nor the will of man, with the enjoyment of all things in this world, but still they seek and thirst earnestly, after some higher good. There is therefore, a soveraign▪ Truth, and Chief Good, which being perfectly known, and enjoyed, will give contentment, and satisfaction, to the Soul. In vain should the Powers, and Faculties of the Soul, be capable of happiness, or of the Chief Good; if there were not a Chief Good to be possessed, and enjoyed. (11) From the wonders, and miracles, which have been wrought, visible, and apparent works, extraordinarly wrought, not only above the ordinary course of Nature, but simply above the power of Nature. These effects do convince, that there is an infinite power, which is above, and overruleth all things. For every principal, and primary cause, is more excellent, than the effects thereof. (12) From the beeing of man, the curious workmanship of his body in the womb, which is wrought most artificially; namely with sinews, veins, arteries, muscels▪ and other parts of the body, even as an Embroiderer sitteth, and joyneth many parcels▪ stuff, and dyed work of various colours, very artificially, and curiously together, untill there cometh forth some goodly Pourtraiture, or other dainty workmanship;","proofs":["Psalm 139:15"]}]}]}