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Chap. 13. this River also. Pardon me, O thou Heavenly Mind said he (lifting up his Eyes) if I shall deliver any thing of these secrets (yet with a pious intention) less pure and pious than I ought. And first of all Lipsius methinks I am able in general to vindicate the justice of God with this one Argument. If God doth behold humane things, he doth also care for them, if he cares for them, he governs them, if he governes them it is with judgement, and if with judgement, how then unjustly? For without judgement there is no government, but a meer heap, confusion and Tumult. What have you to oppose against this Javelin; What Shield or what armes? If you will confess it, nothing but humane ignorance; I cannot conceive (say you) why these should be punish'd, and those other escape. Be it so; will you therefore add impudence to your imprudence; and carp at the power of that Divine Rh