but.

1. That God, in his providence, sets up one and pulls down another, as he pleases.

2. That this world is full of wars and fightings, which result from the indulgence of the lusts of men.

3. That all the changes and revolutions of states were plainly and perfectly foreseen by the God of heaven.

4. That no word of God can fall to the ground, but what he has declared shall infallibly come to pass. For the elucidation of the historical parts of Scripture, it is advantageous to notice the writings of heathen authors: light is thus thrown on many passages of Holy Writ, by shewing the accomplishment of the prophecies therein contained, or customs elucidated, which, in the course of years, or in our more northern latitude, would be to us inexplicable. We have therefore reason to bless God for human learning, by which many have done great service to the readers of His blessed word.

約伯記 20:8
他必飛去如夢，不再尋見；速被趕去，如夜間的異象。

詩篇 27:2
那作惡的，就是我的仇敵，前來吃我肉的時候，就絆跌仆倒。

詩篇 37:36
有人從那裡經過，不料，他沒有了；我也尋找他，卻尋不著。

耶利米書 46:6
「不要容快跑的逃避，不要容勇士逃脫，他們在北方幼發拉底河邊絆跌仆倒。

以西結書 26:21
我必叫你令人驚恐，不再存留於世，人雖尋找你，卻永尋不見。這是主耶和華說的。」