Who is he that saith, and it cometh to passe, &c.] Who can, or dare say, that ought cometh to passe, without Gods permission, or appointment? Prov. 16. 4, 33. & 21. 30, 31. & 29. 26. Matth. 10. 29, 30. Or, who hath power to effect ought that he speaketh or purposeth, without Gods permission? Proverbs 16:9. Jeremiah 10:23. Jam. 4. 13, 15. when the Lord commandeth it not] Ordaineth and appointeth it, in his secret providence. 2 Sam. 12. 11, 12. & 16. 10. 1 King. 12. 15, 24. Jeremiah 34:22. Acts 2:23. & Acts 4:28.