A cAiet Bed of Spices. ethforth unto thole -things that are before.That obedience that fprings from faith, is a fixed and refolved obedience, like DA- yids worthies, it will break through an haft of Philiftines, through an Army of difficulties, impediments and difcou- ragements, that it may be found doing the will of God. To m Ike this a little more clearly and fully out, obferve with me theft few thirws. Firff, No contrary commands of men, Mall take this man off from his obedience to the commands of God, Ali +19. Chap. 5. 29. &c. - Secondly, No ftream of evil examplesxno current of cor- rupt times, Thal! bear them down in wages of obedience, folh. 24. 15. I and my houfhold mill ferve the Lord, though all Ifraelfhou/dferve And Noah was upright with God, and walked with God in his generation, when the whole world was overfpread with violence, and all flefh had cor - rupted their waves,. Gen. 6:9. Chap. 7: Thirdly, No worldly profit or advantage fhall bribe thi, man from his obedience, Heb. II. 8. Abraham will obey and folios God, though he forfakes all the benefits and content- urents of his native Countrey, and of his Father's houfe, Rot knowing where his lot flaould fall, &c. Fourthly, No carnal difputes or reafonings with fiefh and blood shall diffvade him from his obedience, If el). 1. 7. Noah might have raifed many objeaions againft that ftrange attempt of building an Ark, a 4vork of an h indred and twen- ty years continuance ; but Noah waves all difputes, and falls upon building, of the Ark, according to the command of God. So Pat41, as foon as he was converted, he was command-1 ed by God to preach to the Gentiles fit might have made abundance of objeaions againff that fervice, but inftead of objeaing, he falls clots to his IYraffer's work, and n ever con- faits with del and biotic!, gai.1.17, 16, 174 Fifthly Sa Inoihmadv
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