• The Table. ObjeEJicnJ. Objetf. 1. The firfi Objeaion's drawn from the Scripturfi which fay theycannor, . I Anfw. The Scripture fpcaks of five canhots, 1. Ofa natural can. not~ 2. Of a deliberate cannor,~ Or a judicial cannot,4.0f a compounded canner, s. Of 'a humblingc.1nnot. ~ Objel1. Thou wouldfi (as thou pretendeft) but thou canfi not. Anfw. Perhap.s'its the will of thy confcience, and not the will of. thy heart\) 2. May be irs a copulative will, Repentance and fome loft, godJim:fi and fome lufi. 3· May be thou haft a would ;ng will, this is no will but.onely a veJletty, 4· May be thorJ haft a general Met'!-phyfical will, hut to come to particulars, there thou wilt not. S• Thou hafi no true will, becaufc: if thou didfi will:, thou couldtt. . p. 71 3 Objell. Thou defiretl todo ir, but art not able. Anfw. Who can tell bdl w;at is in thee,God or thine ownheart? Butthe reafon of rhis mifiake is, 1. Thou haft putative·or thinking defires, tpou chink'fi thou dc-fi refl:, 2. Thou hafl: ignorant defires, ~· Thou haft wandering ddires, and therefore thou arc mifiaken, p.77 4 Objelf• Thou reiolvefi, and hafi good purpofes, bur oh thou canfi nor perform them. ~nfw. sohjea. -;1nfw. Thefe purpofes thou fpeakefi of art: only willing for the furure,l. Becaufe its only to fhufHe offthe willing for the prefenr,2.Thi& will tor hereaJrer is no will,becaufe it goes without Gods, 2. It is no will , becaufe thou !halt miffe thofe fuppofir•ons that th6u wiHefi upon. F'irf.l, thou fuppofdl: th0u fhalt have fewer temptations hereafter, 2. Thou fuppofef\ thou fhalt be fitter hereafter, 3. Thy will tor hereafrer is no will but a mockery. . Thou laboureft toferve God and r:o~ be faved. Is this labo.ar for Graceand .Heaven, when rhou laboureft fo idlely? wherefore thy impcnitency is wilful, thy damnation's wilful, ~nd thy ruine wilful. p. 8 I llence alfo it followes,J. That your ddl:rectic~m .is from felf, ; . ·Your deflrufifon is juft, ~· Your defiru8ion is inex· cufable, 4· Your dc::fi:r1:1ltion is unavoydable, s. Your de– t1ru8:ion is p~ttilef~,6.Your deftrultion is grie~ous, p.81 . · ·· · ApplicAtion.- . , Vfe r. OfThou canfl: never be humb:e unlefs thou believe thts trurh; Jufl:rulti~ a man is never humbkd as iong as he execufes himfelf. ·· on.Nuw · · p. 84" . F~
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