thegroffefl Self murder. thou laysft the blame upon ill fortune, thou layeti the blame upon God, fo that hence ye may fee, that thou can never be humbled as long as thou pleadefl on this wile before God. I would very willingly, but I cannot: I fay thou canff never be humbled, becaufe this is to lay the blame upon God. Indeed a child of God, that of unwil- ling is nude willing,he may pleada cannot before Chrifi with. out laying the blame upon God, Lord , I can't humble my proud heart, nor crucifie this bewitching lull of mine, 1 .ord I am not able to doe it, I befeech thee to helpe me. I fay a child of God that is fincerely willing to doe it, may plead a cannot before Chrif!;nay tariff his promife can no where be applied , but where the foule can truly plead a cannot. He giveth power to the faint, to him that hath no might I will increafe ffrength, Ifay.4o.29. when the foule lies tugging and pulling at his heart and cannot pull it up, {!riving and endeavouring and ufing all holy meaner and cannot , its even faint with pulling and tugging at that which it cannot. As ye know twill make any man faint to be tugging at a milllone, which he cannot pull up. When the foule lies thus at a cannot, T will give power (ayes Chriff , though it have no ftrength. I will inable it : a child of God that is willing, may pleads a cannot, without laying the blame upon God, but then he bumbles his foule for all his former will nots, nay for his too too many will oats for the prefent. But thou canti never be humbled while thou livefl if thou pleadit thus a I cannot, becaufe thou layefi the blame upon God. Nay fxthly , thou canfl not be humbled becaufe thou doff not onely lay the blame upon God for thy finnes, but thou f ndeff fault with all Gods proceedings ; it is as if thou fhouldeff fay,why does be bid me repenr,when be knows [cannot? why does he yet complaine? Rom 9t9. he knowes that I cannot, why does he wooe me to doe that. which I cannot? orpromife me bleflìngs if I doe, when he knowes that I cannot? why does he helpe tone to more and more knowledge ? he does but hurt me with know ledge, 6 Demen,
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