Preston - Houston-Packer Collection BX5133.P7 N4 1634

A L L - s· v FF I c I /E N c v. sf ' thought with himfelfe, and hat~made hishea~t readie, that all the wheeles of hts foule are gmded, and turned, and compofed to effed fuch a bufindfe,yet theLordcomes betweene the Cup and the llp, betweene the preparation and the , · execution, and he cloth bntthat which theLord would haue done. Thus itis in others, and this ufeyou may makeofirby the way; take a man that is full ofgood thoughts towards you, the Lordcan turne it in an in!l:ant; take a man that is full of cvill devices towards you, if the Lordi Goas Coun. . ·counfe1beotherwife, that {hallll:and:put the cafe llcll fual ftand. · that the Lordfuff~r him to go fo £1;r as to refolue ·tofay,Iwill do fome hurt,or I wil dofome good .to fuch aman, yetthis preparation of the heart ihal not ll:and,pnle1feit be the fame that th~ Lord hath appointed; that iliall be fpoken, &that ihall be adedjandtherefore, youiball feewhat condufion is gathered upon it, Pro.zo. 24.fayth the Pcov. '-0 • 14• wife man there, Thefteps ()fa manareruledhy the Lord,how can thenaman underftan4hi5 ownt »~ay? That is. Aman in the morning, when he rifeth, and thinkes with himfeife,this and this willl doe f.1yth he, deceiue notthy felfe, thy fieps are ruledby theLord, thou takefi not afteppe into any aCtion, thou takefi not afieppe into any good or, · evill to thy felfe, thou takell: not aftep into pro- · fperity or adverlity, butitis ruled, and over-ruledbytheLord)fothat aman cannot underftand1 his owneway. Thatis. Hecannotfaythis, and · thiswillldo,buttikethatinDA».5.:t3.Himh~/f 0 . tho11 notftared,inwhoft hamlsuthy life;tmJAUthy an.f· "~ · W4J~·r·.

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