Bates - BT775 B274 1675

in COntribing ga.,n' iaQtlemptiott. 65 and "nullgo toprove them 5 and a third, Ihavemarried. Chap. 1V. a wife and cannot come. The objeîí.r of their Pallions are different, but they all produce the fame effect, the rejeétion of Happinefs. The rumof all is this, That as Man fell from his Obedience, and loft the Image of God, by Peeking Perfe&ion and Satisfa&ion, that is, Happinefs in the creature; fo hecannever return to his Obedience,and acknowledge God as his supreme Lord, tillhe choofes himfor his Happinefs. And this he can never entirely do, till he isbornagain, and hath a nero principle of Life that may change the complexion of the Soul, and qualifie it for thole delights which are fublime and fpiritual. secondly, Fain Man can never recover the Favour of God; And this is evident upon a double account. i. He is not able tomake fatisfa&íontoGods Juftice, for the dishonour brought to him. 2. He is incapable of real Repentance, which might qualifie him for Pardon. Firfl, He is unable to fatisfie Juftice for his offence, either by exalt obedience for the future, or by endu- ring the punishment that is due to Sin. z. Suppofing that Man could perform exact Obedi- ence after his Fall, yet that could not be fitisfaction. 'Tis egential to Satisfaction, that the anion by which 'tis made, be in the power of the perron that fatisfies. AServant as a Servant cannot make fatisfa&ion for an injury done to his Lord, for whatfoever fervice he performs was due before the offence, and is not pro- perly a reftitution, becaufe 'tis not of his own. Now the compleat Obedience of the Creature is due toGod. He is the Lord of all our Actions, and whatever Man doth is but the payment of the original Debt. The Law requires a perpetual reverence of the Law-giver, and exprefs Obedience to his Will in all things. So K that

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