402 The Life of Faith. confufion in all that followcth as dependant on it. Some confound Gods Attributes themfelves (nay who doth not :) They confound the Three great Efj'entialPrinciples,with all the Attributes, by fimilitude called Modal and Negative : and they ufe to name over Gods Attributes, like as they ¡put their money or chefs-men into a bag, without any .method at all. Some confoundGods Primary-Attributes of Being, with his Relations, which are fubfcqucnt to his Worms, and with his Relation- Attributes. Some confound his leverai Relations to roan, among them- felves ; and more do confound his Works, as they flow from thefe various Relations, The great works of the Creator, Redeemer, and Saco after, and their Cenral defigns, lignifications, and c#fet` s, are Opened, obi-curdy andin much confufion. The Legijiative Witi of God de debito -inJlitutive, (which. in at that Damafcene, Cbryfiffonte, and the School-men mean by. his Antecedent will, if they fpeak properly) which ever goeth before mans actions .(duties or fists, or as the Fathers called. them merits or demerits)is confounded by many with the ads- ofhis Judgment and Execution (called his confequent Wil1, be- caufc it ever pxefuppofeth mens precedent aéiions : ) Or, his works, as Law giver, Judge and Executioner, are oft con- founded. And fo are the Orders of his Precepts, Promifes, and penal Threats, and the Conditions ofhis Promifes : and the order of his Precepts among themfelves ; and of his Promifes as one refpeð another. And our Relations to God, and the feveral refpcdive duties of thofe Relations, are ordinarily much confounded. The work of the Holy Ghofi (as we are baptized into the belief of him) is poorly, lamely and diforderly opened, to the encouragingofthe carnal on one hand, or the Enthufiatis on the other. Lawand Gofpel, and Covenant and Covenant ; words and, works .. the precepts of Chriff, and the operations of theSpi- rit, are feldom thought on in their proper place and order, niad di areçee, Ih
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