ti 100 Grace forGrace) Or the aver-floorings of Anfiv. I. oh.t5.5 2 Cori 3.5. therefore, all is not of Grace, andall is not ofChrift. By wayofAnfwer, I than fay thefeThree things. Firfi, The meaningofthis place cannot be according: to thisObjeCtion : for then, (asBradtvardine does well ob- ferve) the greater thoold be given to man, and the idler fhonld be given to God : for it isa greater ;fling fora Irian to Prepare his heart, then for him to ffeakroords when his heart is prepared. And then again (as Auflin obferves) this would be contrary to other Scriptures for our Savi- or Chat, Ile faies, Without meye can do nothing: Yes, might a man fay, according to Solomon, Doecrine, I can prepare my own heart, and that is a great duty. And fo, whereas the Apoftle tales, We are not able for to thinka good thought : A man might fay, yes, but according to Solomon: Doacrin,I am able to prepare my own heart. The meaning therfore,of thisplace, canot be according to this ob:7eftion. The (cope therefore, (Secondly) of this place is this : To thew the vanity, and the boot-lefnefs of all our thoughts without God. Let a man think, and think, and i vend his heart in thought-fulnefs, all is in vain unlefs God go along with him for God can come between his heart, and his lips. So it was with Balaam ; he prepared his heart for to carte the people but Cod came between his heart and the preparation, and .he gave an anfwer of ble.ging. cc ntrary to the preparation of his heart. That is the (cope of the plaee, to Ibow the vanityofthe prepara- tions of our hearts to any bulynefs, unlefs we take God a- long with us, Thirdly. This place is fo far from (-peaking againft the Doarine in hand, that it leans to fpealt for it. For ac- ccieding to the I eioeerie, thewords may be read thus : The heart preparations ofman, and ;he anfiver ofthe tongue from the d : giving both heart, and tongue into he hand of the 1 ord. Anti if iebefo, that after man bath prepared his heart unto any work, God is able to come between the heart and the lip., and to give in another an fiver into the eekouth then what wets iehended in the., heart : this ihows, that ;,
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