256 A gracious /pirit, forth m, (of which bt'fore) we muti endeavour to ufe all thir-gs fist him, whilewedoe enjoy than. To follow God fully, is to followhim as the fii n- eft good, as theonelygood, as - he All fufficient good, as the I;out taire of 41 good as the Rule ofa "I good to fol- low him Io, as to follow ncthinQ die but God; not onely to .follow God chiefly, that i more then to f -1llow any thing elfe..but to followhim only. bor. bow s that e I mean thus; wr mutt foi- 1 low God in our foilowing any thing elf, a tnutt follow all for God, in ref(' rencc to God; in fubordinatio.nun- der God, an.n thenwe cannot be laid to follow thecreature,but: iris God hat is followed in 'it. As when God is i o. l- to ed in reference and tub rdination to any good io the crature, it is not then Godbut theCreature that we fol- low ; fo I. hen the rea-ure is f flowed in'fubordination to Go id, ir is God,,,nd not the Creatu tuechat is followed. As thus;when Davidwas in the dry Veil- derneffe, noqur- fti'.'nb defied water; yet, Pfal.63. i. ate - thee, G Lord, in4 dry and barrys Wildzrráefe, where so water
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