309 on the Excellency of the Soul. for they are the very words of Ch rift to the young man, That hee was not far tronm the Kingdome of Heaven; and there- fore notwithtlanding your inability, and notwithitanding the things that wee do are not the things that fave us, yet wee have ground enough to put on men and women to do. -- Now the meaning of this great queftion is this, What is the way that God ordinarily takes to bring men and women to falvation by ? or how fhould I follow God on in his way ? that is a certain truth of the Antients , Though God made thee without thee, yet hee will not fave thee without thee; God works upon us as upon rational creatures , and there- fore it do:ah concern all the children of men that would have their fouls faved, to obferve the work of God, and to thir up what is in them to joyn with the work of God in the way of falvation; and certainly whatever conceits there are to the contrary, they are not onely foolifh, but extream dangerous, and Satans policy and cunning is exceedingly much feen in them. A further thing that I would premife before I come to particulars, is this, when I fpeak of any thing that fhould bee done, I prefcribe no particular order, knowing that the works of God are various ; And fometimes God airs up a foul to do one thing, and fometimes to do another thing, but take them in what order you will, yet wee mull name them for memory fake in foine order, and God expe&s them from you, and you are to joyn with God thofe works, if you would have your fouls to ,bee Paved. The grew Q`eftio7, of what wee fhould de to bee faved,anfwered. Firft, If you would have your fouls faved, do you joyn with God in what hee bath revealed to you concerning your loll condition, labouring to underftand thofe truths clear- ly, that are delivered in the Word concerning the loft con- dition of fouls by nature, and to work thofe truths upon your hearts, to bee fenfible of them; Thofe whom God in-
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