Chap. 3 3. An Expofition upon the Book.. of Jo B. Verf. t 3: z the account which we muff give to him of all our matters. It is our duty and will be our wifdome toaccount fo with our pelves every day, that we may be ready for our account in that Great and laff Audit-Day; And as to remember & prepare for our own account in that day,wiil keepe us from doing or faying .anything. which maybe interpreted acalling of God to an"account all our dayes : to that remembrance will make us ffrive how to im- proveand be bettered by the aftlie`fions and troubles wherewith we are exercifed in the world, in {lead'of ffriving with -God, be- caufe he ruts us upon thofe feverer exercifes ; for how we have improved our atThdions will be one parr.( and that a very confi- derable one) of our account to God in that day. Lailly, The two parts of this verfeconneaed and considered together, (Why doff thouflrive againfhim, for he giveth not ac- :Milt ofany ofhis matters) The latter beinga reaf'on of the for- mer, give us this Obfervation. Clodbeing abfolutein power we ought to fit downquietly nnder all his dealings : Or thus, The confederation of Gods abfolute Soveraignty, that hegivesnot account of any ofhis matters, fhould flop all our firming: and pleadings with or againfl God, Our ffrivings againfl God are oftwo forts, or in a double re -. fpe6t ; They refpea either our eternal!, of our temporali efface. Firff, With refpea to our eternal! Rate ( for about that we are apt to call God to account.) Owhat ffrivings.are there in the heartsofmen about Gods absolute foveraignty in ele&ing offorce 'and rejeaingof others. The Apoffle.is much upon it ( Roma y. ) wherehaving reprefented theLord fpeaking thusby Mofes ( 1will havemercy onwhom Iwill bavemercy, and Iwill have compafon on whom Iwill have compafvn : He prefently prevents anObje&ion, or the flrife of man with God about that faying,. (verf. 19.) Thou wiltfay then, why doth heyetfind fault ?. (As if men might find fault with God, if he in that cafe should find fault with them ? )for who bath refs`e`ed his will ? This is mans plea againff the foveraigne will of God. But what faith the Lord by the Apotfie to fuch a pleader ?: we have his reproof ofhim for an anfwer in the next verfe , Nay but Oman, who art thou- that .replyefl 4, 0;41god ,;2 (hall the thing formed . fay > tohim that formed i
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