Book, of J o Y. Verf. zgg therwife he will bedrivingxhemon. The heart of man naturally 'huh no other purpofes but evil! purpofes, and -upon them it is fee ( as I may fay) to purpofe ; that is,he will effect and bring-them about if he can. When Mofes reproved Aaron concerning the golden Calfe which he hadmade, at the inflance and violent im- portunityof the people, Aaron anfwered for himfeif (Fxod. 3 2. 23.) Let not theanger ofmy Lord wax hot, thou Icnowefi thepeo- ple that they arefet on mifchiefe, theyare bent to it,they have fuck a-mind to ir, that there's no turning them from it ; they will hear no reafon nor take any denyall, when the fit is,on them. There is a fetting of the heart of man continually upon evil( ; thewind blowes that way, and noother way, the wind fits alwayes in that bad .corner till God turneth ir. There are two graciousadls of God, fpokenof in Scripture, which doe exceedingly (hew forth the finfullnef(e of man ; every ad} of grace doth in its ineafure aggravate the,fnfullneffe- of. man, andalwayes the higher grace aceth, the more is the fiufullneffe of man difcovered, efpecially (I fay) in this twofold ac`l of grace. The former whereof con- fills in drawing ; the latter in withdrawing ; there is a gracious a4 of God in drawing the finfull fops and daughters ,ofmen to that which is good. Man is drawne, Fir(l, into a (late ofgrace or goodneffe, by this he is made .good. He is drawn, Secondly, to ac3s of grace or goodneffe,by this he Both good. Of the former Chrifl fpeaks (]oh. 6.44 .. ) No man can come tome, e.rcept the Father whichbath featme draw him, that is, no mancan beleeve, ( for by, faith we come to Chrill) except he receive powerfrom on high.. God draweth the foul to Chritl, and that's a powerful( a&of divine drawing, thoughnot acompulfory aól : and as God" mull drawman into a (late of grace,which is our unionwith Chrifl by the Spirit in beleeving, fo he draweth him to the aging ofhis graces. Of this latter the Church fpealceth toC hrifl (Cant.t.4.) Drawme,anc, I will.rstn after thee. Thefe gracious drawings thew that we are not onlyutterly unable,but áverfe to the receiving, grace, and fo becoming good, whilewe are in a flareofnature ; as alfothatwe are -very backward to doe. that which is good, even when we arein a flare of grace. Nowas Godarils very gracioufly in drawingman to good, fo Secondly, in withdrawing him from evill, from thofe evil( purpofes and evill pra&tices, to which all men are fo:eafilyyet fo.arpngly,cárried, The, Prophet (Jcr. 2. Q.92 23) 4.)
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