392 Chap. 9. Yin Expof tion upon' thetom, of J O B. Vert 33.' ingout all, and fornetimes'more then all, alwayes a confidera- blc part of that which' the Law gives us as our right. We ufe to fay tei difsenters,Be friends, the Lam it coftly.' Tis very cofily. to :bolt mens purfes, and to fhme mess conlciences. ,'7,is rare, if' aman wrongs not hrt "foul by feeking the rights of his credit or efiate. Secondly obferve, That no creature can umpire the butinef1be- twixt God and min There is a twofòld reafon of ir. lira, He`that is our `Umpire is fuppofed wirer then our helves,_ ¢ or etur ín They whocannot agree need more wifdom then their own to judiceftt altior work their agreement. But there is nocreature wife as God, yea, f.p;ent;a, qus there is no creature wife but God ; who is therefore called, The fit qua regula, ad quam exa- God only wife. God isbell abie to judge of his own anions. No utnontur di&a man bath been his Counfellvur (Rom. 11.34.) much Ichs (hall any utriufque. par- nian be his Judge : Men fometimes abound toomuch in their own to. fenfe,but God muti abound in his. His will is the rule ofall,much more his wifdom ; or rather his wifdom is the rule of all, becaufe his will is his will and wisdom being the fame, and ofthe fame extent, both infinite. eportet ut in Secondly, He that is a Dayes-man or 'Umpire, muff (according jadiceJit mujo to the rules before fpoken of) have power to compel the parties patellas, VAS 'to fubmit or Eland to what he (hall determine. But as we cannot ost utramgue -tartan compri -.lay any rellraint upon God,from doing what he will ; fo we can- were. not lay any conftraint upon him, to do what we will.. Who fhall force the Lord ? To whom hath he given an Affzempfzt, or ingaged himfelf under a penalty to performwhat he Mall award ? . The Lord doth whatfoever he pleafeth both in heaven and earth, and he will do no more then he pleafeth. Perfwafion cannot move him, much lets can power compel him. He that is above all in power,cannot be dealt with anyway, butby perfwafion. And he who is aboveall in wifdotn, cannot bepertwaded by any a- gainfl hisown will. There is indeed a Dayes man betwixt God and man, but God himself hath appointed him. God hath referred the differences betwixt himfelf and man,unto Jefus Chrift ; and (his own good will and free grace moving thereunto ) he (lands.engaged in the bonds ofhis everlatling truth.and faithfulnefs to performwhat Jefus Chrift,as Mediate ar, thould ask for us unto himwe may fafely commit our caul; and our fouls, with that afhurance of the Apotile
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