Chap. 22. AnE' pofticn upon the Book of JO 13. Verf. 28 277 or that. Such decrees muff be made with the Lords good leave, orwith a reference to his pleafure who alone doth whatfoever pleafeth him. As the perlons fo the workes of all men are in the hand of God (Eccl. 9. r.) And there they are ; firft, as to the performanceof them;fecondly,as the fucceffe of them.They take themfelves for more then men, who decree the doingof lawful! things without the leave ofGod.We mutt not only fee what we doe is according to the will of God, but we muff have his gocd- will for the doing of it; that is,as we muff have a Law fromGod for what we doe, fo leave fromGod. Thus Paul teacheth us to fpeake by his own example(i Cor. 4. 19.) Iwill costae untoyou /hardy ifthe Lordwill. And egaine ( Chap 16. 7.) Iaruít tarry a while withyes ifthe Lardpermit. Once more (Phil. 2. 19.) 1 trufiin the Lord tofend Timothy coyoteAortly. And evenHeathens themfelves by the light ofnature have acknowledged loch a fills- they as due unto their fuperiour Powers, theirgods, therefore ;,,`Olt Jn uenr sled to expreffe their refolutions thus; If thegodi will. much f dlj4 vm more mutt Chriftiansfpeake thus in all they undertake to does aunt, we will doe it, if god will. ThouJhalt decreea tieing 4nd it /hall be eftablifhed unto thee. That is, thou (halt have fucceffe in it,it final! beconfirm'd.The cry, /urger ti word in theOriginall fignifies to rife up, as alto to6fand.So force bi; fu,gere pro render it here; Thouf ualt decree a thing,and it (ball rifeup to thee. ex/litre vs! if- When athing that we are determined upon, profpers and comes feautn, dari well on, we fay it rifeth up to us, whereas a bufinefíe that failes, falls off fromus, or goeth backward. But faith Eliphaz to lob, The thing which thou decreeftfball rifeor come up to thy minde, to thy delre, or as force read,lt ¡hall come to thee ; we fay, it ¡hall be Veniet tisi. eflabli/hed So the word is ufed frequently in Scripture (E/a. ço. vulg 8.)The word ofthe Lord /ball fland.Now as the wordof the Lord (hall fand, fo (hall the word ofman while it is according to the word ofGod.So the word is ufed in the Cafeofa virgins making a vow (Numb. 30. 4.) Ifthe father heart it and fay nothing it /hallfand, or be confirm'd ;otherwife if he diflike,it is avoid vow, a null vow. So that here, to rife up, or to beeffablifhed, notes only the effe$ivenes and fuccefs of chofe decrees whicfrthis god- lyman fhould make, chafe (hai! beeftablifhed unto him for his good,
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