422 Chap. 23, An expofticnupon the Tookof J O B. \lerf. i 3 their immutability (Heb. 6. 77, i.8.) wherein God willing more abundantly to 1nen; unto the heirs.ofpromife the i nmutabihty of his counfel, caan f r,aaed it by an oath, that by t mo immutable things, in which it way irnp.. f b1e for Clod to lie, we might haveftr,ng canfola- tion.,& .Oaths are facred and the ftrongeitconfirmations between Bran and man, and therefore though thecounfel of God be im. auuta.ble without an oath, yet that we might have the greateft af_ farance that it is foe God bath confirmed it by an oath. That fo t ,e ire s of falvation having two immutable things to reft their fouler and build their .faith upon,might not onely have confolati o+},firon con'olatior;fich conlolation as might maf?er a :d over. come all the feare and u. :.bfliefe ofthcir ovine hearts, and the g..incíat ings of Satan. Four h:.t', God is aiÎo uncha a6eable in his promifes ; what e- ver he barb ¡aid he will d for his p Duple, (He is in one wi.nde) it fh.all be dote. A prornire fromGods the b_ft fecuity ; hali'e a promife, an it m..iybe ( as he 1peakes to the rneeke earth (Zeph. 2. 3 ) Setke rig4.t,!oirnrs; feels mnee;nes, it may be ye tall be hid in the day ofthe L rein anger this baife promife (I fay ) is, better fecurity then the hand or leale..yea th°n the oath of the faicbfullett man on eareh(z Cor. i . proroi,es of god in him (that is, inChrift) are yea and in úirn amen ; That is, they (ball certainly be performed& accomplfb ä.God cloth not give promifes ( as many men doe ) CO raife and then dilappuont and abufe our Hopes,He doh not make promiíts rather for fnates to . catch others, then for bonds to tie himlelfe, as forne men doe, (which is not only a great unworrhines,and d.ii :agetuity in them, but a great iniquityand fin) the Lords promi (es are our richeft- inheritances., and that not only becaufe he bath promifed greater. and better things then are in the compaffe ofany wins power to make good,or in the compafs ofany mans underftanding to make but bemire he will certainly be as good to us in performance as he bath been in promife.For He is in one mind concur ruingall that he bath promifed. He will be merciful! as he bath promifed, and pardon fin as he bath promifed, He will deliver us from troubie as he bath promifed,and fans tifte all our troubles to us,as fae hach promifed.He will give us his Spirir,as he bath promifèd,and lave as eternally, as he path promifed. Fifthly, He is allo in one minds, concerning his threatnings. He
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