Chap. 27. An Expojition upon the Book of j 0 B. Vérf,ix, IZ' before; as if he had Paid, I told you I would teach you the fe- Per correEio- cretsofGod ; nay truely, the things I teach you, though they are "erg fuperioris the Councels of God, yet they are fuch as you and others observe fenrenricvide- for truths,as well as I. And fo fob feemes to appeale to their owns ter i d"' experiences; your felves have Peen examples of Gods various pro- ceedings in the veorld;or ro their confciences; Behold, all yeyour Videt oculus, (elves dofee it, that is, your confciences bear witnefs to the truths videtcor, Qeu= which I amabout to report unto you, your (elves cannot but un- its videt qua derfland and know thefe things as well as I my felfe. Seeing is ap- Cernit,corvidet plyed in Scripture both to the Experimentall and rational! part of Dof intcídigt. knowledge.The heart leech as well as the eye.The eyeTeeth what is open to fence, the heart feeth what we underfland. Hence Obferve ; Iirfl, It is a firong Conviflion to appeale to tbe Experiences andConfciences ofthofe we have to doe with. When we can put it home upon our opponents, that them- felves know what we fay, this cannot be put off. Paul fpeakcs thus ( Rom. 7. a .) Know ye not brethren (for 1(peak to then that knew the Law) that the Law kith dominion over aman as longas he livetb ; As if he had laid, the poynt that 1 am about to Infirut you in, you your felves know; the principle that I am upon isa common principle , Know ye not Brethren, you know 'cis atruth, that the Law bath Dörninionover aman as long as he li- veth. The like Expreffion of the.Apofile ufeth (r.Cor.6.2)Dare any o fyougoe to Law before the unjuf#, &c. Knowyenot that the Saintsfhall judge the world r I appeale toyour own Confciences, are not youcleare in this thing ? doe net ye know what Jam a- bout to fay before I fay it ? To appeale either to former Experi- ences,or to the prefent diaatesofConfcience,and light of under- handing, is enough to flop the mouthof any Gainelayer. How can theyobjet againtl what others fay, who cannot anfwer what themfelves (ifthey will hut Beare themfelves ) fay ? Secondly, Obferve ; The truth of the Word of God to vifble in bit works. The worksof God are nothing elfebut the fulfilling, the ma king good of his word : therefore ( faith Job) all le havePeen it; The works of men fhould be a fulfilling of the wordofthe Com- mands
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