348; Chap. 2S. An Expofition upon the Book of J o E. Vert. 27. his punifhment for linnets, and his rewards for Saints ina readi- nefs. David profeffeth (Pfal, ic8. 1.) 0 God, my heart is fix- ed ; Iwill fing and give praife, even withmyglory : it is the fame word ufed in the Text, we tranflate,my heart is fixed, others ren. der,prcpared,Agodly man would be alwayes ready to ferve God, and it is moff certain, God is alwayes readyto fave and doe him good. Comforts and crates, mercies and judgements, are deter- mined and God bath them all in Bore by him.The Ptalmiff cries our in a holy pang or paffion of joy and thankfulnefs at the re- ar,embrance of this ; O how great is tbygoodnefs, that thou haft laid up for thofe that fear thee, which thouhaft wrought for thofe that troll in theebefore the foes ofmen (Pfal. 31.19.) God bath crea- tures of mercies, for his people ,. as offnares fire and brimfione to rain upon the wicked, as theportion of their clip.(Plal.i t.6,) Secondly, As the word fignifies, to confirm, and eftablifh, Learn, God bath furely fetled and eflablifhed all the wages and iffüet of his divine wifdomfrom the beginning to the end-ofthe world. And according.to this eflablifhment, he fettles or unfettles all the purpofes and p¡r.oje&s of the foes of men. The Prophet re- ports the workof God io both (Ifa. 44. 25.26,) Hefruflratetb seise tokens ofthe lyars, and maketh diviners mad ; be turneth wife men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolifh. And why fo ? becaufe they divine or prophetic of things to come betides the purpofe Gods; lyars would fruffrate the truth of God, and therefore will fruffrate their tokens,and make them mad with rage to fee their.dreamsand predióions croft. But heconfrmeth thewordof hisfervant, why ? becaufe he bath put a word in o lulls fervants mouth, to (hew, what is in his own heart co doe ; he therefore confirmeth the word of his fervanr,becaufe it if: t con- firmation of his own word, and be perfòrmetb the corenfel of his Mefi,gars, becaufe that is the performance of his own counsel, for faith the Lord by the fame Prophet in purft once of this great and comfortable crush (Ifa, 6q.. ro.) My coup el [ball fland, and J will boo.au my pleafrsre. Let men-thruff and trove as hard as they Will, they Cannot put my counsel a haires breadth out of its place, no nor make it move in its place it, "fled fland ( with a nono6- tante)_notwithBandingall,their fiirring and s f}rugtings witb.it
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