.. ThePrtfoce. 'l7 gaine, an~ thinke. they can hide it? No, th.ey lhalJ no~,for God will reueale tt. Though they may thmkeGod wtll'be careleHe ofthem, yet bee will not ~e ~areleffe ofhimfdfe, . and his own·e name. As fure as hee ts I~h,uah that brought them into the pikes before; fo fure, ifthey turne againe to t·heir fllthic vomit,hewill bring the tO tnaBlf: againe ;·either in this life,tomake them repent and iudge tl-.emfelues: odf U0t)then fure in the life to cotne,where the burden fhall bee muchmore heanie, and intolerable vpon their confcienceo, and fhall preffe themdowne to hell. le is awholefomeme– dicine for fuch finners, tocome to f11ame here, tbat,ifit may 9e,they maybe brought to repentanceand amendment. , Somuchfor thenameofGod,Icbou~th; that he is without cbange,or lhadowofchange: what euerhe bath done, bee ·will .doethe fame for euer.. 1.. hy Goil. . · ' THE former argument of obedience was taken from . Gods nature, that bee vvas eternall in iullice to punilh finners, and in mercie to reward his children. ·Now this is fron1 his goodnes,lam thy God; almightie indeede I am, in– finite,cternall, andperfect; yet fo as that I abafemy felfe to · take care for thee,toha,uea louingbearttoward thee,and to be thy father, and to make theemy childe; to be thine huf– band alfo,and to make thee my fpoufe; one that hauepro– mifed to giue thee all good things, amd eo remoue all ill things from thee: this.is to be thy•God.IfGodhad fet down only his infinite-Maiefiie a.ndgreatne5, and his glorious .in– communicable name, rhat would haue feared vs, and made vs flie from him: but now he encourageth vs by this, That · he is our God, and giues vs thefecomtnandements for oltr · ownebenefit,andbecaufe he loues vs. The do&dnehence g:uhered is,that ifeuet weewill obey 'Dotlr~ God in foundnes, then wee mull know him to beour God Ifwe will tohaue tender.care ofvs,to louevs,and that we lhall fpeed: ·~U:diabey . , ·befl)whcn wee yceldmoAobedie-nce to·him. And t·his rea- fouadnes, ·;; fott MofoJ fiill vrgeth vpon the Ifra~lites: Thou mu!lobey ~:fik'~:w him, and heare his ·voyce, for he is the ·Lord thyGod, ·that :hi~. ta8e .loucs thce~and carcth for thre. our"Go.& • .B 4 ~ i.eafoa
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