ObieEtionsoigatnJ? perfesseraricetalkenfrornexamples,anf.7a9 Now Gods loue is immutable, for whom he loucth;to the cndhe loueth them : Ioh.13 . x. Cohn 13,10 Secondlie, he is Paid tohaue loucdGod,and to hauewal- ked in the ordinances ofDauidhis father,only.through infir- mity dotingupon hiswiues,he facrificed and.offered incenfe in the highplaces :.1.King.3,3. So it is faid, that the godlie ,I.King.3;. Priefls and Leuites, and fuch as fet their hearts to feeke the Lord, ioynedwith Rehoboam in Gods worfbip and feruice, and /lrengthcnedhis kingdome three_yeere lon_Onwhich time they walked in the way ofDanid andSalomon: z.Chro. i i. j 6.17. 2.Chron.i06, Thirdly, veto him was made apromife fromGod, that his merdefhouldnetdre takenfromhim, though hee fin nedagainf}him ; brit FSt nne fhould be corre&edwith tern porall chaftifetnents : 2.Sam.7.I4. 1will be hisfather, and he 2.Sam.7.i4. jhallbe myfonne,andsfheßnre, 1wrllcha/lenhimwith the rod of men;andwith theplagases of the children o fmen. 15. Tut my mercieJlmll not depart away from .him, 45 .1 tooke atfromSail,'" whom Ihattepart awaybefore thee. The which promife is plied to all Gods elea to the fame purpofe : Pfalm.89.29. Pfa1.89.19.3o 3o.31. &c. And this promife alto was accordingly accoin- plifbed,for whenSalomon fell into that fearefull (inneofido- latrie,God threatneth to chailifc this his finne with the di ttifion and renting ófhis kingdoine,whichwas buta tempo rarie punifllinenr i.King.11.11.' Yea,butthis prómife is made notconcerning his fpirituall eilate,but concerning his worldly kingdome and gouerne- ment. I anfwere, this obie&ion isconfuted byexperience 3ï for Salmons (nne was punifhed in hisnextfucceffour, by takingfrom him ten tribes ofthe twelue,fo that the greatefl part ofhis worldlygoucrnement ceafed in his forme, and that which remainedwas in times fucceeding takenfrom his ,. pnfleritie, And therefore Godspromife could notbevider- flóod after a worldly and Carnal' manner, feeing in that it was not accomplifhed, and made good veto him. Fourthly,he was a typeofChrifl,and -his kingdome ofthe: fourifhing and peaceablegouermnent oftheMeifas. Fiftlie; heewvas,a:penman nf:an excellent part ,of Iiòlici t Scriptures ;,
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