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of the will of God; and how it is done on earth. 307 rúle of all juftice: Not our will, nor the will of Sa- tan, or of the world. For here we are taught to pray, that our words and our lives may be framed according to the will of God, which is the rule of juftice; and that we may have grace to deny our felves and our own will, renounce the defires of the world, & refill the will ofthe devil ; that he would create new hearts in us, and eflablifh us by his free Spirit;that we may will and defire fuch things as are acceptable unto him. And furely if our Saviour Chrifl, whole will was pure, faid , Not my will but thine be done, how much more ought we fo to de- fire Fiar, be done.] But here it may be demanded, weft: Whether the will ofthe Lord be alwayes perform- Whether ed or not: and if it be, to what end ferveth this Gods will be alwayes prayer:'and ifnot, how can that be verified, Ifai.46. done. z o. Confilium mean; omnem voluntatem me- am faciam, My counfel (hall ftand , and I will do all my wills The will of God is diverfly taken in the fcriptures: ,nfw; For fometime it fignifieth the decree of God, whereby he willeth (imply and abfolutely: Which is called voluntas Abfoluta, Beneplaciti, Confequens, Efficax & invida, the Abfolute will, of his Good pleafure, Confequent, Effetuall, and Unrefiflable. This will of God is alwayes performed, Pfal. 3. c9,tycunque vult _tacit he doth whatfoever he wills and t 35.6. Ifai.46. i o. omnis mea voluntas feet, All my will (hall be done. Neither is any thing able to refft this will,'fai.i4.26, 27. Rom.9.'9. Which alfois proved by his omnipotencie. And therefore X z we