•.88 Wilfolt Impanite~JitJ · deetl, Phil. I. 13. .MarK, thewiH and the deed. Firfl: the will, and then power to bring it into. deed ; the ·will is t~e ·primary bleffing of God. And this is the reafon Wihy a child of. Godsefiate is now better under Chriil:, than it was before in innocency, for then he had oely power ·if he would ; and now both thewill and the deed. I fay this is the truth, the will is more than the power ; & therfore thou wert never humbled in thy (elf, that pleadefi, 0 I woul~, ifI coul~ ;· , , thou mftkeH thy felfmore beholding 'tofelfthan to God, ifGod fhould ever convert thee, and therefore thou art'yet not capable ofconverfion; why ? thou art.not yet humbled , but ftandft at proud terms With the Lord. . · , ' · Nay Fifthly, thou canfi not fo much as pray Is~XC#[e to God for awill, thou art fo proud, ~hat thou I . ) . . art conceited thou h.afi that already. I have a! good will to be good as any bodyelfe , but I cannot poffibly do as I ~would; f9 that all thy _, ', prayers to God are a mockery. The g<>'dly A.putl Ct~f· humble foul ' prayes as the ancient. ~hurch u· · f4nrl~zun fed to pray ; Lord give me tiwill to be good Dtmtnt dKcwhich my will is fit agai~ft. But,thoQ canfi not mequfl mmpray fo, thou art a richer Begger.than fo; for lJ.Ktt. .... thou hafi a goodwill already , thou thinkefr. I ' · AMancannot pray for a thing the lackwher~of l1e. is not fen~ble th~reof: If any Mftn laclt Wifdo'I1'J, let. h~m tuk.:. tt ofGod, James I. 5· He (annot pray for · a thing 'if he do not think that he lacks it ·: . · No·r thou for a will , for thou doefl: not think · that thou ·lackefi ir. Nay if,God · fhould conver~ thee thou canft · ~ot give··him ·thanks for ··convertingthee : for ' - - . ' ... . th . . . Y.
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