the groff eft Self-murder. 1 Cor. 2. 14. Where the Apoftle makes adif– ferent cauieof -a natural mans cannot, and his aoeJ not : when he ipeaks of his cannot , he tels us the canfe of that is becaufe- grace is fpiritual and he is carnal, Ne~ther indeed can he , becaufe they are fpiritually. -difce,rned : but when he fpeaks of his·does not, y.ou fee he· alleges a different c~ufe of his doe.s not, The natural man does not receive ,the tqings of the Spirit of God, they are foolifhneffe_t'nt9him • He counts themall foolifh : He is fo -wilful in his own carnal reafon, that he counts it fqlly tQ deny it:, thou .. canH: not do thus and thus dofl thou fay ? Why then wilt thou c.ount it ,folly to do fo? when ,a mancroifes ·thee of thy will, thou counefi it but folly to put it up : I were a fool if I fuould be fo precife as fome · be : I were a fool if I fhould not fuffer a little dif– order in my houfe , as long as I g3:in ·by it. · is meer wilf~lneJJe: this, .and nor ·a cannot, i~ a caufe of thy ~oeft not. 1hou canft not in– deed becaufe thou art carnal , but thy ~annot is dead·and not' operative : thy will is the caufe of tby does not : Like the·~ wilful blind man, He was blind. ·and would not open his eye– lids, He could not fee, but hiscannot lay deaJ, he would not open his eye-lids : his can– not is not operative till he wHl open his eye- .ds. If he could fee , yet he could not till he op~n his eye·:li~s : fo thouwilt not open ...u ......... eye-ltds. · . , Secondly, the Scripture .fpeaks of a aelwt-< · · · caNnot , w~en a man cannot do a 'thing, J becaufe he cAnnot fin4 in his MArt ID afJ it. · · - · , ' Thos · = . ' l I /' 'I
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