of J aith. 215* ing of or clofing with Chrift, which is Unbe lief, and finful,and-contrary to the Commandof God, but faith, That in cafe the Soul through Sloth or Pride, or through God's Sovereignty, be denied of Mercy, which it carefully feeks, and wouldgladly have, that then, and in that Cafe, it is humbly to fubmit, and quietly to be f ttisfied with the will of God in denying that Mercy. For tlio' the Soul be bound to believe, Or come to, and receive Chrift, to the not doing of which it ought not to fubmit ; and which As are, in the Predicament of A&ion ; yetis it bound to fubmit to want Chrift, . in cafe fuclb,be the Lord's Pleafure; for the Soul is not bound to have Chrih; for that is in the Predicament of. habere, tho' it be bound tó receive Chrift, and corne to him ; which, as. I laid, are in the Predicament of Action, to fulomit not to be- lieve or receive Chrif` would clafh with the Command of God; forthe Command of God Makes it myDuty to receiveChrif, and I ought not to fubmit to this, but to fubmit not tò haveChrift,in cafe this be theWill of_God,doth clafh with no Ccmmacd for no Command bids me have Chrift. It might be expeéfed,that fuch a great Critick as Mr. Firìnin,fhould not confound Matters in diftin&cCategories,aild ar- gue from the one to the other, as he doth from my receiving of Chrifi, tomy hiving ofChrift. _ ()Weft. 9= .B'ut faith Mr. Firmin, Th Word [Quarrel]. was Mr. Shepherd's putting 0 4
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