to tbe E P H E S I AN S. I fl 1ould Jhew you, why Counfol of WiO like:Vife is attributed to God, I ii1all ~ be roo long if I go do to open that, I wJII therelore but make an Obfervation or J'er. XIII: two and lo I wtll-ronclude. ' , ~---....J Firfl Oath God work all things- according to his Will? Then give up thy Obf · ways t~ him. It inrot tn man(faah Jtremrah)to dirdl htSj/eps. Iris God that erv.J, mufl direct them for thee, for he works aO thmgs accordJU,f!; to hiS Wtll, If any man in the world, if his underflanding and will were a,r~Je to mine, and_ r knew he were infalhble, I would certamly go, gtve up all my ways to what he faith:As you f.1y,you mufl be ruledby him that_6ears thePurfe,you muflbe ruled · by him that bears the Vnder(/1tndmg. Certamly, 1f any man have an JOfal!tble undcrltaoding, I will be ruled by him. God bath; he works all things, and all effectually, l?y theCotmfdof hiJowii;Will; therefore in all thy ways give up thy felf to him. Again, in the Second place, ( I'caiinot profecute many ) God, he works at! 06ftrv. 2. tbmgs accordmg til the cou11[et of his own wilt. It is an Inference that .'lo6 makes of it,Chap.2pj,I4, You ilia!! find there, that .'lo6 profelfcth his fincerity, how fearful he was or offending God; Myfoot, (faith he, v.t t,) bath held his (leps; his wtry have I kept, a1Jd1rot dtclmed; he obeyed him, be did not decline the lea!Hrom his ways; 1leither havt I goue 6acl.:, faith he, from the Commmzdemmtof hu lips: I ha-ve e{leemtd the words of hu mouth more thmt my 11eceff.1ry food, What is the rea(on of all this? It followeth, according to thecoherence, (as befl Interpreters give it,) He is i11 one mi11d, m1d who c&1l t11rn him? a1ld wfoat his Sout dtjireth, evm that he doth; he performeth the thitrg that is appoimedfor me, m1dmany jttch thitrgs are with him, Saith he I confidered with my felf this, tb'at I were as good be fubject to his will for 'he· will have his will upon me, I cannot refifl his will. I were as good fub:Uit, he works at! thmgs according to the coun{el of.his wilt; he performeth all things that are appowted for me, he ts of one mmd and I cannot turn hiin I rriuft therefore comply with him; hence it was that I have not gone from the Com– m!lltdtm;nt of ~is lips, I thought it was befl to yield to him, a~d to giv~up my Will to IllS. ,It IS a flrange Argument, and you fee the Scnpture mforceth lt• . SER..
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