35z `IheSpirituall Sonne-/hip. there prerogatiues aretobediftinguilhed thus.ro beeither inthis life,or here- after.Touchingthislife, I will name you nely two The firfi is anintereft ihto Gods particular and fpeciall prouidence.God batha generall providencc y PfaL145t 6. ouer all things: Thouopeseff thy hdnd, r4fhIeflaUthigsliaìegefthygeodpleafarer: ZRfa1.366. Yea,ouer thebeafts,TbaaLorddeefff4aeutanandbolls : Yea,oaer the wicked, aPeou.t 5. 3 aTbeeyes theLordin ewer Lacebehold theeuidandthe ood:Yea, ouer the diucls b Proa.rstr. J' f m y g CEsodig.ç, them feluesbsHelland deflrudionarebefore theLord Now there,isin him afpeci- dPfalr35.4. all providence ouerhis adopted Tonnes:They aremofl precious vnto hime. His eCohn. a.z?, chiefftreafured, Hethattoucheththem, toachetbtheappleofhiseyec .Hedwetletb e eh f fJo 14. them'. Hafolloweth them whitherformertheygoes. Heflandsat their right handh, f,iptrzr,ç, Ilehold, them vp by iti Fleekeepertheirfeet k. Beroanteth theirwandogr t, Ho iPfal:q;.a;; nambreth their hairerm. Iftheydoe butf:gh,heobCerues'in. Hesifter his .Avets 4 r Sams.§, charge ouer theme. Theyareall miniflrieg fßiritr,featforth re ',Unifier fortheir fakes, JPfal.;6:8; aehich 'hall bebeiresoffsluatioer. Ifwehaueany faaauroftbethiegtof thefpirrt4, mMacro, ;w we' muffneeds adjudge thistobe agreatorerogatiue : For whatcan hewane ",14,1;;;;;;,' ;;9 that bath fuch a kee er?The Lord irm She heard,! allnot wantr,All comforts, p y p (b pHcb.ee4 whether inwardor outwardifor body or foule, this isthat Iiuing fpring from RuirLs t. which theyproceed.Ifmy wants beostward,hereismyheaucnly Fatherflan- fMa3.1. ding byme, bet¿gowethwbatlueedr, and hecannotforgerme4 Ifmydefe&s be r Efap49.55. from within,he is that Godof.11grace', and fhallfulfillallmyneceptier,.Need I ar Per. Sac. comfort?htis theFather of merc,eo,asdGod ofalleanfolationf', WantI dire&ion xPhil.4.eg. iúmatter ofgodlineffe?hewill teach methewaythatIfhallcheofe.. AmICcantin sCor.1ñ, holy duties ,andwould fainebe furthered ? Her willmakemeperfelïinallgood aHeb,;.rr, worker.AmIfalling backe, and would beconfirmed? Hewill ftablfbmeinene_ ki hcfs.s9, ryword.andgaodworkeh. Am lalmoft ouctraken with fonte greatoffence? He cPlàl. tg.r;. willkeepeme fromprefamptuouefinxes,.Haue Ifallen byoccafion into afault? I dPfa l.37. r4.11aYwet be calfoff ,bewillptetvnder hie handd. Am Ifull ofinfirmities, and feare therigourofhisLaw?Hewill/tyre me,arafatherfpareth his ownTennthatfermeth eMaL3.1y. time. AmIcaftdosenewithlckneffe? He willowss all my bedinmyfickneffet. fPfal4s3 HaueI receisedloffr?fle ss',lIteachmebow:, banewant;. Is mydare bur low? gPlu1455. Hewillmakea little tobe betterontome,tbengreatriches veto themighttyh. Amllo- bPfalgy.st. ded with reprochesforrighteoufneffe fake?Hiefpiritofgloryfhaltrepvponmei. itPet444' Ina wordwhatfoeuer may happen, sillthingsfhallworlie togetherfor thebelt onto J Rom.845.. mek. This priuiledge ofGods efpeciailprouidence,is that rimerofGods, out of 41'f446'4' whichflow thefe fireames to make glad eheadopted ofGod. The fecondprerogativein this life,isthe freevfeofGods creatures,bothfor neceffity,and for delight:This is atrue faying,Thecharterancientlygiuen by that great Lordofatiatout firftcreatfen, touchingthevfeofhis creatures, was forfeited into the handsofthe Donee byAdams fall,all ourteeth were let onedge with that fower grapeofhisfirff tranfgrefhon. Iris refloredand re- newed by Chrift, and only to thofewhoare honouredwith theadoption of loanes, oncly theheires ofheaumeare the right inheritors ofthe earth, allthe teft arebiet vfurpers. Be their titlesto their eftates neuer fo good,and firme by the !awes ofmess; yetwhen matterscome to (canning in thehigheft court ofequityandChancery beforeGod,they (hall all becondemned forintruders: thefuhftancewhich theyhavedeuoared,44ey fballvomirop;for Godfhalldraw itout atlolsseas. oftheir belllyn their very eating andfleeping, anddrinking in the aire, ifthey hadnotother finne,(häll beable tocondemnethem.Thinke thenwhat a priui. ledge it is to beafoaneefGod, a man to be affuredinhisfoule, that that which hepath, be itiittle,be itmuch,yet it is that which is his,by a renewed donati. on from theLord, and that euery creature ofGodis goad, axdxot to berefafedby N r Tim 4.4 him, if it bereeeiued with thanksgiaing e. Nowforrhoprerogatlue ofthe fonnesoffiod, appertaining tothe life to come, which way thanbegin= toeepreffeit, When neither gehatbfees,
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