TheSpirátsu4ll Sonne-fhit), lifyeyear ! slatsabatis the congregationofthe Lord.? and imaginethat we rather aNUM.r6. fpeake outofadefiretofet our ourfohies, that the world may thinke there is foamvfeofvs, then fpeake outof the truthofthe thing. But,lea God betrue*, eRom, 34. and let there be nodifputing againft hisordinance. Touching ourfelues,this we profelfefreely,thatmarebut the etatisifiere by whomye bsleases:and as Pettit pa Cor3.3'; and /ohm raid touching the miracle upon thecreeple at the templegate4.werake 4 Ads 3. In. toe uponvs byoff own poweraadgodhnefeto begetfaith in any mans heart:theope- tangoftheheart inthepower ofanothers,euen in his who bath the keyofDa, rAOsr6.t4. ,4id,which oppenetb andnomanthtttetb,fhltuetb tandemmanopwetbt: Woebeevnto fReue1,3.7° vs if wee shall encroachvpon the Lords peculiar: but ifit be his pleafure,whe makes hispower perfelIbyweakenefe s , and eehe chnfetb thewe* thingsof world sa Corrs.9: to confoundthemighty things.,totender unto vsfuch a treafure,as is faith inear- n Cor. then velfelsx, andby thefsob/ hdefeofprsacbing,refate themthat beletter; who aaCoc:4.7. art thou that thou fhouldefldifpute with God?Itisnot mypurpofeto eater a 1 r Cor. r:ar: difcoodeofthismatter; only thisI fay r whenthe lfraelitesdefiring aKing, Godhadappointed SemI tobe their Head,itis faidlickedmendefpifed bim,and faid,fhallhefoie vs?Bat a Band ofinen,wbafeheartgfodronehsd,theyfollowedhow z: c'Saae.ro° Co whenGodhad ordained preachersto gather togetherhieSairaytbsughfame a6 ,57° defyferswrith: the mouth,and fay infcorge,mhyfhalltbsffansys?yet thofe, foma- nyas whole hearts the Lord bathtouched,theywill follow,and theyto their comforts(hall find this means to betbsp.wsrofGodvotefalleatioN,when the de Pifer:lhal1vanifhaway% aRom; So thennow Ihaue evenchalked you out theway toadoption. Is thine A8s 13.41. heartenflamedwith the deGre of this glorious eftatetobethe fonneofGod? thou canftnot atchieueit but by faith:being abeleeuer, thydeGre in this Can- norbe invaine.Could wehauedeuifed a more mile condition?wouldeft thou beleeue?iooke vp to the Father oflights;fäith ii hisonely to beflow:but for- getnot the meanes,the word offaithwhichwe preach': Though ratting dogges bRoatro us let open theirmouthcs,and bariteagainft the Moon ,yet walketheir inthis light, oldie(hallguide :byfeet, in the way ofpeace: andwhen the word preachedlath brought thy heart within theeto bee asthechiefly land , fo that nowlikethe Hart for the rimersof water a , fo, it alfapantethafter Chrifl, and thou wouldeft epram. 4t e thinke thyfelfehappy, ifthou mightelt hautbut onecrummeof grace; know that then,euen then faithbegins to peepeout in thee,and thou art in therifted courfe tobecalled thefameofGedl befeechyoulet noodde opinions, or faint- nel a offpirit detainvs from this courfe.When the people werein the wilder- neffe,in theway to the promifedCanaan,they lent fpies tofee the flare ofthe countrydi Attheir returne,they brought ofthe fruit ofrhe land, andacknow- dNum.14, ledgedthe goodneffeandfertilityof thefoile,but(faid they) thepeoplebe/rang, thecitiesbewalled,rhefonxesofefnakbe there ; epos this, the peoplewereout of heart:wel,Calebflood vp and flilledthem,faying,LetVIgavpae owe pofee itforundoubtedywsfhalemrccmeitSIt maybefo inthis cafe;wemaybebrought eVerk ; d to confeffethat it is anadmirable thingto be the lot ofGod, andwe would wifh toattain it, but haplywe will withal)aftmany perils, and think with the fluggard,rhereeo ayoowithoutt; andfomany things appertaining to it, that IProu. sat; wealai neucraccomplilhit.Ifay thereforewith Caleb,Let vt op atenee,ler vsnot bsweariedand fssnr inear minds is the Lordsweskits/el hewilprofpsr iuAnd fo,lea- uing the fucceffeofthis exhortationto hisblefïìng,I come to the a.do&rine, The fecondDo&rine is, That itis pufblefor him that is thefeneofGod, tobee The a;Dolî° afwedas his owesfetlethat iresefit. Doe youall iudgewhether thisbe a forced colic&ion fromthis place. I aske : fpake theApoftleuponhis knowledge, or upon fuppofais ? Behold what lonethe Fatherbath Jbewedvntovs, thatweefhosld he called the formes ofGod: and Snowarewee theft'rmaof God'. Weeknow that weegVerre a. aretranflatedfaro deathvnto life, becanfwe late the brethren, Neither doththe b Veda 44, I i manner
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