The soukseffr£ivallcalling to Chriff. 99 beares all before it, and makes the whole ffreame ofthe fc tile be anfwerable thereunto: Take no- tice between the vilonSaint Paul had, and which B.alaam h d, Godkt in a light intoBalaams foule, What, mist thou curfe Jacob? oh ,t he1ory that Imill bellow upon them: This made his teeth water at thegoodneffe of the Lord, and he faith, Let mee die the death of therighteoru, Numb. 24.2. the Text ufeth the phrafe,The spirit ofGodwas uponBalaam, the meatrng is, he intimat,d the happie conditi- onof the Saints of the Lord, and in ftead of cur ling, he bleffed them : though this curled Witch Salaam had this commonenlightnng to know the excellencie of the condition,yet his heart was ne- ver the better, was covetous and malicious í111 towards lacob. But looke 41h z6. t . Saint Paulfaith, hee was not difobedient to thevifton, aswho fhould fay, The bleffedtruth that was revealed to me, the voyce that fJake to mefrom heaven,myminde wasframedthereby, and anfwerably di#ofed thereunto, and 1 (ubmitted andcame inat the voyceofthe Lord.Hence the phrale in Scripture,They that know theewill truii in thee, as who fhould fay, Grounded knowledge briny in confidence : So loh.4.t o. Chriff faith, Hada thou 4nowne me ; itis not everyknowledge that will doe the deed , a man may tale of grace, but hadft thouunderf}oodbetter the evidence,thou(houl- d.have asked grace, and received it, this is the reafonof fobs fpe, ch ; when Godtakes amanin hand, hewillcomrnar da man to returne fron quitie : there is acommanding power in the obe- dience
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