upon the EpifUe 1[ JAM B s. 37) Awicked man hatbloft his right, but not the ufe, which to him is 1 continued out of Gods P«tience and general 'Providtnce, for the prefervation of ~umane .Socie~y. And the Ele~ have ane~ title and right by Chrtfr, whtch ~~~~at length fully mfrate t.he.mmthe . e abfoluterrefs of the old domt~ton; whe~ ~he creature ~emgfreed' 1i~"Ster~~:!~: fr~m the brondage of torntptton, t'bdl wBtllt?gly hbe fu~jed htodthe Tl~;ol. part 1 • cb.tl~ren. ofGo~, R~m.8.I9,20,2I,l'l• · ut.or. t epr~1~nt t e o- queJl6'I;67.. mmton ts exewfed ma much lower way, then tt was mmnocency. Though we have fome skill to fubdue them, and govern them for ~ humane ufes, either ofprofit or delight ; and though t~ere be !ome infiintl: offear in the hurtful creatures,& therefore theydo not come abroad at fuch times asman is fuppofed to be in the field,Pfal.Io4.• zo.z3. yet this fubje{.'l:ion is not with fuch willingnefs as formerly on the creatures part, Rom.8.zo. nor with fuch eafinefs on ours, it being amatter of more difficulty and teyl: Befides, that there are m«ny creatures, which by their fwiftme.fs and fiercenefs do wholy efcape the reigAs of mans foveraignty. From the eighth Verfe obferve: t ·. The tongue is hardl.J tttmed llnd fubdfled to any right ufe: Oh/erv. It _ I fay hardly; for he doth not fay, none., but no man can, no humane I art and power can ever find a remedy and curb for it. And in this· life God doth not give out abfolute grace, '{o as to avoyd every idle · Word. The Nbte is ufefu.l .eo refme the 'Patrons of Free-Will; it cannot tame one member; and al.fo Perfc£fif1s-: Do but confider } the offences-of t.he ton~ue, and youwill .fee that youhave caufe to · walk :hnmbly WtthGod. If he ibould but charge the fins of you.r · own tongue upon you, what will·become ofyou? But if it can~ not be tamed, what fhall we do ?· why do you bid us bridle it? · r.anfwer: y, If ~e hav,e ioff .our power, God mufl not lofe his I right: Weaknefs doth.noc exempt from duty ; we mull: bridle it, . though we cannot of our felves. 2. Though we cannot bridle it, 7et God can :: M:n. 19. z.6. ~Tis an ,hard matter for a rich man t'O .. enter into the Kingdom ofGod: but with God all things are po.fli· · bt!e. Difficulty :and impoffibility, as to the creatures endeavo.rs, are .. p :~tte~clitc p.~· } left, that we may fly -toCod. P TheHorfe cloth not tame hunfelf, /ndztui&'ll~m ab., nor the Camel hi:tnfelf, nor tnaahimfelf ; ,man tameth the be:afl,and tpfi. be~m; . · , . . _ qflas domamr.u;.. E.qurM non fe dotr.at, camelus no?J fe diJmat, AfPi4 nu?J fe domat; fie & homononfe domat. ,fed Nf dometur £quus BoJ;,_Camtlus, E.lephantl4s)1Le,Ajpu, ~rt.eritur homui crg9.D!fJs qua:ratM~: ~'~':i , dtm;etur bomo~ Aug. r om, xe. Serm. i· de 'llerbis Demtni. · · God i
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