.:. Another Conllderation of this tlaufe is this; Onr fpitf't i6 Ohfervu.t. 2 ftrongly c~rr~ed to env], b·ut Godgivctb m~regrace; that isJt_here is ehough mhtm to check fins that are moft tmpetuous and ra'gmg : Thete is emmgh in God to help the creature in its [o'tdt 'Co-nflitfs.. See Mat. 19. 20. •ru impojfi6lefor ..t rich maJJ to enter into t'h't! Kingd-om ofG_od; bftt wi·t'h (jodaa tiJh·zgs arc poffib!e: tJfually we meafurc Infimtmefs by our Lafi, and brmg downdtvme Atcrrbutcs to the ra~e ?f crea~tHcS, judging of God bym1r owt: fcantling.;. as ifwh'at ts -~.mr>offible to our erldeavors, were fo aHo to the drvme grace: Zec1l.S.6. B,ecaufe it i:J marvd-oas i;q, the eyes ofthe rHn– n-atJt'Ofthu~t'Cipic, :foor:ddilt il/fo be mxrvelo!-u inm) eyes, f'aitb the LordofHofts? Thete .is more in God ,then there can be in Naturt , and Satan is not fo able ro defiroy as Chrifi is m fave. Wtil rhen, whe<n ·lufisare firong, think of a firong God, a rtri'g'i-ny ChriH, l~pon whom help .is llayd.: Y0u ~tmor cute your fpirits ()f envy, p-tit!e, felfconftd'eiJc_e; or vain-gi<Jr}; but ·Goilgiv~th ~®rnce. Senf~ of weakllefs lh0ullil·not be a dijco~ttr.!lgement, but an advanttsge: · So 'cwas to Paut,when he was ~eakjn himfclf,he was alwa:ysmofi ftrqng in Chrift, 2 Cor.· I!, 9,1c. ~fuaHy wevex our felves wit11 i<!Ue compta~ints; TIJis·i4 ah hitdfapng, Joh. 6. Thefe are auftcti– ties which namre c-an .J.trever endl~re, c:orrapticmswhich we lhill never overcome; and fo are difcouraged, and draw back. Oh coh- ,. fider, thoughna~ureibe .not only envious, 'ba·t d·oth ~?To9~v ?reJ~ ,~$vo'l', tuft NJ envy, yetlht giye·t'h moregrace: Ifther.ewereaw/11., you would not ~a'ntpower; the chiefdl: thing that Gpd requ'ireth 0f tbe creaultle-as cbd)ce andWiN; lfai.I .19. if jebt W!iltintJ ~nJ. t~bedit-11t, &c. AUGods aim is tobringyoa uponyour kned~ and te take power out ofthe hands ofhis mercy. · 3• Another Confideration is this: Though '"'e are "Wic~ed ami Obfor 1 :at 3 finful,God 'Will mak.; hi·sgrace abQUnd the m•re; ourJPirit lufteth • • to envy,and he giveth the mote grace.Obferve,Gsd tak.,eth occafion _many tim-es to dtfc.ovr:r -t>he mO're grace by our ftnfutnefs: So Rom. 5n-'0. :where fin nbo~tnded, grerce didmuch mvrea/Jound. What a wife God dowe ferve, ·that canana'ke our-fms abound-ro hisgloty} And what agood God,that will take occafion from ounvickeaneTs ooifh'ewthe more ~race l .'Tis fome:kind.ofdaim,Lord,l am aJ.og_, M11t. 1 S·· 2.7. ~[;1\!1 tf Chrd'l: dyedfor finners, i amf1:1re I can~lead that la-m chirtf{)f dlat 'oomber' ·I Tim.I.l). If you have·no oth~r pl~a,otfe'l' y(ijnrifelves 1 this-wlly«>Goi!,arid ·take holdd the dark fide o'f.ehe 'Promifes. Mmm z 4· Ano-
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