,\ . ' ''f! ··. ,.. An Expo{ittoH, With Notes ae..4t!lra, but guilt.r cre4tur~·r, and therek>re Wft mufl: come with an holy awe and trembling. m •T?ro1ct')'ll- . I tbaU enquire; Firfr, whatthis fubj·e:Cl:ion is? The mword 6g.: . 7 £. mfiech tOpl~ce ~urfelvu under Go.q, ~nd fo noreth the wholedury of an interior fiate. I. There mufi: be afubje8ion to Cjods Will; the \Vh(}J>e m.. u~ to the ~hole Law t;[God: To fubmit wGod, is to give up our felves to be governedby his Will and I?leafure; our droughts, our counfels,-our affe_Cl:icms., ~ur action$; to beguided ar– carding to the fl:ritl: Rules of theWord. UfuoJly here tht workgf Conterfton frit:keth t we are lorh to refig~ andgive up our (elves to the Will of God 1 Some Commandsof God, as thofe which are .inw<~.td,- are £ontrary to our affeElitms; others,as tbofe which en– fore~ duties external, are tonttaryw tJm" i'!ttreill: .buc we rimfr tak:§ ChrifhJok.el Jl1ar. I I. 29. A main thing to ~e lGoked at in onr firfi applica&ions to ~t>d\ is this~ Are WC! willi~g to give up our fdves to the Will of God withCJut refervation~ Can I fubject all without any hdicancy and reluftati~n of thoughts to the obedi– t:nce of ChrifH 2. Cur. 1 o. ;. 2. h implyeth humble addre.Jfes: Submit your felves toGod ; that is, lay afideyour pride and fl:ub– bornnefs, humbly acknowledging your fins; come as loll, undone creatures, lying at the feet of mer'y : Ah how loni is_ it ere our . ft momluareput iH the duft, ere W€ 'an come and (ay in truth of • Lam ~.:t7. b Jd ,{}. :t" b j d ,/' heart, If We e £M~t1'Jne 'tuju1~, i.! We e ave 'tiJ o 1 mu&h merc1. 3• A referting our[elves to the dijpofal ofGods Providr:nc~: Act. 1 I. T 4· The Will ofthe Lord be done; 'cis a true Chriflian fpee<;h. Diftdntent is plain rebellion; we would have our will do.ne, ~nd net Gods; w,h€n we mutmut, God and we contend; his Will mufi bedone upon m,as wdl as bJ m. Thus you fee there is a three. fold fubrniffion; of out carn~el hearts to his Holincfs, our proud /vedrtl to his M~rc); ourft4rmy mindt to his S1verllignt}; that we .maybe obedient~ humble, p.ttimt. . . . , Secondly, I {hall enq1:1ire ill whllt 1tunnet this fNbmiffi<?n.ti!ufi be performed t I anfwet:, I. Si11cerel)' i we mull do his Will, bt.:- . canfe 'tis his Wtll, intuitu voluntatiJ ~ Gods W1ll is both the ri'Jie arid the reafon of dmy: So 'tfs urged, t The(+ ,.Thi1 is tht Wilt of Grd 3 evtnJour S~ncrifioa.t<ioiJ: So fee i The[.).l8. an_~ I Pe~_.z,, IJ· This is ehough,lwarrttnc enottgh~ 2r:td rmtit>e en~ugh,God will fuave it fa. HypQ"£ri~s db r.he mane~ of th~ d11ty 1 but thfy ha.v12 other tnotives. This is indeed &o doaduty as aduty~ wh~ri we do wh~c IS
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