4-64Mans naturall Imaginations. ,. againGthcm,astheword maketh tbem:And A notperfomu_obeditnct thereunto. That this is ull luch time as this damnable thought be the naturall thcught of man 1 Io~ teacheth taken away,mcns hearts will neuer bee tou· plaioe)y 1 ~or he bringeth in rhcwicked(that ched with the threatnings ofthe law ;this IS a is,euery tinner)faying rhu1 toGod 1 (f)Depart flob2.r,J4 , barreto tloppethe way to all fuch paffions from vs, ~~ wiUnottbe k.,noJIIIIedge of th] waiu. os the law would worke. . This the wicked man faith 1 not with his Againe, whenthe Miniller of God fpeamou,th,fornone is fo farre pall al thame,that keth ofthe pardonoffinne, and of erern1ll dare; thns bla(phemou Uy fpeake againtl ' llfe by Chr~ll,who bath his heart meltingfor God;but tbus he faith in his hean,his alfedi· ioy in regard ofthis laluationiThough men onsfpeakeit, when heepur~ofeth with himbccalledvponto come inrothe kingdome felfe,to call offtheyoakco God, and to liue ofheauen, yor few llriucto enter in: tl1ough after his owne luCis : and therefore they fay we be daily exhorted to repent, yet few tur,pe further.(g) VPhou the Almfahruthat we fhould svcrf.1s. to the Lord: allwhich bee branches of the {erue.him! asifonc010uld ay,ltisadifgrace Gofpel 1 but men belecue them not, becaufe to meto abafe my fclfeto ferue God; I will their hcaru bee filled with this damnable not doe ir. TheProphet Jmmi• bringeth in thoug!it, The GolfeD of Cbrift id foolifhn•!Jr: B the Lord[ayingrhus to his people,(h) Sr.nd hler.~.16. ( >)PC,!. When theIfraelites wereiellored from cap· in the waiet,and 6ehold, and tUk.efor thu;/d way, riu"y in Babylon, it was ao(b)adrw"' vn1o w/,ich Uthegood'R'AJ, and. ~alb.f thertin , andye u6,t. th:m: now ifthatremporall deliuerancc feefh•llfinderejlfor JOHr joHl": but in the fame med adreame,whatadreamc will thisfpirituplacethe !ewes an!iver,Wewi//""wall:! in thy all deliuerance from the captiuity of hell•nd waiu. Sh•l! we thinke rhar they durll thus death,to the libertieofthe fonnes of G 0 D impudently anfwer rhe Lord with ·o.pcu 111 grace and gforie,Cceme to be? And indeed mouthesiNofurely;ButrheProphet in thefe to a naturall man 1t feemes foohflmelferhat wordes fctt<th downe the purpofe of tbeir . God OJOold become maH,and that Chrill by hearts who hardened thefameobUinatcly adeath 010uld free men from death, •nd by gainUthc word, when rheywcreexhorced ro fulferingthecurfe of thelaw, 010uld rake arepentance and obedience before the Lord. way the fame f10m vs, and by his rightcouf. Our Sauiour ChriCI compareth himfelfc to nes thould iuCiific vsvntolife: all which notaNobleman that goeth mto a farrec.ounwirhCiandingbepointsof theGofpcl. This rrey;now when he is gone. the citizens of his alfo is 1he caufc why after long reaching c countrey fend metfengcrs after him to reil there is little rurning, or fairhfullobedience him,(s)Thttt tbt] will not hAut himtorAigncoucr . 1 Luk.r9.14, yeelded vnrotheGofpell: neither will ir be them. Which though it be h'operly to be vnbetter with men, while thts cull! thought abidcdlood ofthe nation oft eIewe<, who dill deth in them. indeede[ay fo to our Sauiour Chrill, yet it Pfo. I. u· this be atruth,that eUtr] nRtHr.U may alfo bee extended to all impenitent finmAnthin~th the ovord of God to be foolifhn'fl'• ncrs,whofay in theirhearts 1 Chrillfhall not thenwe mulllearne rhis lelfon of rhe Apo· raigneouer vs: for fo long as a man is vncal- \Cor.~.18 fl:Ie,"" He thatfoeput to bee wi{t Jn this world, led, he carrieth a!ourpofc to liuein,fin,fome muftlucome afoole, th111 hemAJ be wife, that is, in this finne 1 and ome in that, and fo doing, he mull reiet! his ownc naturall rcafon, and faith in his heart, Godfh•llnot be my God, I r<ill floppcvp the eyes ofhisnaturall mindc, like not[11omit m]fe!{: tmto hid{.,.,, Chrif/ jhAHnot ablindcman, andfutfcr himfcl(e wholly to ,.,;gneruur me. his b plainc and manifefi by bee guided by Gods Spirit in the things of mens behauiour, when they are reprooued I God,that thereby he may be made wtfe vnto for their finnes. Tell the couetous man ofhis faluorion. auarice, th.efwearerofhis blafphemie, &rhe Secondly,'!'< mull hereby lcarnetomake drunkard of his drunkenne!Te, &c. will he *PC1l.I19. earnell praicr vnto God• forthe opening of D humble himfelfe in confcience of his finne? ,g our cies, that we may be able to vnderCiand Nothinglelie: buthis heart will fwell againCI theGofpellofChri!l, and know the right thee, as his furio and impatience will foone meaning ofthat word offaluation: for ofour bewray ; and the reafon is, becaufeheneuer (clueswe can ncuer vndcrCiand it, vnletfe the thinketh ofhis owne ellate, how by creation d foh.&. ~6. Lord inflrudvs byhisSpirit:(d)Nomancomhe oweth homage vnto God, asto hJS Creamethvnto me, faith Chrill, that is, bclecucth, ror:for his purpofe is to goc on in finne, and except it begiumhim of mJ FAther: But (e)tuewhen heisreprooued for rhefamo, his defire cvcrf.H· YJ onr t bat hathhe~trd,and leArnedofthe F4thtr, is crotfed, which he cannotabide, and therecomm:tbnlomee, Thus muchofthisfccond · forerageth;thewing therebymanifdlly, that cui!Ithought. in his hearthefaith, HewiUnit ob•J GoduomSea. 3· mandementt. Ofthi! lhought;lwiUnot obey(jods ,.ord. For the examination orour hearts IOU· From the former arifcth an other moll vile chins this th~ught: wherhcr. did wee euer !:r:ith~~ithought,in the heart ofcucry natural man,as thinke rhus with our{dues;!mllnot o~ey Gods thought. abranch of thefame; namely, becaufethe commandtmmts? Doubrletfc cuery man will word of God is fooliOmclfe, Thmforeh•ifl anfwcrFor himfdfe, rhat hec abhorresthis thought. I ...
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