The thirJ good thought wanting. + 74 · Mans natural! Imaginations. I c~ernall due vnto lin.This thought wa:J wan- A rhoghruowardsGod,and (oward~ournciogbtmg mrhc men of theold wodd,though Noboors I Agame, whence comes lmning wuh Ah preached vnto them an 1 ae.ycaresof the an htgh hand,when men lmne~and ~·tl iinne? gcr.eral ae!uge,yct thec61idcratlon of ~t rook ~\'hen~c C._'?m_esit,rhat n~~n bli:Uc themfeluc.a no placew then hearts; &thcrfore it JSfard, , Ill thctrfiq~..,~ fiatterthtmlelues lll\h~ir .own Mar.14. 38, 39· Th'J k._>Uwooth•nz.rillth• flo•d ' cyts,,~qllerqeygo on in finnc,but {toro ¥'ant CA~e tlnd tcoke themAll11••1: from the want of ~f (.Q(Jd,er~tio'!of~adsp.rdenc~,&of G.odi tillS thought "c>metopalfc, that Lets(onnurudgemems I, this db!'J'h•m knew well,and in ,.,,,thought th,irfatlm•h•d b,t mocf:!d, n>h•• therfim(aidp(thepe~p!~f?~Gcra,r,Gr.Q;>~. he told thr11'Jth~t God WOH/d.defir~y St>dom,Gen. ll.Bec~H[t rh'J ll'4!'ttd tJJCfe~Jno(Goil,th~t15, '9·'4-Hencc 1t was,that theRrchfooh blclfed •I conilderauop ol Godspr~l<p,e,& 9.fGo~s lumlcl fern hiShcarr,faymg,LH~.11.19.SoHh, >Udgemcl)ts,rbmjm tb<J .,ou/J""//hit~~ f.r h~ foule,tal,: thrn"af,, &ncuer bethought fum · •·i•o faf<.e. Whence al£o cp1pe• tharfenlualifclfe olany danger,ullrt '"a' faid vnto him,O ty, whcrb7 u,>en addtCI !b•.'!'fc,lue~ wholly ,to foole,rhu mght wr!theJ (erehawa1 th](ou/,,v,:o. theprotlis,plca(urcs,&ho•~ws of:<his world, And JhaiJ we thmkc thisthought is wanrmg B neu~r .mm~togheaucn o.r l.~J!,but from wan~ a1 thiS day, (eemg Chri(l hathfaid, Matth. < olco(Jdcratrq_n ellheir ~my to God? Ifmen :4. 37· A1 11 Jv.ujnrhed~iCJo{ No,ah, ((} {J;aliit .~Jd \·fc t?,_cal.rhcn~fcluc,,waccc.um tor thl!!r be .11 thecommingofrhefonnt ofm4,? llnOC's, o.r cUd fct before t)1~i{ eyesth~audge. Thirdly,a man naturallydoth ncuerbcrhin~ plcnrsot·<;>yd due vnto .thcm,lt <ouldno,fbe htm,,ifcofhi"""'(innrs; he bath no :rurpofe that there lhould bee fuch w~ntol contrition of heatt fenoully ro examine his i>fc pall, or toward> God, or of copalfjontowardst~eit to repent of C.tch linnes as he 6nd.rhmhim : brethrcn,as cucry whcreabounds. And the Thisappeares by theLordsownccomplaint like might b,e f~rdc;>f,m~QY,Othercapita!fl~;, ag11.tnft the!ewes,who were fo farre fro&n tur- ~.U whJ.chpro.~ecd from tJ1ewant of gooq~6 · nmgfrom their fillncs,thatnotone would fay J1Jerat19n. Whereby the way, wcemayobmhi~ harr,Ier.8.6.Whatha~tc 1done? nay,wbC fcruelthatOJJf commonpeopledoe farredetbcy had comilted rnoiHottilh idolatry, Ifa. ccruechcmfclues in this P.etfwauofi of tbS'\1; 44· 16, 17, J 9, lo.ln makingJ~nidol-goJflj one feluct,That 6J,M1Hre the.] h11rugood hcarrs,and p~rtofatra,Mrh1heotherpartwht~eofthqb,uJ. goodm~~n~ng.It you ch:irgc.tpc:rn wi1h the fJOs rof/,dtbrirm-.te,&w.rm,Jth,mfdutJ,]tllbtJ C ' of thetr hues, they Will ~raightway pJea<)e conjiderednot tiJi&inthtil"htartt,neitherh,zdthc] tbcu goo~ Jnt~nuu~, and fay, tbcl.\gh they J:.rionltdgcorvnderf/w•dingto f•J• I h•u' burnt fomttlmc farle maelron,yct ih<ymeane.well halftof•t rn rbc fl", I hAncb•~'dbu.,/vpon rh, alwa•••· Bur thetruthi•, natutally,.ellm,acM/es therof; l hAucroP~tiflefht~"d t'Atm,i;~md ning, •ndgoodcon(lder4tiP!J, IO fpirituall rhang~ fh•!l Im•k! th'"jiduethmof•• •bomin.u~n! is al<ogcth.er waming. And therefore whrl,e The · Fourthly,anarurall man doihnot<On(td" men doe footh vp thcmfdu.e• in their good fourrhgood ~t~IJiitdflf]IJndferHicrheo"'uvnto God:his mind meaning, chey drcciUC 1 thcir owne hear..rs ~.~~~fnhO't, isWhoily bent to his own waics 1 buttheLm.fs through ign~r~nceof t~eif nar'u·:all dlate: => ttdmt bcJhidint~e grou'lldwrap.tvpinAr~Apkin, and they mull know, that they can ntuer Mu.15. r8. Hcieofthe Lordcomplat~esaJ · ·comevnto Chritl, thatthcy 111igbt hauchfc, gamll thdewes, Iers.:4. ThAtlluJ f•J nor in, till they b~<o4itc gone out of themfclues, in rhelrhe14,·tJ,IrtVJfearcth: Ll)rdourqrJd: hence~ regardof fucll. conceits. ltwasrhatthcfaoliP,virgins,Mat. %..f. 38.did 1 ' .,,' •• cont<ntthemfelueswith theblalihglampof ,_ ~HAj?. VII. an out••ardprofetlion, and neucrbethought tilcmfcluesofthatoyleof grace, which God, I) required in all rho(<·, that would enter With Chriflinro his bride-chamber, till it was too late : and the tltght fcruing of God at this day,declarcs the generall ~antof this COllUderanon. ..;· · SeCt. ~. That th' 5cripture ut h' word •fOod, Stl1, 3· · i, o· The fruit iflhuwant ofg10d>h•r>z.bts. · Herei urther we muO know,rha~this want_ ofgoodconCiJcration isa grieuous cuHJ 1 and a·mothcr finne,from whence~s f1onJ a foun– tatnc, Clreames of..corruptions& rranfgrdfi·' ons,borh ofheart·&life,docrlfue fotth1fidl, hereby wee are d•Cabled from y,eelding vmd God that obedienceof heart,which his Law• rC'quires: fOr howc'anwc/oU't..tbc..Lord 'R'itbaP ourthought Rndminde, andourne1ghbo11r IU DHT fe/uu,Luk. 1.o.z7. as God commaunds,whcn "'Eaturallyour hear" are void of all good · HAui~gfce~ewhat euill rhoughttbeine· I uerr man naturally, and what gcod •though11 bewammg in t.rrn :it followcsnow to makefQm vfcol this dotlrmc,conccrmng mansnaturaltlmaginations. . The fir!l •·I dball bceagain!lall Arh,if/s, ,who think theScnpture to be mcerepolicy, 1 deuifed·byP,an to kc<pe men mawe. But we ' are toknol!:,tl)at the ilDiy Scrip•ure is no lfe- .u·;0epfman, .but rhevery wcrd olthc euerli– uing,God;which I thus dcrnoOrat om of the former doCirinr:Thc Scuplurefauh mgeneI rall, ..
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