76 Plectous .1attù, but reafon, as it is a falfe light, as it pleads for Baal,the lording luft of the foul, as it flays the ferpent,feducing from holy truths,as it fows pil- lows under prefumptuous finning,as it laughs at holinefs and divine myfteries above its compre- henfion,is furely to be denied. We mutt become fools,that we may be wife,put out our lamp,that it may be lighted by the fpirit, and crucifie our why's and wherefores, that we may believe the Gofpel. Abraham having Gods promife for a feed,confidered not,Kom. 4.19. and f aggered not, or (as in the original) difeerned not,v.2o. he did not play the critick upon the deadbody and dead womb, he laid by his difcretion, that he might give glory to God by believing. Secondly,There is a denial of a mans will.Thís . is the forbidden fruit, and womb of concupif- cence,unlefs this be renounced,there is no hope of refignation;our own will is a thing of Belial,and unlefs fubdued by grace, will not take Chrifi's yoke : it is an inward Antichrif1,and unlefs con- fumed by the divine fpirit and brightnef ,will ex- alt it felf above the will of God. Saul muff have a light from heaven,and a fall to the earth, & a fit of trembling,or elfe he will not relign, and fay, Lord,what wilt thou have me to do ? Aa.9.6. the will mull be un- felved,and the man become as a little child, without any will of his own, or elfe there can he no rel ignation. Thirdly, There is a denial of a mans carnal aft E:ions. Thefe are the camels which cannot go thorough the needles eye, the weights and plum- mets which pref down the foul from God; un- lets
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