'The Churches [arriage. lti Ab[O!onwhen ·he -~as in_B.ivio, not kno~viog which t ofthe counfell gtven bun tocake,the Lord would · nor guide him, having a purpofe to defiroy him. So it is wirh us,thcre are often cafes fall out wher– in guidance is requifite; a~ in the changing our e!l:are by marriage, place of living, the choyce of our callings, wherein to be guided or mifguided, · is our making or und~ing. There is no day,wher– in wee.have not need of his guida rce, in regard .of one occaGon or other: now to have this privi– lege to goet(Jthe ~ord freely, and <1ske counfcll Qfhim 1 and to be fure to have a ready anfwer from bim,it is a great privilegc.Davidin al hisfireights went'to the Lord to aske counfeH, and the Lora gave him counfell: sau/went,and the Lord would npt an fwer him byVrimor Thummin, nor dreames) . ~or anyway. The cafeof all that are in Chrill: is like the cafe of David, if they goe to hith, the / Lord harh bound himfelfe to anfwer them; for they have fomeintereft i.n thewifedomeofChrifi. But the cafe of the other, is like the cafe of S~ZulJ he fends them away with~ut; {?ecaufe they are !hangers tohim, and thereforehe is rtot bound to anfwer them. And that you have fuch an inter– eLl: confider I Corin<I. 3o. Hut yo11 are tJf him in Chrifllefus,rvho ismadeunto us miftdome, tha_t is,God the Father bath given 'him to us to teach tis, to make us-wife, t@ guide and dire a; us indifficult cafes, when we ·cannot inllruet our felv.es. The . like tO this is th~t lfai. 9·.6. Vnto us a child is horn &t". ·But whac ·are-the benefits wee {hall have by that child? ·Firft :he fhall doe miracles,.wonder· · · full
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