The fifth At~ . tribm~ of Gild, H•s lmmutab.i· lt1J. ThDlmmutabili~ of Goo. which are given to ·him inScripture, wee .have ·· paffcd throLJgh.diyers : the la!l; Attribute was · hi>Simplicity, Thanvhich followes next inorder is his I m- . mutAbility and YnchangMblenejfe. Now that bee takes this property tohimfelfe, you fhall fee in Nr,;wb. lj •.r9 .. G~9 o if not -4 man that hee jhould lye, neither the Sonne of m6n th~t_t hee fhould repe11t. Repenting, you know,is a figneofchange; bee rri!J not repent, that is, bee is not fubjee-1: to a– ny chana-e: whatfoever pmpofe or decree, or counfellhee takes to him, hee is immutahle in it. ShAllhe~fay, andnot doe its [f;a!Jhee JPeake) andnot .mt~ke it good ?- So Iamu 1 • I 7-. Every good and perfe8 j){t if from a~ove, and comfmth downe from. the Father of light.r, with rrhom there if no variable– ·nejfe ~ nor fhadow of turning•.When the quefi:ion was, whence . temptations ·fhould arife ; faith the Apoftk, Go o tempts-noman, for bee is in himfelfe jufr, good; and fuH of goodneffe, and bee can never bee otherwife, and therefore no temptation toe.vill can_arife from hjm: ~nd fee– img fre is fo/ he mt:1 fi: alw·ayd be fo, fur heis not changed, nay, there is no fhadpw ofchange in him. SoMal. 3. 6.1am theLord, I change not. As throughout .this whole Trearife I have . done ·heretofore in tHe other Attributes, fo in, . · thisal[o I have endeavoured·to fumme updivers· · heads a,nd toopen them un-toyou ;and the'refore · this,{hall be my method ; . Firft, I will fuew-you the reafons why. ····· S~cpndly,take.a\:v.ay twoobjedioBsagainfl: ·ir. · ThirJly ~ .
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