NE VV c 0 V E•N AN T. r +cS'1 - ---· ~- - -· -- -·-: ·----- --- ... - ~-- Thelikewasthe cafe of palti:Jm,he ·ca·rried · B~lallm. it exceeding fairely.). will not,if Ba~~ic JJ?illgivt me his houfefuUofgold,cu.rfe th.ef'eople: I canriot do that wHich Godhath not faid.tome; yet Ba- '· laam ddired n1uch to doe it; he thought he would make tryall,he would goe as farre as he could;God faw it,and found it out,1and yori fee what judgem~ntwasgiven upon him.? and:this heprefeptiy difcovered, he gave ~dvice to Ba .. l11ac,to t)ut ajl~mhling bl~ck'e !Jefore.the chil~ren oflfrae1·that IS, by offenng wtth 'tbe Moabttes, and com't,nitting fornication with their women andfo, falt-Q he, I fhall be ·able to curfe them when they have committed firtne once,theri I maycm:fe them to purpofe. I fay,therewas the naturall,theproperinclination ofBal4amshe:art it was no(a thing that he was drawne ·to, but when his heart was left to it felfe,to goe which · way itwonld, that way it went :itis not fo oft with aman that is in the Covenant.· for grace fiill prev1iles, and hath power over him, it is that which bath dominion and polfeffion, it is that which is theLordoftheHoufe, and when– foever he is left limply to himfelfe,thathis hart workeswhich wayitwould~certainelythenhe pleafeth God-,he cannot fin, he cloth riot fina– gainfihim.f.cannot fray to prelfe it further, but rather come to makefome tlfe ofit; butthis re V [e. member folongasa ·mandoth notchoofeano. TocQmf~rt . ' • . . . our feluetHn ther Hmband, fo long the Covenant IS not bro:. applyingtb.e ken,thoughthefailings be exceeding (hany. phrocmifeso£ Tn U r: · k f. . h. If h t e · ovcnant e · 1e weare to ma .eo It ts t IS ; t ere be ..
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