.. It irhard to helee'"Vc_ N·owbefore he comes to deliver thefe two c6clufions,he makes this Preamble;/ havt given my heart,faith be,toallthis, ori bend my felfe · with allmym-ight to this, even to declare thefe ~ two things, that all things 'are in the hands of God,&c. \Vhencewe will gatherthis, (in that Salomon[aiththat l!e benthimfelfe, with all his mighr,to declare both to himfelfe"& to others,. tha·t all things are in the hands ofGod,) that; _Dou. , It u a very httrdthing to beperfwaded ofG~d~ It_Js a hard v1ll- !U11'iciencic •. thmg to bei! • rJr . . . pcrfwadcd of It lS avery hard thing to beperfivaded,thataU God-.All-fufthings are in the handsofGodit is a hard thing to jiCitnl.)• perfwad our felues,it is a hard thing toper[wade others,thatis, I fhall notdeliver the pointfully to you, e-xcept Gcdhimfelfe teachyou, except Qod himfdfe.dedareit:;iris fo hard'for am.anto fce ·althings in the hands of God,tok_nowrhat he is able to do all,that exceptGtidteachittoarndn · he i's not ~bletoknow ir,thads,he is not able to know itto purpofe,he .is.not able to-know it fo, as to have the nfe ofit, he is notable to knowit Theh-oly Ghofimu£! 1perlwadc. in a pradicall manner,ex-cept Godteachit him, The ground ofwhich is,becatlfe it belongs to the holy Ghojl to perfwade, it belongs-toGodto per[wade,not only to perfivade this truth tothe hearts of men, but 21fo-to perfwade all raving truths ofwharnaturcfoever. Andtheref0rewe feewhenChr~(lfendsouthisDifciples,his Apo..: .lHes,hebidsthem, Goe preach.theword tothe Objc£1. . Iewes·,& Gentiles;and \~hereas tlieymight ob. jedinthatcafe,howlhalwebe~bletoper~wade . ~ ' .
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