The Priellhoodof Chrift. 1 405 runne backe, the earth opens, the Lawes ofnature (land VERSE 44 flit for a while without any execution, as if they were fufpendedorrepeal'd by him that made thermand there- fore inthat place things arePaid tomove 6.7 a voice which is above them,namely,by the command ofthe fupreme caufe,Ezek./.24,25. Thirdly, manbeing in his nature, and formall confii- tution a reafonablecreature, was appointed by God to ferve him after a reafonable manner, out of judgement, difcretion,andeleaion tomakechoice ofhis way above all others, as, being moil excellent, and beautiful! in it felfe, and moil convenient and advantageous unto man; therefore our fervice is called a reafonable fervice, Rom. Ur. and David is laid to have cho f en theway of truth, and the preceptsof the Lord, Ppd.' 19.3o. and Moles to have chofen the affliHions of Gods people, and the reprochesofChri(l, before the pleafures of finne,or the treafures of/Egypt, Hiba 1.25,26. And hence it is that Holindfe in thephrafe of Scripture is called Judgement, he (hall convince the worldof judgement, loh.16.t I. and heIhnllbringforth judgement untowilory,Mattha2.20. Noting that theSpirit ofholinefferuleth and worketh in the childrenof obedience by a way ofreafin and convi- then, therefore bee is called a Spirit of Judgement, Efay 4. 4. And For this caufe God did not let anyover-- ang law,ot determinatingwane over the operationsofman, as ofother creatures, that fo he might truelyworke our ofthe conduaofjudgement, and eleaionof will. Fourthly, there is no deviation froma reafonable fer- vice, or true aaive obedience, ( properly fo called) for theobedience of brutes and inanimate creatures (is ra- ther pal live than aaive) which hathnot Come intrinfecall pravity in it, and by confequence force fundamental' demerit,or obligation unto punifhment ; for Guilt is the proper paffion offinne, refultant out of it, and there- ;! fore infeparable from it. It cannot be that a creature D d 2 fhould
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