;-- ...-- ,_ :. dlefx. 3 . A who1J2nnze Caveat that the Lord would fubdne all thofe boifirous lugs, and pride, and pafflons;- and knife fin, Satan and lclf under their feet ? Then I fay, as the Lord, Ifa. 33. 20, 20, 2 W.; Loon, upon Zion, the City of your folemnity, &c. See Rom. 8. 7, i. But lithe heart grows !cafe and licentious, and breaks the Lords bonds and yokes, and will.. be led by your own tlefhly ends and lufis, and fo go on quietly : Be you allured, this truth !hall have a rime to rake hold of filch fpirits 3 and know it ailuredly, 'cis not to be in Ghrilis Family or Kingdome; 'ris not fcrambling for promifes, catching at Gods grace,t.alking of of urance of Clods love, which will fhelter you from the wrath of the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords; `ti whom God bath (worn, rat every knee (hall bow. 'T is fervice and, fu`aiettion which the Lord aims ar, and which the Lord looks for. I know , -'tis'Gods grace which only can lave ; but it will never fave when it is turned into licentioufnellè. Donor fay', There is no `danger of ir, : here where we hav tnch'mcans. and filch liberties are. Anfw. í. Never Inch danger of being licentious, as in 11 ices of liberty ; when no bit nor bliclie of externall ty- ranny to curb in. 2. Look on the Kingdomof Judah here,' which in one year all fell. 3, why.. Both the Lord exercife us with wants and firaits ? 'ris to humble us, and abate our unrulinef e. And 'tis the Lords quarrel with bus bell people to this day ; defperate rebellious hearts,' that clofe nor with his Go- ;rernment. Do not fay, we know nor how bondage fhould come here, though we fhould cafi cfrhe Lords Government. Anfw. i. The Lord can let loofe the nativesagainf{ us. Ahab kills i000000 of B_nhadads men, but after- wards within feven yeares he returns again. z. The Lord can raife upbram'bles,and Ahimelechs to be the King of the trees, when the Olives and the Vines are loth to forfake their places, and to Iofe their fatneffe and fweetneffe. 3 . The Lord can turn the hearts of thofe in power a- gai oft people, and let Saran fowe fufpicions, and few e fe- d.itions and clafhings. 4. The Lord can leave us into one anothers hands to oppreffe;to take away the netherr mifflo:les.
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