thae kwocketh. lJ) cy) and t'he goodneffe of God in thecreatore, is : S B ~.V. better then the creature it felfe : As we fay of gifcs, The love of thegiv~r i5 bet~tr then thegiftit folfe. So the love ofGodmall h1s fwe~t benefits is better then the thing it felfe, and fo in that we have, thete is avoice (as it were) intreating ns to enrertaine God) and Chrifl: in all his mercies, yea every creature (as one faith) and benefit . fpeaks as it were thus to us; We forve thee; that thoumttyeJf firvehimlhat m11detheeandm,There is afpeech (as it were) in every favour, which mercies, ifthey cannot prevaHe, then come cor– reC!ions,whicharethevoiceofGodalfo: Heare Miiah~·9· the rod,andhim that fmiteth s but bath the rod avoice'! Yes, for what doe correCtions fpeake, but amendment of the fault we are corrected for'! fo we mufi heare the rod, all correCtions tend to 2, By the rod -mhiebhatha this purpofe, -they are as knockjngs' that we voi&e in cor· Jt.. d h A b reC!ionr. mould open to Go and c· rift. ·nd ecaufe corrections of tbemfdves will not amend us; God to this kinde ofknockiog,adds a voice, he teacheth,and corrects together4Happy uthatman Pfa1. 9 4.Jo. / that thoucorr:e&eff,andtettchefi oat ofthy Law(faith the~falmifi:) Correcrion without teaching is to littlepurpofe; therefore God adds infl:ruetion to correetion. He opens the confcience, fo tkat it tels us it isfor this that you are corrected, and togecher with confcience, gives his Spiritto tell · us it isfonhis,or that you are corrected: youare too blame in this ; this you have done,that you )· _ fhould not ~ave done : So that correeiiom.are \ ~ 4 knockings; •
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