indrawingpoor'inners unto his Son. I 63 hearts ? I fuppofe no man fo ignorant ofhimfelfe as to de- ny or affirm that he can, the nature ofman being fo depra- ved, that he cannot refiít really one fin, as it is fin. And moreover, is it not a truth, that if the Lordwatch not the Ci- ty, the watch-men watch in vain? And yet thou that couldeft not keep onefinout of thyown heart, how cant thou un- dertake to watch over the Church of God, andkeep out Er- rours andWolves that they come not in ? Alas l poor igno- rant main, this is thy pride and the vanity ofthy heart; for 'cis theLordalone, that leops Ilrael, and he neither flumberethnor jleepeth. Againe, dolt thou not fay that thou art a Chriffian ? if fo, then thou would$ believe that he is a God Alíufficient; IamGodAifufi.cient, wal(before me, and be thou perfect : Is he alfufficiently Wife, andStrong, Holy, Good, Merciful ? &c. then is not this the manifeftation of thy abfolute infi- delity, when thou thinkeft he will not take care of his own Church ? Or elfe thou concludeft thus, ifhebe Wife enough, yet hebath not Power enough, and therefore thou muff help him. And is he not Alfufficiently Good, and will he not take care ofhis own caufe ? Never feare, but he will : 1, and take famuch care, that thegates ofhell(hall never prevail againft it. And againe, is it not Paid, that itpleafed the Father, that in him fhould al. fulneßdwell? And that in all things he might ' have the prehemenence : and, faithhe,plainly, the father judg- eth no mxn, but bath committed alljudgement unto his Son : And that allpower in Heaven and Earth is given unto him. And a- gain, to as sSon isgiven, and thegovernment 'ball be upon his fhoulders. And that ofthe Increafe ofhis Government andpeace therepallbe no end, upon the Throne 4 f David, and upon hi,s Dingdome to order it, andefllablifb it with Iudgment and Iuftice, evenfor ever. And that the zeal of theLordof Hafts will per- form this. And againe, that all the treafures of wifdom and knowledge are hid in him. Now, is all thepower of the father given into the Hand ofChrift ? And, have not we all Paid the Pope is not the Vice-roy nor Vicar of Chriff ? and does not every man throwdirt upon him, and yet we can get Pfal: I47; I. I Sam. 17 28. Pfal. 12I. 4. Gen. 17.I Mdt.16.Io Cola. 19. loll. 5.22. Mat. 28. 18. Efa.9.6.7. COI: 2. 3.
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