42 An Expofition upon Chap.'. Sun is gone from it ; or as a (hip muff' light upon a góod heart guided by fink when Mariners are all gone out of it.In this a &ion God isjutt,for it is a righteous thing with God , to forfake fuch as firft willingly depart from him, and to take his grace from fuch as do contemn it,and hate to be led by it.This next a &ion of God in giving up a Sin- ner, is, that befide forfaking him, hee alto f irreth up his lulls, and enclineth them unto evill,againft which, David prayeth in Pral, I 19. Lord incline not my heart unto Cevetoufnejf'a. And of this Sa- lomon faith, God turneth the hearts of Kings whither hee will, as the rivers of water : alïo in the Pfal>»e it is written, God turned the hearts of the Eg}ptiana, that they fhould hate his people Ifrael; untowhich may be added fundry fuch like lentences out of Efay 63. Iefhua I I . 2 Cbro. 25. Ezele. s4.Whence Auguftine colle.teth, that betide fuffering, and for - faking,God delivereth by a certaine in- cication;that though he put the motion often into no mans heart, yet hee inci- teth, inclineth anddifpoleth it whither he will,as one that bath power,not on- ly over the bodies , but over the minds ofinen allo. God, faith Auguflint, woe - keth in the hearts of men, to incline their wils whither foeverit pleafeth him, either to good things, according to his mercy, or to evill things, according to hisjulì:ice; and that by' his judgement, beingfometime open, and fometime fe- cret,but alwaies juft.His third a &ion is, offer ing and prefentitig occafions of fin - ing,to fuch as be already deftitute of his grace:whereunto pertaineth that in the P469,22 . Pfdme,that their Table should be a trap and humbling blocke. And who know- eth not that falle Prophets were a fnare to Acbab, and occafions of his errour ? e King' 18. And that the adverfities which happened to the Egyptians in their owne land, and to the lfraelites in the wilderneffe, were occafions to the one of more hardning,and to the other of blafphemy and infidelity?Thefe occa- fions happen, both inwardly by moti- ons and thoughts fuggefeed to the mind,and outwardly by trcubles,plea- Lures, plenty, &c. Which when they Gods grace , turne to their good, and further them to amendment of life; but if they happen ,upon a wicked mind, they are occafion of greater and more fin,unto which yet by inbred corrup- tion they are prone enough. The laft a &ion of God in this judgement of [Delivering] is the putting over an un- godly perfon,which relulith to be ruled by God , unto the regiment and power of Satan, and their owne vile pallions to be more and more defiled and alienated from God:that as they likebell to be led by them, fo they fhould be given up to their owne deviles which they love; which falling unto them from God, as a punifhment,and all execution of pu- nifhment bath the condition of good - neffe and jultice in it;and feeing all men that are fo pun i fhed,do firfi by their ini- quities deferve to be delivered;and final- ly are not compelled,butdoeevill freely by their owne content; and therefore God fo effe ð this punifhment of gi- ving uptouncleanneffe, as he is in no wife author of the uncleanneffe,as it is a finne : for he is a God who willeth no iniquity, ne unrighteoufneffe íhall dwell with him : and as hee extreamely hateth finne,being contrary to his mofe holy nature and pure Law, fo hee will extreamly and eternally punifh it : wherein hee could not bee juff,were hee theauthour of fin, or entifer and temp- ter to it,or approver ofit, as it is a fault and defe &ion. T e ea. What is the Dodirine of this place, with the reafon: and RP? S i L. That in the uncleanea&ions of the wicked, God is more then a fof- fere r,even a juft avenger,and fo by his will and power, willeth and effeð their wicked workes as his righteous judgements. Peafons hereof, both tetli- mony of Scriptures affirming of God that he delivereth,giveth up,fendeth the fpirit of flumber,hardeneth,rnaketh ob- feinate, turneth the hearts, deceiveth men, maketh the cares of men heavy, their hearts fat, &c. W hich import more then permiffion, even an a &ion of God, not inflillinganddripping in fin, but infii&inrr
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