512 An Expofition upon Chap. I2, Roafon. Tausinde is ka tobe ssicdcgood. but in part only : for there fhould be what it meant by [The will of God ?] S z L. Nut that t «culty or power that Interpret. is efliintiall in God, whereby God pur- poleth and decreeth all things from evcrlaf}ing, Now 9. L 6, 18, 19. but the things which Godwilleth.Of which the Law is one part,requiring duties to be done towards God and man : and the Gofpel another part, requiring men to beleeve in Çhriii, and repent of their fins,3oh. 6.4. I job. 3. 23. I Pelf 4.3. The revealed will then is meant here, namely, the .promifes and precepts of the word, and not his fecra will. In our common fpeech we ufe to fay, this is my will,when we mean not that part ofthe foul, by the which we will and define things, but the things themfelves which we do delire : fo here it is taken. T I M. To prove what this wig is, what Both itfignif e ? S 1 L. f irl, plainly and dif}in&ly to know it. Secondly, to try and difcern it from that which is not Gods will job, z o.4,5. Rom.2.; 8. I l ór(J 5.21. Ali. ' 7.I r. Thirdly,with found judgement to allow, and heartily to love things agreeable to his will, Phil. T. 19. Pfal. 519. 4,t how do l. love thy Law! it if dearer to me, &c. Lafily, with ehearful- neffe and diligence to perform it, and to conform our whole life, according to the rules of it, Job. so.z4.jam. s. 22,23, 1 Yoh. 2. 4,5. T I at. What doOrine are we to learn from theft words thus expounded? S; ,. Seeing that the approving of Delfrine, ttw w l of sod, is a fpeciall part, fruit, and effe of our renewing,as this parti- cle [ 7hat] doth imply : it doch teach therefore,that none but regenerate per - Cons (born anew by the holy Ghoft) can love and embrace Gods will by Faith and obedience to it. All unrege- nerate men, either through ignorance no caufe of exhorting beleevers to be renewed in their mindes, were it not that. kill there flicketh in their fouls fore blindeneffe and perverfeneffe, which would be correfted and enlight- ned. This imperfeftion Paul acknow- ledgeth himfelf,Phil.3.17.. zCer.i 3..9,and David, Pfd. 119. and all the Apoftles praying for increafe of Faith. Finally, what caufe were there daily to ask par- don of fins, if there were an abfolute freedome from fin ? whereofthe bcft of Gods children have ingenuo ufly accu fed themfelves. The Scriptures alfo univer- fally proclaiming, that there is no man living, which finneth not in thought, word, and deed, and that continually. TIM. What ufe hereof? S z L. It 'confutes filch as vainly and falfly dream of perfeftion, as the Liber- tines, Familifts, Aanabaptifis, and Pa- pills, which hold the Law poffible to be kept, and that men may be without any mortall fin, and do more then is com- manding, or have an abfolute`holineffe and freedome from fin by the holy Ghoft. Secondly, it exhorts all Gods children to fee and feel their own wants and weaknefles, and in the fight and fenfe of them,, to lament and (hive to- wards perfe &ión,Phil.3. 12, t 3 _.to Confers .our imperfeetipn,is our beft perfef} ion. In remifiion of fins, not in perfe &ion of vertues,con fills our bleffedneffe. T z M. What other 1441 from this pars of the verfe ? S s L. That the renewing of man be- ginneth at his minde, not in his body and .outward members and a &ions, but fief/ in his underítanding part, which beginning fo,it mull fpread abroad into the will,affe &ions, and members of the body,as mans fall began at the tainting and abuling his minde, through unbe- lief to the word of Gods threatning : they 49not know it ; or if they know fo his ref_toring muff take beginning it, through malice of their hearts they thereat, being Qaeen and Miftris to hate and abhorre it, as hereticks and guide all the refl. Knowledge of Gods prophane men : or through hypocrifie is the fief/ work of the regenerating they may fpeak and profeffe well of it, Spirit. yet they refute to frame themfelves ac- T r M.Let ur go forward to the frond part cording to it. As very many which of this Text, the Exhortation, and tel toe are called Chriffians, are very forwards to
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