〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a dead or killing Letter and never work 〈◊〉 the motions of his Spirit which thou hast 〈◊〉 should never stir more with thee Thus Wisdom threatneth the scorners of her Counsel Prov. 1. 24. Because I have called and they resused I 〈◊〉 stretched out my hand and no man regarded 〈◊〉 they shall call but I will not answer they 〈◊〉 seek me early but they shall not find me Nay it may be thou shalt not only not find what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and that with some eagerness which is 〈◊〉 state miserable enough but shalt not have a heart 〈◊〉 much as once to seek for Mercy as many 〈◊〉 have and Hypocrites do and this is a 〈◊〉 next to the damned in Hell unconceivably 〈◊〉 This was Jerusalems case just as the Lord 〈◊〉 it Oh that thou hadst known at least in 〈◊〉 thy Day the things belonging to thy peace but 〈◊〉 they are hid from thine eyes Luke 19. 42. Christ 〈◊〉 now weeping over the City preaching his farewel 〈◊〉 amongst them yea now come to die amongst them the presence of the Means makes the Plague more remarkable when through Gods just judgment for their contempt of the truth they have eyes but they are made dim and see not they have ears but 〈◊〉 heavy and hear not and hearts made hard even 〈◊〉 the blessed Ministery of the Gospel and so they understand not they have all before their eyes and 〈◊〉 all hid from their eyes The like Curse the Lord usually pours out upon the hellish despisers of the Doctrine of Grace deliver them up to blind minds and seared Consciences reprobate senses that they who shut their eyes against the power of Gods Ordinances should never see nor be 〈◊〉 of either that or their own misery which is the 〈◊〉 misery of all Yet all this will not content there is one cavil which the carnal heart Objects and its most desperate Be it God will 〈◊〉 vouchsafe Means nor Work by them nor I receive any benefit therefrom let me live as I list now let me shift as I can hereafter if I loose all the loss is not great Answ. What! 〈◊〉 great God forbid that such a Thought should be in any 〈◊〉 Heart such a Word come out of any mans Mouth It s no less than Salvation it self Its 〈◊〉 day of salvation saith the text 〈◊〉 loss not to be valued not to be recovered will never can 〈◊〉 be repaired again yea I appeal to thy own Conscience and 〈◊〉 thy self in cold blood be thy own judge Think but seriously 〈◊〉 the Rivers of pleasure which are at Gods right hand of 〈◊〉 Kingdom 〈◊〉 undefiled and that sadeth not away 〈◊〉 and consider of that Crown of Glory that exceeding 〈◊〉 weight of glory reserved in the heavens and weigh but with 〈◊〉 self in thy most retired thoughts the 〈◊〉 Mercy of a God the 〈◊〉 Redemption of a Christ the Comforts of a Spirit 〈◊〉 glorious imagine you heard that Sentence passed Come ye Blessed 〈◊〉 the Kingdom possess the Crown enjoy 〈◊〉 Pleasures and if thou hast but the heart of a man let it Answer Canst thou lose all these and account the loss little and yet if the day of Grace be gone once all these go too neglect that now and never think to enjoy these An Argument able to stay any in the most eager pursuit 〈◊〉 these lying vanities and to cause him to 〈◊〉 and steer his course another way As Elisha said Is this a time to take 〈◊〉 So when 〈◊〉 consider all Opportunities and Means and Mercies say Is this a time to follow the World and the Profits thereof to 〈◊〉 our selves with sinful Delights and forsake Christ and his Gospel and Salvation and all Me thinks Nature would 〈◊〉 Reason would Perswade It is a Day of Salvation our Lives 〈◊〉 Hopes our Comforts our Salvation and All depend upon 〈◊〉 It is the time that God hath bestowed for this end therefore 〈◊〉 sure to improve this time so as we may attain this end In 〈◊〉 word It is a Day therefore a Season and but a Day 〈◊〉 short a Day of Gods Accepting and a Day of Salvation The Season so Fit the Time so Short and the Purchase so Great what remains then but we should improve this Time to our utmost that we may Receive that Spiritual Good from the Lord in it that he is willing to bestow and we stand in 〈◊〉 of for our Comfort here and our everlasting welfare in another World FINIS BOOK V. MATTH 20. 5 6 7. Again he went out about the sixt and ninth hour and did likewise And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and saith unto them why stand ye all the day idle He saith unto them Go also into the Vineyard and whatsoever is right that ye shall receive WE have done with the Season of Salvation in regard of the means consider we now the time which the Lord takes in regard of the Parties upon whom it is wrought who do yet enjoy their lives and the means of Grace Amongst these the dispensation of the Lord is divers dealing as it seems best to his Heavenly Wisdom some he calls and converts in their yonger some in their older but most usual it is to bring home sinners to himself in their riper age For the scanning of this Point we have made choyce of this Parable of the Vineyard which presents to us four things at the sirst view 1 The 〈◊〉 of the Vineyard who owed it 2 The 〈◊〉 who drest it 3 The 〈◊〉 when they were hired 4 The Reward here promised and given for their 〈◊〉 Under the Letter or which words this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ought to be conceived The 〈◊〉 is the Church Isai. 5. 7. The Master and Housholder is the Lord Christ The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are his redeemed ones whom he cals by the effectual operation of his blessed Spirit in the 〈◊〉 of his Word to be painful and fruitful in good works as in Christ they are created unto and 〈◊〉 or dained they should walk in The diversity of the time of their hiring shews the difference of the times wherein they are converted some sooner and some later and for the right and ready 〈◊〉 of this Circumstance let it be remembred that it was the received manner amongst the Jews to divide their Nights into four Watches and their Daies 〈◊〉 of twelve hours into four Stations or Portions designing three hours to each part so 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 was the Third hour from 〈◊〉 to twelve the Sixt hour from twelve to three 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hour from thence to five the Eleventh 〈◊〉 one hour before the ending of the day To apply The Day is as it were our Life God 〈◊〉 some of his Servants in the morning of their youth some at mid-day in their middle age some at the eleventh hour in their aged and declining time when their Sun is neer setting and they drawing on to the end
on the Oath of Allegiance and Covenant shewing that they 〈◊〉 not Eleven Books of Mr. Jeremiah 〈◊〉 lately published As also 〈◊〉 Texts of 〈◊〉 upon which they are grounded 1 〈◊〉 Rare Jewel of Christian 〈◊〉 tentment on Phil. 4. 11. Wherein 〈◊〉 shewed 1 What 〈◊〉 is It is an Holy Art and Mystery 3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of it 4 The Evil of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sin of Murmuring and 〈◊〉 Aggravations of it 2 〈◊〉 Worship on Levit. 10. Wherein is shewed 1 The right 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 of God in general 〈◊〉 particularly In Hearing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Lords Supper and Prayer 3 Gospel Conversation on Phil. 1. 17. 〈◊〉 is shewed 1 That the Conversations of Beleevers must be above 〈◊〉 could be by the Light of Nature 〈◊〉 Beyond those that lived under the Law 3 And sutable to what Truths the Gospel holds forth To which is added The Misery of those men that 〈◊〉 their Portion in this Life only on Psal. 17. 14. 4 A Treatise of 〈◊〉 Mindedness Wherein is shewed 1 What 〈◊〉 is 2 The great Evil thereof on Phil. 3. part of the 19. Verse Also to the same Book is joyned A Treatise of Heavenly-Mindedness and 〈◊〉 with God on Gen. 5. 24. and on Phil. 3. 20. 5 An Exposition on the fourth fifth 〈◊〉 and seventh Chapters of the 〈◊〉 of Hosea 6 An Exposition on the eighth ninth and tenth Chapters of Hosea 7 An Exposition on the eleventh 〈◊〉 and thirteenth Chapters of 〈◊〉 being now compleat 8 The Evil of 〈◊〉 or the 〈◊〉 Sinfulness of Sin on Job 36. 〈◊〉 9 Precious Faith on 2 Pet. 1. 1. 10 Of Hope on 1 John 3. 3. 11 Of Walking by Faith 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 several Books of Mr. William Bridge Collected into one Volumn Viz. 1 The Great Gospel Mystery of the 〈◊〉 Comfort and Holiness opened 〈◊〉 applied from Christs Priestly Office 2 Satans Power to Tempt and Christs Love to 〈◊〉 Care of 〈◊〉 People under Temptation 3 Thankfulness required in 〈◊〉 Condition 4 Grace for Grace or the 〈◊〉 flowing of Christs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all Saints 5 The Spiritual Actings of 〈◊〉 through Natural Impossibilities 6 Evangelical Repentance 7 The Spiritual Life and 〈◊〉 of Christ in all Beleevers 8 The Woman of Canaan 9 The Saints Hiding-place in 〈◊〉 of Gods Anger 10 Christs Coming is at our 〈◊〉 night 11 A Vindication of Gospel 〈◊〉 nances 12 Grace and Love beyond 〈◊〉 A Congregational Church is a 〈◊〉 tholick Visible Church By 〈◊〉 Stone in New England A Treatise of Politick 〈◊〉 wherein 〈◊〉 Questions 〈◊〉 Answered 1 Whereof 〈◊〉 made and for what ordained 2 〈◊〉 ther Kings and 〈◊〉 have 〈◊〉 Absolute Power over the People Whether Kings and Governors be 〈◊〉 ject to the Laws of God or the 〈◊〉 of their Countrie 4 How far the 〈◊〉 ple are to obey their 〈◊〉 Whether all the people have be 〈◊〉 Governors 6 Whether it be 〈◊〉 to depose an evil Governor 7 〈◊〉 Confidence is to be given to 〈◊〉 The Compassionate 〈◊〉 Dr. Sibbs on the Philippians The Best and Worst 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sedgwick The 〈◊〉 and Cruelty of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 By Matthew 〈◊〉 comen A Sacred 〈◊〉 By 〈◊〉 Martial 〈◊〉 Military 〈◊〉 The Immortality of Mans Soul The Anatomist Anatomized King Charls his Case or an Appeal 〈◊〉 Rational Men concerning his 〈◊〉 Mr. Owens stedfastness of the 〈◊〉 Vindication of Free Grace 〈◊〉 to prove 1 That we are not 〈◊〉 as holy but that we should be 〈◊〉 and that Election is not of kinds 〈◊〉 persons 2 That Christ did not by 〈◊〉 Death intend to save all men and 〈◊〉 those whom he intended to 〈◊〉 that he did not die for them only 〈◊〉 would beleeve but that they 〈◊〉 beleeve 3 That we are not 〈◊〉 properly by our beleeving in Christ 〈◊〉 by our Christ beleeving in him 4 〈◊〉 which differenceth one man from 〈◊〉 is not the improvement of a 〈◊〉 ability restored through 〈◊〉 to all men in general but a 〈◊〉 of Grace wrought by the 〈◊〉 of God in the Elect. By John 〈◊〉 Six Sermons preached by Doctor Hill Viz. 1. The Beauty and Sweetness of an 〈◊〉 Branch of Peace and Brotherly 〈◊〉 budding 2. Truth and Love happily married 〈◊〉 the Church of Christ. 3. The Spring of strengthening Grace 〈◊〉 the Rock of Ages Christ Jesus 4. The strength of the Saints to 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ their strength 5 The Best and Worst of Paul 6 Gods eternal preparation for his 〈◊〉 Saints The Bishop of Canterbury's Speech 〈◊〉 the Scaffold The King's Speech 〈◊〉 the Scaffold The Magistrates Support and 〈◊〉 By Mr. John Cordel The Discipline of the Church in New England by the Churches 〈◊〉 Synod there A Relation of the Barbadoes A Relation of the Repentance and Conversion of the Indians in New-England By Mr. Eliot and Mr. Mayhew The History of Montross and his Actions for Charles the First His passions for Charles the Second King of Scots The Institutes of the Laws of England by John Cowel Octavo A description of the Grand Signiors Seraglio or the Turkish Emperors Court By John Greaves Octavo The reigning error Arraigned at the Bar of scripture and Reason By Franscis Fulwood Octavo The state of Future Life By Thomas White Twelves The Royal and delightful Game of Picquet written in French and now rendered into English Octavo De Copore Politico or The Elements of Law moral and politick By Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury The History of the Rites Customs and manner of life of the present Jew throughout the World Octavo The London Dispensatory in Latin in Folio The London Dispensatory in Latin in Twelves A Poem upon the late Fight at 〈◊〉 between the two great Fleets of England and Holland These several Books of Physick and Chyrurgerie will shortly be printed in English Riverius Observations with 〈◊〉 hundred and seventie other 〈◊〉 and Observations of other men Riolanus Anatomy Bartholinus Anatomy 〈◊〉 the Works of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 some few not proper for 〈◊〉 The Idea of Practical Physick being 〈◊〉 compleat Body of Physick And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Works These Books of Divinity will speedily be printed Mr. Burroughs on 1 Cor. 5. 7. and 18 19. 29. And fifty nine Sermons on Matthew 11 28 29 30. 〈◊〉 Books of Mr. Thomas Hooker being the substance of many 〈◊〉 preached in New-England There wil speedily be printed these Several pieces of Mr. 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Viz. 1 Scripture Light the most sure Light compared with 1. Revelations and Visions 2 Natural and Supernatural Dreams 3. Impressions with and without Word 4. Light and Law within 5. Divine Providence 6. Christian Experience 7. Humane Reason 8. Judicial Astrology Delivered in three Sermons on 2 Pet. 1. 19. 2 Christ in Travel Wherein 1 The Travel of his soul. 2. The first and after effect of his Death 3. His 〈◊〉 rance of Issue 4. And His 〈◊〉 therein Are opened and cleered in 〈◊〉 Sermons 〈◊〉 Esay 53. 11. 3 A 〈◊〉 up 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 in case of 1. Great sin 2. 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 3. 〈◊〉
the vulgar Herbs of this Nation wherein is shewed how to cure a mans self of most Diseases incident to Mans Body with such things as grow in England and for three pence charge Also in the same Book is shewed 1 The time of gathering all Herbs both Vulgarly and Astrologically 2 The way of drying and keeping them and their Juyces 3 The way of making and keeping all manner of useful Compounds made of those Herbs The way of mixing the Medicines according to the Cause and Mixture of the Disease and the part of the Body afflicted 5 A Directory for Midwives or a Guide for Women Newly enlarged by the Author in every sheet and Illustrated with divers new Plates 6 Galen's Art of Physick with a large Comment 7 A New Method both of studying and practising Physick 8 A Treatise of the Rickets being a Disease common to Children wherein is shewed 1 The Essence 2 The Causes 3 The Signs 4 The Remedies of the Disease Published in Latin by Dr. Glisson Dr. Bate and Dr. Regemorter translated into English And corrected by N. 〈◊〉 A Godly and Fruitful Exposition on the first Epistle of Peter By Mr. John Rogers Minister of the Word of God at Dedham in Essex The Wonders of the Load-stone By Samuel Ward of Ipswitch An Exposition on the Gospel of the Evangelist St. Matthew By Mr. Ward Clows Chyrurgery Marks of Salvation Christians Engagement for the Gospel by John Goodwin Great Church Ordinance of Baptism Mr. Love's Case containing his Petitions Narrative and Speech Vox Pacifica or a perswasive to peace Dr. Prestons Saints submission and Satans Overthrow Pious Mans Practice in Parliament Time Mr. Symsons Sermon at Westminster Mr. Feaks Sermon before the Lord Major Mr. Phillips Treatise of Hell of Christs Genealogy Eaton on the Oath of Allegiance and Covenant shewing that they oblidge not Eleven Books of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs lately published As also the Texts of Scripture upon which they are grounded 1 The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment on Phil. 4. 11. Wherein is shewed 1 What Contentment is 2 It is an Holy Art and Mystery 3 The Excellencies of it 4 The Evil of the contrary sin of Murmuring and the Aggravations of it 2 Gospel Worship on Levit. 10. 3. Wherein is shewed 1 The right manner of the Worship of God in general and particularly In Hearing the Word Receiving the Lords Supper and Prayer 3 Gospel Conversation on Phil. 1. 17. Wherein is shewed 1 That the Conversations of Beleevers must be above what could be by the Light of Nature 2 Beyond those that lived under the Law 3 And sutable to what Truths the Gospel holds forth To which is added The Misery of those men that have their Portion in this Life only on Psal. 17. 14. 4 A Treatise of Earthly-Mindedness Wherein is shewed 1 What Earthly-mindedness is 2 The great Evil thereof on Phil. 3. part of the 19. Verse Also to the same Book is joyned A Treatise of 〈◊〉 and Walking with God on Gen. 5. 24. and on Phil. 3. 20. 5 An 〈◊〉 on the fourth fifth sixth and seventh Chapters of the Prophesie of Hosea 6 An Exposition on the eighth ninth and tenth Chapters of Hosea 7 An 〈◊〉 on the eleventh twelfth and thirteenth Chapters of Hosea being now compleat 8 The Evil of Evils 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 Sinfulness of Sin on Job 36. 21. 9 Precious Faith on 2 Pet. 1. 1. 10 Of Hope on 1 John 3. 3. 11 Of 〈◊〉 by Faith on 2 Cor. 5. 7. Twelve several Books of Mr. William Bridge Collected into one Volumn Viz. 1 The Great Gospel Mystery of the Saints Comfort and Holiness opened and applied from Christs Priestly Office 2 Satans Power to Tempt and Christs Love to and Care of His People under Temptation 3 Thankfulness required in every Condition 4 Grace for Grace or the Overflowing of Christs Fulness received by all Saints 5 The Spiritual Actings of Faith through Natural Impossibilities 6 Evangelical Repentance 7 The Spiritual Life and In-being of Christ in all Beleevers 8 The Woman of Canaan 9 The Saints Hiding-place in time of Gods Anger 10 Christs Coming is at our Midnight 11 A Vindication of Gospel Ordinances 12 Grace and Love beyond Gifts A Congregational Church is a Catholick Visible Church By Samuel Stone in New England A Treatise of Politick Powers wherein seven Questions are Answered 1 Whereof Power is made and for what ordained 2 Whether Kings and Governors have an Absolute Power over the People 3 Whether Kings and Governors be subject to the Laws of God or the Laws of their Countrie 4 How far the People are to obey their Governors 5 Whether all the people have be their Governors 6 Whether it be Lawful to depose an evil Governor 7 What Confidence is to be given to Princes The 〈◊〉 Samaritan Dr. Sibbs on the Philippians The Best and Worst Magistrate By 〈◊〉 Sedgwick The Craft and Cruelty of the Churches Adversaries By Matthew Newcomen A Sacred Penegerick By 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Barriffs Military Discipline The Immortality of Mans Soul The Anatomist Anatomized King Charls his Case or an Appeal to all Rational Men concerning his Tryal Mr. Owens stedfastness of the Promises A Vindication of Free Grace Endeavoring to prove 1 That we are not elected as holy but that we should be holy and that Election is not of kinds but persons 2 That Christ did not by his Death intend to save all men and touching those whom he intended to save that he did not die for them only if they would beleeve but that they might beleeve 3 That we are not justified properly by our beleeving in Christ but by our Christ beleeving in him 4 that which differenceth one man from another is not the improvement of a common ability restored through Christ to all men in general but a principle of Grace wrought by the Spirit of God in the Elect. By John Pawson Six Sermons preached by Doctor Hill Viz. 1 The Beauty and Sweetness of an Olive 〈◊〉 of Peace and Brotherly Accommodation budding 2 Truth and Love happily married in the Church of Christ. 3 The Spring of strengthening Grace in the Rock of Ages Christ Jesus 4 The strength of the Saints to make Jesus Christ their strength 5 The Best and Worst of Paul 6 Gods eternal preparation for his Dying Saints The Bishop of Canterbury's Speech on the Scaffold The King's Speech on the Scaffold The Magistrates Support and Burden By Mr. John Cordel The Discipline of the Church in New England by the Churches and Synod there A Relation of the Barbadoes A Relation of the Repentance and Conversion of the Indians in New-England By Mr. Eliot and Mr. 〈◊〉 The History of Monstross and his Actions for 〈◊〉 the First His passions for Charles the Second King of Scots The Institutes of the Laws of England by John Cowel Octavo A description of the Grand Signiors Seraglio or the Turkish Emperors Court By John Greaves Octavo The reigning error Arraigned at the Bar of scripture and
turn or do the work 〈◊〉 we are all sinners it is my infirmity I cannot help it my weakness I cannot be rid of it no man lives without faults and follies the best have their failings In many things we offend all But alas all this wind shakes no Corn it costs more to see sin aright than a few words of course It 's one thing to say sin is thus and thus another thing to see it to be such we must look wishly and steddily upon our distempers look sin in the face and discern it to the full the want whereof is the cause of our mistaking our estates and not redressing of our hearts and waies Gal. 6. 4. Let a man prove his own work Before the Goldsmith can sever and see the Dross asunder from the Gold he must search the very bowels of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and try it by touch by cast by hammer and by fire and then he will be able to speak by proof what it is So here We perceive sin in the crowd and by hearsay when we 〈◊〉 some common 〈◊〉 customary expressions taken up by persons in their common converse and so report what others speak and yet never knew the Truth what either others or we say but we do not single out our corruptions and survey the loathsomness of them as they come naked in their own Natures this we ought to do There is great ods betwixt the knowledg of a Traveller that in his own person hath taken a view of many Coasts past through many Countries and hath there taken up his abode some time and by Experience hath been an Eye-witness of the extream cold and scorching heats hath surveyed the glory and beauty of the one the barrenness and meanness of the other he hath been in the Wars and seen the ruin and desolation wrought there and another that sits by his fire side and happily reads the story of these in a Book or views the proportion of these in a Map the ods is great and the difference of their knowledg more than a little the one saw the Country really the other only in the story the one hath seen the very place the other only in the paint of the Map drawn The like difference is there in the right discerning of sin the one hath surveyed the compass of his whol course searched the 〈◊〉 of his own heart and examined the windings and turnings of his own waies he hath seen what sin is and what it hath done how it hath made havock of his peace and comfort ruinated and laid wast the very Principles of Reason and Nature and Morality and made 〈◊〉 a terror to himself when he hath looked over the loathsom abominations that lie in his bosom that he is afraid to approach the presence of the Lord to bewail his sins and to crave pardon lest he should be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 them while he is but confessing of them afraid and ashamed 〈◊〉 any man living should know but the least part of that which he knows by himself and could count it happy that 〈◊〉 was not that the remembrance of those hideous evils of his might be no more Another happily hears the like preached or repeated reads them writ or recorded in some Authors and is able to remember and 〈◊〉 them The ods is marvelous great The one sees the History of sin the other the Nature of it the one knows the relation of sin as it is mapped 〈◊〉 and recorded the other the poyson as by experience he hath found and proved it It 's one thing to see a disease in the Book or in a mans body another thing to find and feel it in a mans self There is the report of it here the malignity and venom of it But how shall we see cleerly the Nature of sin in his naked hue This will be discovered and may be conceived in the Particulars following Look we at it First As it respects God Secondly As it concerns our selves As it hath reference to God the vileness of the nature of sin may thus appear It would dispossess God of that absolute Supremacy 〈◊〉 is indeed his Prerogative Royal and 〈◊〉 in a peculiar manner appertayn to him as the Diamond of his Crown and 〈◊〉 of his Deity so the Apostle He is God over all blessed for ever Rom. 9. 5. All from him and all for him he is the absolute first being the absolute last end and herein is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his Glory Al those attributes of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Holiness Power Justice Mercy the shine and Concurrency of all these meeting together is to set out the unconceivable excellency of his Glorious name which exceeds all praise Thyne is the kingdom the power and the glory the right of all and so the rule of all and the Glory of all belo 〈◊〉 to him Now herein 〈◊〉 the unconceavable hainousness of the hellish nature of sin it would justle the Almighty out of the Throne of his Glorious Soveraignty and indeed be above him For the will of man being the 〈◊〉 of all his workmanship all for his body the body of the soul the mind to attend upon the will the will to attend upon God and to make choyce of him and his wil that is next to him and he onely above that and that should have been his Throne and Temple or Chair of State in which he would have Set his Soveraignty for ever He did in an Especial manner intend to meet with man and to communicate himself to man in his righteous Law as the rule of his Holy and righteous will by which the will of Adam should have been ruled and guided to him and made happie in him and all Creatures should have served God in man and been happy by or through him serving of God being happy in him But when the will went from under the government of his rule by sin it would be above God and be happy without him for the rule of the law in each command of it holds forth a threefold expression of 〈◊〉 from the Lord and therein the Soveraignty of all the rest of his Attributes 1. The Powerful Supremacy of his just will as that he hath right to dispose of all and authority to command all at his pleasure What if God will Rom. 9. 22 My Counsel shall stand and I wil do all my pleasure Isa. 46. 10. And as its true of what shal be done upon us so his wil hath Soveraignty of Command in what should be done by us we are 〈◊〉 say the will of the Lord be done Davids warrant was to do all Gods wils Acts. 13. 22. and our Saviour himself professeth John 6. 38. that he came not to do his own will but the will of him that sent him and therfore his wrath and jealousie and judgment will break out in 〈◊〉 that be disobeyed 2. There is also a fulness of wisdom in the law of God revealed to guide direct us in the way we should walk