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A02837	The equall vvayes of God tending to the rectifying of the crooked wayes of man. The passages whereof are briefly and clearly drawne from the sacred Scriptures. By T.H.	Hayne, Thomas, 1582-1645.	1632 (1632)	STC 12976; ESTC S103940	24,541	49

man which is evill cannot produce justice in God which is holy and good and an attribute of God before sinne ever was as its effect But Gods holy and just will is the square of his actions Yet sin in man truely his owne worke is cause of damnation in himselfe a bad effect of a bad cause So treason is the cause of the traitors condemnation and death but the law of the land being the rule of justice is the cause that the Iudge wils the condemnation and puts to death the Traitor III. The worke of any of Gods free Graces and favours not merited by any man proceedeth not de facto so farre with some men as with others by default of the men themselves The benefit of his raine sun extends to all so also many other outward gifts Christ wrought one miracle among the Gadarens but at that time preached not the word in their Cities for they would not Christ did many great works in Corazin Bethsaida and Capernaum preached there when as they repent not he pronounces a woe against them God caused the word to be preached to Demas gave him societie with the Apostles but left him to the corruption of his heart imbracing this present world God caused the word to bee preached to Iulian according to which he walked for a time and incouraged Christians but at length God left him to the cruelty of his owne heart to persecute Christianity God made Iudas an Apostle he according to his office walked a while and preached the Gospell but at length God left him to the covetousnesse of his heart to betray the Lord of life and to desperation IV. They which be adjudged to condēnation discerne and make themselves differ from the rest by being disobedient and rebellious to the order and course appointed by God for mans salvation God made Paul differ from Demas and other wicked men by the gracious worke of his holy Spirit on him D●mas made himselfe to differ from Paul and other godly men by yeelding to his owne corruption in following this present world V. That they which knew their masters or Gods will and prepared not themselves for their Masters comming neither did according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes whereas he that knew his Masters will and did it not is beaten with few for unto whomsoever much is given of him much shall bee required so it is with Corazin Bethsaida Capernaum God for Christ Iesus sake guide us by his grace and good Spirit that we may doe his will and prepare for his comming and of his infinite mercie pardon what here hath beene weakly delivered about these great mysteries and more and more illuminate our understandings in the knowledge of the same and so powerfully work upon us that as on his part there is not so on our part there may be no default that we may persevere his servants here hereafter raigne with him in the Kingdome of glory for the merits of Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen * ⁎ * FINIS Ezek. 18.29 Deut. 29.29 1 Ti● 6.4 1 Tim. 6.25 Act. 26.25 Plat. in Sym. Eurip. in Phoe● Plat. Symp. Plat. de Rep. lib. 3. 1 Cor. 13.9 Ezek. 18.29 Heb. 4.13 Ier. 17.10 Psal 139.2 CHAP. 1. 2. Pet. 1.21 Heb. 1.1.2 2.3 Mat. 28.20 1. Cor. 3.9 CHAP. 2. Rom. 1.20 Hos 5.15 Rom. 15.19 Gen. 6.3 Acts 7.51 Esay 63.10 Nehe. 9.30 Gen. 6. Luk. 19.42.44 Exod. 12.38 48. Reve. 21.25 Ezek. 33.11 Iob. 8.8 Gen. 4. ● Gen. 27.29 Gen. 18.19 Gen. 4.26 Iob 1.5 Deut. 17.29 Ios 1.8 CHAP. 3. 1. Tim. 2.2 Exod. 18.21 Numb 11.16 Deut. 1.13 Deut. 33.5 Deu. 33.18.19 1. Chron. 22.2 Ier. 10.11 Est 8.17 Heb. 7.21 10.12.13 Mat. last Iohn 7.46 1. Tim. 5.17 Tit. 1.5 6. Apoc. 21.24 Prov. 14.28 Esay 49 23. 60.3 Apoc. 17. Heb. 7.21 10.12.13 Eccles 12.13 Rom. 13.1 1. Pet. 2.13 Acts 27.31 Esay 60.10 11. 1. Cor. 3.9 Ephes 1.4 2. Tim. 2.19 CHAP. 4. Acts 27.31 c. 1. Iohn 4.10 Iohn 15.16 Ezek. 36.26 Rom. 9.16 Iohn 6.44 2. Tim. 1.9 Ephes 2.8 2. Tim. 1.9 Phil. 2.13 2. Tim. 1.9 Ephes 2.7 Rom 9.16 Rom. 8.29 1. Iohn 4.10 Ephes 1.4 Rom. 8.30 Acts 20.32 Iohn 16.13 Rev. 3.20 Acts. 16.14 Iohn 6.44 Hos 11.4 Ier. 31.3 Iohn 12.32 Ezek. 36.26 2. Thes 1.11 Heb. 12.2 Rom. 8.29 Psal 37.24 Hos 5.15 Rom. 8.30 Ephes 2.8 2. Tim. 2.25 Iohn 17.20 Rom. 8.30 Acts 10.33 Acts 16.14 Acts 2.37 Psal 119.10.143.5 2. Cor. 11.7 Acts 2.38 41. Acts 9.11 Acts 26.19 Psal 119.71 1. Iohn 5.18 Iohn 14.21 1. Cor. 13. Mat. 10.12 Phil. 2.13 Deut. 9.4 5. See page 6. conclusion 4. Acts 13.48 CHAP. 5. Ion. 4.11 1. Ezek. 34.10 Ezek. 33.8 The Explication of this position Gen. 4.7 Gen. 6.2 c. 1. Pet. 3.19 Gen. 11. Gen. 14. Gen. 19. Gen. 39. Gen. 41.57 Psal 105.21 Exod. 7. 8 9. Exod. 14. Exod. 7.5 9 16. Rom. 9.10 1. Kings 10.1 1. Kings 10.24 Dan. ● 25 Dan. 6.25 Ezr. 1. Esth 8. 9. Ezr. 4 20. Ezr. 5.8 Deut. 4.6 1. Kin. 10.5 Psal 147.20 Act. 17.30 Matth. 15.26 Ier. 2.11 Ephes 2. Act. 14. Gen. 6. Rom. 1. Ier. 44.17 Es 47.10 Rom. 1.20 Act. 14.17 Rom. 1.21 Exod. 12.38 Gen. 12.5 13.12.15.2 Exod. 12.38 1 Chron. 22.2 Exod. 12.44.48 Est 8.17 1 King 11.31 1 King 13.4 Es 5. 2 King 18.11 Es 5. 2. Chron. 36.16 1 King 19.18 2 Chron. 15.9 Mat. 28.19 Act. 17.30 Iohn 7.48 Act. 2. Rom. 10.18 Eph. ● Rom. 11.25 Rom. 11.33 Rom. 11.31 Luke 2. Apoc. 17. Mat. 7.15 Act. 20.29 Apoc. 13.11 Rev. 1● ● Rom. 1.8 Rev. 18.2 Rev. 17.15 2 Chron. 9.10 2 Chron. 2.6 1 King 10.22 1 K. 10.24 15. Rom. 10.18 Act. 1.8 Mat. 24.14 Exod. 9.27 Ezr. 5.8 Deut. 4.6 Dan. 2.47 3.29 6.26 Acts 17. Luke 12.48 Mat. 11.22.24 CHAP. 6. 2. Ier. 6.17 Esay 28.10 Ier. 7.25 Ier. 2.25 Psal 81.11 Mat. 23.37 Iob 21.14 Ier. 11.21 Iob. 22.17 Iob 34.9 Psal 73.11 Psal 73.9 Ier. 2.13 1. Cor. 1.18 Ier. 16.11 12. Ier. 18.12 Luke 14.20 Luke 17.26 27 Mat. 13.22 Luke 14.19 Mat. 13.20 Acts 13.45 Luke 1528. Acts 7.51 Ne● 9.30 Esay 6 10. 1. Pet. 3.18 19 20. Gen. 6.3 Luke 13.7 Luke 12.58 Luke 19.42.44 Ier. 11. Mat. 11.25 1. Kings 22.23 Num. 22.12 19. 22. 2. Pet. 2.15 Acts 28.27 Rom. 9. 2 Thes 2.11 Rom. 9. Iohn 3.18 Mat. 22.5 Heb. 2.3 Rev. 3.20 2 Cor. 6.1 2 Cor. 6.2 Mar. 13.37 Luke 13.46 Luke 12.47 48 Mat. 11.22 24.

the dead For with that very spirit Christ preached to them And for resisting the same they are now Spirits inprison God from all eternitie seeing the rebellion and obstinate wickednesse of prophane men under the father before the law was written and after in the Iewish Church now in the Christiā Church since in all of many of the degrees above as he willed that together with other meanes of salvatiō his Spirit also should strive with them so he willed that his spirit should not alwaies strive with them But when their wickednesse was come to the full Gods long suffering had many years waited for their amendment that they might agree with their adversarie in the way when the limit of the time in which God gave them space to repent Their day in which they ought to know the things which belong to their peace which day or fixed limit is known only to God except sometimes it hath pleased him to reveale it is past and expired Then God will not heare their cry who before would not heare his call then God gives it not to them to know the mysteries of the Kingdome of heaven God hides those things from the wise and intelligent in their owne proud conceit because it so pleaseth him God sends a lying Spirit into the mouth of Ahabs prophets and gives him power to deceive them When Balaam was forbidden by God to goe or curse the blessed and yet would not rest but still shewed his love and desire of the wages of unrighteousnesse God had him goe but was angrie that he went When the hearts of people are waxed grosse their eares dul of hearing their eyes by themselves closed lest they should see heare understand and bee converted Then God blinds makes deaf and takes away their understanding God hardens them according to the most holy and just rule of his will who being come to Pharaoh's case harden themselves and so he hardens whom he will And then is there no disputing with God God sends strong delusions that they should beleeve lies who would not receive the knowledge of the truth Thus Gods al-seeing eyes beholding from al eternitie what courses he on his part would take and how among his people the Rulers and Teachers should faithfully doe what he ordered and appointed for the salvation of their people seeing even them also who are not in Christ not by his or the Rulers or teachers default but by their owne consulting with flesh and blood and disobedience to Gods will revealed to them Simul semel hee decreed the condemnation of them most justly as Esau's before actually they had done good or evil and thereto tends Christs speech He that beleeves not is condemned alreadie These things being thus it may be hence concluded 1. That in wicked mens neglecting or contemning Gods dealing with them and the order and course appointed by God for their salvation some sooner some later fall off from or reject the meanes of their salvation The Gaderens after one miracle done among them upon the losse of their swine beseech Christ to depart out of their coasts The Iewes at Antioch heare the Gospell preached to them one Sabbath but the next Sabbath drive the Apostles out of their citie They of Capernaum and Bethsaida had many great works of Christ done among them but repented not Demas heard the Gospell walked with the Apostles for a time but at length fell off to the present world Iulian the Apostata heard the Gospell professed the same for a time at length violently and maliciously persecuted it Iudas heard the Gospell preached it continued a long time with Christ and the Apostles was unsuspected of the Apostles till at length he betrayed his Master and died desperately 2. That carelesnesse and want of due consideration opens a very great gappe on mans part to his owne ruin As not to regard the trumpet of Gods warning them his miracles promises threats c. to preferre mans folly before Gods wisedome in the mouth of his messengers to prefer this worlds wealth before the true treasure momentany pleasures before pleasures at Gods right hand for evermore To feare men that can but kill the body and not feare God who can destroy both body and soule to envie other mens graces and conversion at which GOD good Angels and men rejoice not principally and mainly to seeke Gods Kingdome and to use matters of this world as if we used them not In this manner they that were invited to the banquet of salvation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made light of it and went their wayes to pleasure profit c. How shall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 men neglecting so great salvation escape 3. That though Gods goodnesse and mercy is such that he knocks at mans heart and stands and abides knocking there and notwithstanding many and great sinnes of infirmity and ignorance c. still continues suing to be admitted into the heart of man drawing him to it by the preaching of the Ministers who work together with him as by other meanes also yet if sinners proceed from one degree of sinne to another and harden their hearts that they cannot repent following sinne with greedinesse till the acceptable time the day of salvation be past and Christ who commanded all to watch and told them of his sudden comming finde them not well doing but sleeping in sinne they are cut off and have their portion with unbeleevers 4. That the wicked which lived in the Church before Christs time lost their title to happinesse joyntly by Adams fall and sinne comming in thereby by actuall sinnes of their owne by wilfull forsaking or otherwise losing the benefit of Christ promised by persisting in all or some of the sinnes above named 5. That the wicked who lived in the true Church since Christs time lost their title to happinesse joyntly by Adams fall and by falling off from the hope in Christ promised in their Ancestors at Babels building and by each mans owne actuall sinne in some or al the degrees aboue named falling from the hope of salvation through Christ already come and preached to them 6. That God from all eternity decreed the hardening of them that obstinately harden themselves the blinding of them that obstinately blinde themselves the forsaking of them that obstinately forsake him that will follow their owne courses their wicked Ancestors steps and impiously bid God depart from them Furthermore from these two sections considered together arise these conclusions I. That the condemnation of the wicked is meerly of from mans default where the trumpet is not blowne both by default of Rulers and teachers and also in regard of their owne sinnes in which they dye And where Rulers and teachers doe their duties by the sinnes of each particular person II. That the wickednesse of the damned is not the cause of Gods will to damne them for sinne in