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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96684	God a Christian's choice, compleated by particular covenanting with God Together with an appendix, containing propositions, tending to clear up the lawfulness, and expediency of transacting with God in that way. In pursuit of a design proposed by Mr. R.A. in his book entituled, The vindication of Godliness. And by Mr. Tho. Vincent, in his book, called Words whereby we may be saved. To which is added, a brief discovery of the nearness of such a people unto God, on Psal. 148. 14. By Samuel VVinney, sometimes minister of the gospel at Glaston in Somersetshire.	Winney, Samuel.	1675 (1675)	Wing W3034; ESTC R231145	79,544	241

pray you remember that passage Mal. 2.16 The Lord the God of Jacob saith that he hateth putting away The passage is uttered in reference to married persons stedfastness one to another and if so be that God hateth putting away in reference to these Corporal and Carnal marriages between a Man and his Wife Doth he not much more in this Spiritual marriage between the Soul and himself If God be once married to us and we are betrothed unto him he is as much against putting away on either side as he is against the Husbands or Wives putting away each other Doth He so to us Isa 41.9 there is a notable passage I have chosen thee and not cast thee away God doth not chuse us and then cast us away 〈◊〉 then should we deal thus 〈◊〉 God be perswaded to cleave 〈…〉 and not cast him away stick to God as David resolved to do Ps 16. before When Barnabas came and saw the Grace of God in some whom he visited Acts 11.23 It 's said he exhorted them that with full purpose of heart they should cleave unto the Lord. It 's God's Command Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God and serve him and cleave unto him c. Deut. 10.20 And this is made the condition of God's driving out the Canaanites before them Chap. 11.22 The like Exhortation joyn'd with a Commendation is given Josh 23.8 But cleave unto the Lord your God as ye have done unto this day And this in the text is put in opposition to denying God ver 27. where we read that Joshua put up a stone in this place in the presence of all the people to be as a witness between the Lord and them of this transaction that stone should be a witness of what they had done in making such a willing choice of God to themselves lest upon the occasion of any temptation they should deny and renounce him Be intreated whoever hath heard or doth read this to cleave to God and not deny him nor put him away when you have chosen him do not change him as the heathens will not though God's people are apt so to do Jer. 2.10 Hath a nation that is Heathen and Idolatrous changed their gods which yet are no gods but my people have changed their Glory for that which profiteth not Oh do not so especially sith God doth not deal so with us and he indeed hath cause and provocation so to do yet we have none at all this God hinteth to them and upbraideth them with ver 5 before Thus saith the Lord what iniquity have your Fathers found in me that they are gone far from me c. ver 6. Neither say they in their heart where is the Lord that brought us up out of the Land of Egypt c. The Lord taxeth them What iniquity have your Fathers found in me c. but what iniquity may not God charge us with as a just cause of casting us off and putting us away for ever and whosoever will may see it charged home on Jerusalem Ezck. 16 19 20 23 c. if others lie at us for embracements let us cast them away but let us not deal so with God who is saithful to us notwithstanding our demerits from him 2. Exhortation Content your selves with him alone whom you have chosen So did the Prophet David and rejoice in his portion Psal 16.5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance c. ver 6. shews his satisfaction with this The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places yea I have a Godly heritage as if he had said I am in a very good estate * Significat se diligere Deum super omnia ipso contentum esse Calvin Cum Deum habeame haeriditate optima amaena pars agri mihi obtigitt M. P. syn having God to be my portion I am in a Condition that doth wonderfully Content me let others chuse riches honours c. Be satisfied therewith look after none other but himself be taken up with him Yea there is reason to be Contented with God only because God is All and hath All. Therefore continue for ever with him 3. Exhortation Having chosen God never repent of your choice You may repent of chusing the World because that may be hurtful unto you but we can never have cause justly to repent of chusing God to be ours are not the things of the World compared and that fitly to Briars and Thorns and hath not a Thorn cost and lost many a man a Limo yea his very life how many have ventured their Souls for the World though our Saviour saith What will it profit a man to gain the whole World and lose his Soul or what shall a man give in Exchange for his Soul alwaies there is danger in chusing other things but never any danger in chusing God to be ours It brings desolating judgments on any people They chose new Gods and there was War in their Gates Judg. 5.8 4. Exhortation Be perswaded to joy in him above all rest in your love to him as he in his love to you Zeph. 3.17 He will rejoice over thee with joy he will rest in his love he will joy over thee with singing Have we not much more cause to rejoice in him than he in us he fills our desire with goodness we never fulfil his desire but grieve and provoke him say and do as Mary Luk. 1.46 47. My Soul doth magnifie the Lord and my Spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour CHAP. X. Closeth up all shewing the intendment of the whole ANd now in the close of all I beseech and perswade you to chuse and close with God by heartily accepting and embracing of the terms of his Covenant of Grace God's Covenant runs in the form of an offer on his part and of a gracious acceptance and charge mixed together as to our part I will be your God as who should say chuse me and I am yours as before Mot. 1. and ye shall be my people I will take you accept you as mine and ye shall become my holy obedient people and I could heartily wish that I might prevail with you all for a particular express entring into Covenant with God To chuse and take God to your selves according to the aforesaid offer and so solemnly give and yield up your selves to God to become his people as he requires That there might be a deliberate and open transaction between God and your Souls and that you would have a draught by you as a testimony thereof containing the Sum of the whole subscribed with the hand and sealed with your seal as we read of some that did Neh. 9.38 whether that was done by every particular of that great multitude as by reason of the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at or over the sealing Annotat. Hebraism some conceive that the Princes Levits and Priests were to see the Covenant sealed by all or whether they as the Heads and Representatives of the rest did