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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51847	Sermons preached by the late reverend and learned divine, Thomas Manton ...; Sermons. Selections	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1678 (1678)	Wing M536; ESTC R7578	280,750	422

that is hard against God and soft for God and a Heart that is hard for God and soft against God The first when it is bold in sinning but fearful and soft in Troubles As Deut. 20. 8. The fearful and the soft-heartea But now the Heart which is hard for God and soft against God is the Heart which is a Coward in Sin but like a Lion undaunted in all manner of Sufferings They will trust in God though he kill them and can confront the greatest Dangers and yet tremble at the least Offence against God and dare not do it Now saith Paul You break my Heart that is even weaken my Courage and take me off from my Purpose 3. Observe their Discretion That when he would not be perswaded they ceased Either Paul told them what Intimation he had from God or else they thought so wise a Man as Paul would not thrust himself upon danger without a Warrant It is the Disposition of humble Spirits not to be peremptory of their own Conceits but to submit to those that are wiser than themselves Mat. 3. 15. Iohn would not at first admit Christ to his Baptism out of Reverence to him and Humility But saith Christ Suffer it to be so now When he was informed of Christ's Mind then he suffered him So those that were so zealous for enclosing of the common Salvation When they heard that God had granted Repentance unto Life to the Gentiles they held their Peace and glorified God saying Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted Repentance unto Life Acts 11. 18. It sheweth we should not be too stiff in our private Conceits and Humours when a plain Evidence appeareth to the contrary a Lesson that Men have great need to learn 4. Their Piety the Ground of their Discretion The Will of the Lord be done The Scripture speaks 1. Of God's determining and decreeing Will Eph. 1. 11. He doth all things according to the Counsel of his Will 2. Of his approving or liking Will. Rom. 12. 2. That ye may prove what is that good acceptable and perfect Will of God The Text speaks not of his commanded but of his intended Will not of his Will to be done by us but of his Will to be done upon us God's intended Will is either 1. Secret before the Decree bring forth the Issue and Event 2. Or else declared by the Event While it is secret we pray for the Accomplishment of it Ier. 29. 11. I know the Thoughts that I think towards you c. And we conceive all our Desires with submission to it But now we speak of his Will revealed and declared in his Providence There is a Submission required to both First To God's intended Will while it is yet kept secret That in every Business we should ask his Leave and Blessing It is a piece of Religious Manners to begin with God 1. His Leave As Iudg. 1. 1. Shall I go up and fight against the Canaanites or shall I not And thus Iehoshaphat would enquire of the Prophet Shall I go up to Ramoth-Gilead and prevail The honest Heathens had this Principle A Iove Principium that every Action was to be begun with God Balaam had a Conscience this way he would enquire of God before he would proceed either to curse or bless By this Means we acknowledge God our Dependance upon Him and his Dominion over us It is Robbery to use any Goods without the Owner's leave We and all ours are the Goods of God God hath such a Dominion over us as a Man hath over his Goods not only a Dominion of Jurisdiction as Governor in Law but a Dominion of Propriety Therefore in Journeys in removing of our Dwelling in disposal of our Children God must not be left out but be treated with in the first place 2. His Blessing When the Event is uncertain beg the Lord's Concurrence and the Blessing of his Providence Ier. 10. 23. O Lord I know the Way of Man is not in himself it is not in Man that walketh to direct his Steps Man cannot manage his own Actions with any Comfort or Success therefore we must beg it of God whose Will doth all in the Case So Gen. 24. 12. And he said O Lord God of my Master Abraham I pray thee send me good speed this day We are to desire all may speed while we are in God's way It is a vain thing to promise our selves great Matters without the Leave and Blessing of Providence for our Lives and Actions and all which concern us are in God's hands 2. We must refer the Event to his Determination This is a great Part of Trust in God and of Quietness of Mind when we are so perswaded of the Lord's Goodness Wisdom and Power that we leave the Event to him and refer it that he shall cast it as he pleaseth being so sensible of the Power of his Providence and so confident of the Goodness of his Conduct Submitting all things to God's Will after the Event is Patience and submitting all things to God's Will before the Event is a notable piece of Faith When I trust God absolutely let him do with me what he pleaseth but I know he is a good God and he will do nothing but what is good and what is for the best We are obliged in all things we design to be subordinate to God's Will and to accept of it Rom. 1. 10. Making request if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous Iourney by the Will of God to come unto you Jam. 4. 15. We ought to say If the Lord will 1 Cor. 4. 19. But I will come to you shortly if the Lord will So in many other places This was a Truth evident to the Heathens Plato brings in Alcibiades asking Socrates how he should speak of future Events and in what manner he should express himself And Socrates answers Even as God will To use such an express Reservation in all our Undertakings is profitable to beget Reverence in ourselves and to instruct others Thus far the Light of Nature teacheth Men. I confess it is not absolutely necessary in all Cases to express our selves so but this Disposition should be in our Minds 1 Cor. 11. 34. And the rest will I set in order when I come He doth not say there If God will but yet he reserves that I speak this as the lowest thing that we be not too confident of Events but refer them to the Lord's Will But a Child of God goeth higher he knows he hath a good God a Heavenly Father which guides all things in Wisdom Power and Goodness And the Event may be against his Desires Appetites Conceits Fancies but he knows God will govern and do better for him than his own Choices He trusts all to God 3 Our Purposes and Desires must be so moderated that we may be fore-armed for all Events 2 Sam. 15. 25 26. If I shall find Favour in the Eyes of the Lord he will bring