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As he spake there of doing, so he speaketh here of a certain rule, which he calleth the word of God, whereby all mens works must be squared: For if I do all the works that I can, to satisfy an others will, or mine own will; it availeth me nothing with God, because I do it not for GOD. Therefore, he which always before followed his own will, when he was stricken down and began to repent,¹ cried out: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? as if he should say, I will do no more as men would have me, or as the Devil would have me, or as the flesh would have me, but as thou wouldst have me.

As he spake there of dooing, so hee speaketh here of a certaine rule, which hee calleth the worde of God, whereby all mens workes must be squared: For if I do all the workes that I can, to satisfie an others will, or mine owne will; it auaileth mee nothing with God, because I doe it not for GOD. Therefore, hee which alwaies before followed his owne will, when hee was stricken downe and beganne to repent,¹ cried out: Lorde, what wilt thou haue mee to doe? as if hee should say, I will doe no more as men woulde haue mee, or as the Diuell would haue mee, or as the flesh would haue mee, but as thou wouldst haue me.

1. 1Acts 9.

So David prayed, Teach me O Lord to do thy will: not my will, for we need not to be taught to do our own will, no more than a Cuckoo, to sing Cuckoo her own ⟨p. 252⟩name. Every man can go to hell without a guide.

So Dauid prayed, Teach mee O Lord to doe thy will: not my will, for wee neede not to bee taught to doe our owne will, no more than a Cuckoe, to sing Cuckoe her owne