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Abraham is highly commended and rewarded of God, for sacrificing his son, though he did not the work, because ¹he showed his readiness and willingness to do it.

Abraham is highly commended and rewarded of God, for sacrificing his sonne, though he did not the worke, because ¹he shewed his readines and willingnes to doe it.

1. 1Gen. 22. 16

In that excellent prayer which was made at the dedication of the temple, Solomon (directed by the holy ghost) ¹offereth up this supplication in the behalf of all the church, that God would reward every one as he knew their hearts. And David his father, guided by the same holy spirit, gave as large allowance to the 200 weary and faint soldiers, that staid at the river Besor, as to the rest that ventured their lives in the battle and got the prey and victory. And also made this law and ordinance for ever in Israel, 1. Sam. 30. 23. 24. 25. Now if David had that care to reward the ⟨p. 31⟩desire as much as the deed, where he had made no promise, and was entreated to the contrary by the greatest part of his soldiers, and could not perform this work without some loss to him self and them who had helped him in the battle, then how much more will God accept the desire for the deed, having promised so to do,