A plain and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Prouerbs…

But God will grant, &c. The best way to have our wills Doct. 2 satisfied, is to be Godly. For to such there is a promise made ¹that God will fulfil the desires of them that fear him. Wherein yet these rules are to be observed: First, that our will be agreeable to Gods will, the desire must be holy, and seasoned with the spirit; and not carnal, and corrupted by the flesh. David in a passion would needs know how long he was to ²live. And James and John would have fire to come from heaven to destroy a whole town, and an other time they made suit to be the second men of the whole earth. These petitions were not granted, because they were not advisedly asked, nor safe for them to be obtained. Secondly, that sometimes lawful desires are not performed in the same kind, but exchanged for better, and that which doth more good is bestowed in stead of them. Moses desired to enter into the land of Canaan, he was denied that, but he entered sooner into the heavenly and blessed rest of everlasting life. Paul would have been perfectly freed from all original corruption, or at least from the stirrings, and working of it, but it stood not with the wisdom of God to yield that unto him: but he assisted him with grace against it, which was much more for his own glory, and the sound comfort of Pauls conscience. ⟨p. 109⟩Thirdly, that we tarry the Lords leisure, and depend on his hand, to minister in fittest time, all those good things which our souls desire, and so we shall not fail to receive them, when he seeth that they will be most expedient for us.

But God will graunt, &c. The best way to haue our wills Doct. 2 satisfied, is to bee Godly. For to such there is a promise made ¹that God will fulfill the desires of them that feare him. Wherin yet these rules are to bee obserued: First, that our will bee agreeable to Gods will, the desire must bee holy, and seasoned with the spirit; and not carnall, and corrupted by the flesh. Dauid in a passion would needes know how long hee was to ²