Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons

Sixthly, As this Resignation is not to be done passively; So it is not to be done deceitfully and feignedly, but in all plainness and sincerity. We read of the enemies of the Lord, that they shall submit feignedly unto him; so Psal. 18.44. Strangers shall submit themselves to me. The margin hath it, ⟨p. 174⟩They shall yield feigned obedience; But the Hebrew is, They shall lye unto me. So Psal. 66.3. Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee; Margin, Shall yield feigned obedience; Hebrew, Shall lye unto thee. There is a feigned obedience, a feigned yielding, a lying •esignation and submission unto God. •er. 42. The people of the Jews come to Jeremiah to go unto God for them, and they say, ver. 5. The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us; whether it be good, or whether it be evil, &c Wherefore Jeremiah did entreat the Lord for them, but they would not do what they said; Whereupon said Jeremiah, ver. 20. Ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye said, We will do according to all that the Lord our God shall say. So that there is a lying submission, whereby men in affliction and distress, do feignedly submit and resign themselves up to God. Possibly a man may hear, that the only way to have his will, is to resign up his will unto God. Now that he may have his will, he will resign it up unto God: This is but to serve himself of God. But where this work is truly done, it is done with the greatest plainness of heart, and the most sincerity.

Sixthly, As this Resignation is not to be done passively; So it is not to be done deceitfully and feignedly, but in all p•ainness and sincerity. We read of the enemies of the Lord, that they shall submit feignedly unto him; so Psal. 18.44. Strangers shall submit themselves to me. The margent hath it, ⟨p. 174⟩