An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

Secondly, This simplicity is no less signally seen in the Will, which is to cast away its contumacy, stubbornness and propriety, resigning it self wholly up to ¹Gods command. The Lord hath commanded it, therefore I obey, not disputing with flesh and blood, whether this will be for my advantage, honour or profit; but the will of God boweth him into all ready compliance. It is the Apostles advice, Phil. 2. 14. Do all things without murmurings and disputings, that ye may be sincere. Here it is plain, that sincerity is manifested, when we willingly do our duty, not murmuring and quarrelling at it. Even as we read of Abraham, though commanded by God to sacrifice his own son with his own hands, when he might have had so many fair arguments against it, yet he readily applieth himself to his duty; and so when commanded to come out of his own country, and to go he did not know whether, yet he willingly obeyeth; this is simplicity. And so it was with Paul, Galat. 1. who immediately obeyed the call of God, Not consulting with flesh and blood; whereas Saul, because he did not obey in simplicity, but waved the commands of God upon religious pretences, his rebellion was accounted a• witchcraft, not believing that Obedience was better than Sacrifice, 1 Sam. 15. 22.

Secondly, This simplicity is no lesse signally seen in the Will, which is to cast away its contumacy, stubbornness and propriety, resigning it self wholly up to ¹Gods command. The Lord hath commanded it, therefore I obey, not disputing with flesh and blood, whether this will be for my advantage, honour or profit; but the will of God boweth him into all ready compliance. It is the Apostles advice, Phil. 2. 14. Do all things without mumurings and disputings, that ye may be sincere. Here it is plain, that sincerity is manifested, when we willingly do our duty, not murmuring and quarrelling at it. Even as we read of Abraham, though commanded by God to sacrifice his own sonne with his own hands, when he might have had so many fair arguments against it, yet he readily applieth himself to his duty; and so when commanded to come out of his own countrey, and to go he did not know whether, yet he willingly obeyeth; this is simplicity. And so it was with Paul,