Moses his self-denial delivered in a treatise upon Hebrews 11, the 24. verseMoses his self-denyall delivered in a treatise upon Hebrewes 11, the 24. verse

But may we not resolve then aforehand what we will do?¹

But may wee not resolve then aforehand what we will doe?¹

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Many upon hearing how others fail,¹ in performing their resolutions, and that a man may be very confident of what he will do, and yet when it comes to trial, do nothing; therefore they think it is in vain to resolve, they go on in a slight negligent ⟨p. 211⟩way, and never endeavour to bring their hearts to any resolution at all, they say we can do nothing of our selves, God must do all, no man can know what he shall be able to do, before the trial comes; but it is apparent, that the cause why these men do not come to any resolutions, is not from any true sense of their weakness: For,

Many upon hearing how others faile,¹ in performing their resolutions, and that a man may be very confident of what hee will doe, and yet when it comes to tryall, doe nothing; therefore they thinke it is in vaine to resolve, they goe on in a slight negligent ⟨p. 211⟩way, and never endeavour to bring their hearts to any resolution at all, they say wee can doe nothing of our selves, God must doe all, no man can know what hee shall be able to doe, before the tryall comes; but it is apparent, that the cause why these men doe not come to any resolutions, is not from any true sense of their weaknesse: For,