The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

Though I suppose you cannot but be satisfied, and think that this objection hath little weight, yet for answer, I will give you a Scripture or two, Psalm. 2. I will declare the decree, The decree of God concerning the advancement of Christ in his resurrection, and so of the success of the work of Christs mediation. I will declare the decree, the Lord hath said thou art my son this day have I begotten thee: Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. Gods giving of Christ the heathen for his inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for his possession; it was decreed of God, yet Christ must ask it of his Father notwithstanding Gods decree. And another Text remarkable is in the prophecy of Daniel, ⟨p. 268⟩where the Text saith Dan. 9.2. In the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by books, the number of the years whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the Prophet, that he would accomplish 70. years in the desolation of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Lord God to seek by prayer and supplications. Mark, Daniel understood by books what God had determined concerning Jerusalem; what need Daniel go further, he knew Gods mind what he would do whether he did pray or no? but mark, vers. 3. I set my face to seek the Lord. After he knew what God had decreed, and what he would do, and what he had promised. Now we know not Gods decree: but if we did certainly know the decree of God in showing mercy to the Land, yet it could no way hinder us, but encourage us to set our faces to seek the Lord, and to seek him more earnestly: therefore that is a vain objection.

Though I suppose you cannot but be satisfied, and think that this objection hath little weight, yet for answer, I will give you a Scripture or two, Psalm. 2. I will declare the decree, The decree of God concerning the advancement of Christ in his resurrection, and so of the successe of the work of Christs mediation. I will declare the decree, the Lord hath said thou art my son this day have I begotten thee: Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. Gods giving of Christ the heathen for his inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for his possession; it was decreed of God, yet Christ must ask it of his Father notwithstanding Gods decree. And another Text remarkable is in the prophesie of Daniel,