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6. This Dominion of God would make us resign up our selves to God in every thing. He that considers himself a thing made by God, a vassal under his Authority, would not expostulate with him, and call him to an account why he hath dealt so, or so with him. It would stab the vitals of all pleas against him. We should not then contest with him, but humbly lay our cause at his feet, and say with Eli, 1 Sam. 3.18. 'Tis the Lord, let him do what seems good. We should not commence a suit against God, when he doth not answer our Prayers presently, and send the mercy we want upon the wings of the wind; He is the Lord, the Sovereign: The consideration of this would put an end to our quarrels with God; Should I expect that the Monarch of the World should wait upon me, or I a poor worm wait upon him? Must I take State upon me before the Throne of Heaven, and expect the King of Kings should lay by his Sceptre, to gratify my humour? Surely Jonah thought God no more than his fellow, or his vassal, at that time when he told him to his face, he did well to be angry, as though God might not do what he pleased with so small a thing as a Gourd; He speaks as if he would have sealed a lease of ejectment, to exclude him from any propriety in any thing in the World.

6. This Dominion of God would make us resign up our selves to God in every thing. He that considers himself a thing made by God, a vassal under his Authority, would not expostulate with him, and call him to an account why he hath dealt so, or so with him. It would stab the vitals of all pleas against him. We should not then contest with him, but humbly lay our cause at his feet, and say with Eli, 1 Sam. 3.18. 'Tis the Lord, let him do what seems good. We should not commence a suit against God, when he doth not answer our Prayers presently, and send the mercy we want upon the wings of the wind; He is the Lord, the Soveraign: The consideration of this would put an end to our quarrels with God; Should I expect that the Monarch of the World should wait upon me, or I a poor worm wait upon him? Must I take State upon me before the Throne of Heaven, and expect the King of Kings should lay by his Scepter, to gratifie my humour? Surely Jonah thought God no more than his fellow, or his vassal, at that time when he told him to his face, he did well to be angry, as though God might not do what he pleased with so small a thing as a Gourd; He speaks as if he would have sealed a lease of ejectment, to exclude him from any propriety in any thing in the World.