Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God

9. In falling off from God after some fair compliances, when his Will grateth upon us and crosseth ours. They will walk with him as far as he pleaseth them, and leave him upon the first distaste, as tho God must observe their humours more than they his Will. Amos must be suspended from Prophesying, because the Land could not bear his words, and his discourses condemned their unworthy practices against God.^* The Young man came not to receive directions from our Saviour, but expected a Confirmation of his own rules, rather than an imposition of new.^* He rather cares for Commendations than instructions, and upon the disappointment turns his back; He was sad, that Christ would not suffer him to be rich and a Christian together, and leaves him because his Command was not suitable to the Law of his Covetousness. Some truths that are at a further distance from us, we can hear gladly. But when the Conscience begins to smart under others, if God will not observe our Wills, we will with Herod be a Law to our selves.^*

9. In falling off from God after some fair compliances, when his Will grateth upon us and crosseth ours. They will walk with him as far as he pleaseth them, and leave him upon the first distast, as tho God must observe their humors more than they his Will. Amos must be suspended from Prophecying, because the Land could not bear his words, and his discourses condemned their unworthy practices against God.^* The Young man came not to receive directions from our Saviour, but expected a Confirmation of his own rules, rather than an imposition of new.^* He rather cares for Commendations than instructions, and upon the disappointment turns his back; He was sad, that Christ would not suffer him to be rich and a Christian together, and leaves him because his Command was not suitable to the Law of his Covetousness. Some truths that are at a further distance from us, we can hear gladly. But when the Conscience begins to smart under others, if God will not observe our Wills, we will with Herod be a Law to our selves.