3. The committing of our selves to God implies the resignation of our wills to the will of God, to be disposed of as seems good in his eyes: So David commits to God the event of that sad and doubtful providence which made him fly for his life from a strong conspiracy, 2 Sam. 15. 25. And the King said unto Zadock, Carry back the Ark of God into the City; if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord; he will bring me again, and show me both it and his habitation, but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good to him: q. d. Lord, the conspiracy against my life is strong, the danger great, the issue exceeding doubtful: but I commit it all into thy hand, if David may yet be used in any further service for his God; I shall see this City and thy lovely Temple again, but if not, I lie at thy foot to be disposed either for life or death, for the earthly or the heavenly Jerusalem, as seemeth best in thine eyes: This submission to Divine pleasure is included in the committing act of Faith. Christian, what sayest thou to it? Is thy will content to go back, that the will of God may come on, and take place of it? It may be thou canst refer a difficult case to God, provided that he will determine and issue it according •o thy desires, but in truth that is no submission or resignation at all, but a sinful limiting of, and prescribing to God. It was an excellent reply that a choice Christian once made to another; when a beloved and only Child lay in a dangerous sickness at the point of death; a friend asked the mother, what would you now desire of God in reference to your Child? Would you beg of him its life, or death, in this extremity it is now in? The Mother answered, I refer that to the will of God. But said her friend, if God would •• fer it to you, what would you choose then? Why truly ⟨p. 85⟩said she, if God would refer it to me, I would even refer it to God again.
3. The committing of our selves to God implies the resignation of our wills to the will of God, to be disposed of as seems good in his eyes: So David commits to God the event of that sad and doubtful providence which made him flie for his life from a strong conspiracy, 2 Sam. 15. 25. And the King said unto Zadock, Carry back the Ark of God into the City; if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord; he will bring me again, and shew me both it and his habitation, but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good to him: q. d. Lord, the conspiracy against my life is strong, the danger great, the issue exceeding doubtful: but I commit it all into thy hand, if David may yet be used in any further service for his God; I shall see this City and thy lovely Temple again, but if not, I lie at thy foot to be disposed either for life or death, for the earthly or the heavenly Ierusalem, as seemeth best in thine eyes: This submission to Divine pleasure is included in the committing act of Faith. Christian, what sayest thou to it? Is thy will content to go back, that the will of God may come on, and take place of it? It may be thou canst refer a difficult case to God, provided that he will determine and issue it according •o thy desires, but in truth that is no submission or resignation at all, but a sinful limiting of, and prescribing to God. It was an excellent reply that a choice Christian once made to another; when a beloved and only Child lay in a dangerous sickness at the point of death; a friend asked the mother, what would you now desire of God in reference to your Child? Would you beg of him its life, or death, in this extremity it is now in? The Mother answered, I refer that to the will of God. But said her friend, if God would •• fer it to you, what would you chuse then? Why truly ⟨p. 85⟩said she, if God would refer it to me, I would even refer it to God again.
