But the former doctrine affords support, and that which will bear up thy heart even in this particular also ⟨p. 314⟩thy Salvation depends not upon thine own will, for then neither thou nor any flesh should be saved. But God shows mercy to whom he will show mercy, Rom. 9. 19. As nothing can deserve his mercy so nothing can resist his good pleasure, when he will show it, he will make thee find it and others see it. James, 1. 18. of his own good will begot he us by the word of truth; It's not according to the will of Satan, for then no man should be saved, its not according to the will of man fallen, for then no man could be saved. But he dispenseth the work of his grace according to his own will And his counsel shall stand, and he will do what he will. Isai. 46. 11. let the will of men and Devils oppose it to the utmost of their power. Quiet thou thy heart, I cannot do any thing that might purchas, not yet in truth would I have grace if God would give it, only it is with God to do good to this miserable soul of mine as he will, who doth what he will in heaven and in earth, his will be done and blessed be his holy name for ever and ever: and there stay thy self. It was the expression of a man in heavy perplexity of Conscience finding the crossness of his will to snarl at the Lords dispensation, his heart sunk within him, with unsupportable horror, that he had […] the sin against the Holy Ghost; and with many prayers and tears he sought to heaven to bring his heart to an under subjection to the good pleasure of the Lord, but the Lord left him to his own perverseness, nothing he could do, could prevail with his own spirit. and professed against that cursed cavil of the Arminians, that reproach of the doctrine of Gods free grace which leads to despair and discouragement, openly acknowledging that if his own salvation depended upon his own will, he should perish irrecoverably: but that only held his heart in some hope that his happiness was in Gods hand, and that it merely depended upon the will of the Lord, to give him a heart to fear and serve him or else his heart would fail. And it was a savoury ⟨p. 315⟩speech of a gracious woman that had a great deal of Do with her own heart, when she could not find her heart to come off so willingly to give way as she ought to what her judgment allowed, she besought the Lord to give her such a disposition of heart whether she would or no.
But the former doctrine affords support, and that which wil bear up thy heart even in this particular also ⟨p. 314⟩thy Salvation depends not upon thine owne wil, for then neither thou nor any flesh should be saved. But God shewes mercy to whom he will shew mercy, Rom. 9. 19. As nothing can deserve his mercy so nothing can resist his good pleasure, when he wil shew it, he wil make thee find it and others see it. James, 1. 18. of his own good wil begot he us by the word of truth; It's not according to the wil of Satan, for then no man should be saved, its not according to the wil of man fallen, for then no man could be saved. But he dispenseth the work of his grace according to his own wil And his counsel shal stand, and he will do what he wil. Isai. 46. 11. let the wil of men and Devills oppose it to the utmost of their power. Quiet thou thy heart, I cannot do any thing that might purchas, not yet in truth would I have grace if God would give it, only it is with God to do good to this miserable soul of mine as he wil, who doth what he wil in heaven and in earth, his wil be done and blessed be his holy name for ever and ever: and there stay thy self. It was the expression of a man in heavy perplexity of Conscience finding the crosness of his wil to snarl at the Lords dispensation, his heart sunk within him, with unsupportable horror, that he had 〈…〉 the sin against the Holy Ghost; and with many prayers and tears he sought to heaven to bring his heart to an under subjection to the good pleasure of the Lord, but the Lord left him to his own perversness, nothing he could do, could prevail with his own spirit. and proffessed against that cursed cavil of the Arminians, that reproach of the doctrine of Gods free grace which leads to despayr and discouragement, openly acknowledging that if his own salvation depended upon his own wil, he should perish irrecoverably: but that only held his heart in some hope that his happiness was in Gods hand, and that it meerly depended upon the wil of the Lord, to give him a heart to fear and serve him or else his heart would fayl. And it was a savory ⟨p. 315⟩speech of a gracious woman that had a great deal of Do with her own heart, when she could not find her heart to come off so willingly to give way as she ought to what her judgment allowed, she besought the Lord to give her such a disposition of heart whether she would or no.
