A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto

And now, it ⟨p. 12⟩belongs to him, as he is to do the part of a God to us, to judg and determine for us: for which he alon• is competent, as being God only wise, and otherwise he were not God allsufficient; And not to leave that to us, who are so apt to be partial, and mistaken, in our judgment.

But when he makes his Demand from us, of what we on our part are to be, and do; he demands our all, absolutely; that we surrender our selves and ours, whatsoever we are, and have, to his pleasure and dispose, without other exception, or restriction, than by his Promise, he hath laid upon himself.

Nor are we to think it strange there should be this difference, in the tenor of his Covenant, between his part and ours. For we are to remember, The Covenant between him, and us, is not, as of Equals; He Covenants as God; we, as Creatures; He, according ⟨p. 13⟩to the universal, infinite perfection and all sufficiency of a God, we, according to the insufficiency, imperfection and indigency of Creatures.

Nor are we to think it strange there should be this difference, in the tenour of his Covenant, between his part and ours. For we are to remember, The Covenant between him, and us, is not, as of Equals; He Covenants as God; we, as Creatures; He, according ⟨p. 13⟩to the universal, infinite perfection and all sufficiency of a God, we, according to the insufficiency, imperfection and indigency of Creatures.