11. With the concomitant surrender to him of all that we have. For they that, by ⟨p. 63⟩their own act, and acknowledgement, are not themselves, their own, but devoted, must also acknowledge they are owners of nothing else. In that mentioned form of Surrender in Livy, When Egerius, on the Romans part had enquired,1 Are you the Ambassadors sent by the people of Collatia that you may yield up your selves and the Collatine people? and it was answered, we are. And it was again asked. Are the Collatine people ⟨p. 64⟩in their own power? and answered, they are. It is further enquired, do you deliver up your selves, the people of Collatia, your City, your Fields, your Water, your Bounds, your Temples, your Utensils, all things that are yours, both Divine, and Humane, into mine, and the people of Romes power? they say we deliver up all. And he answers, So I receive you. So do they who deliver up themselves to God, much more, all that they called theirs. God indeed is the only Proprietor, Men are but usufructuaries. ⟨p. 65⟩They have the use of what his providence allots them; He reserves to himself the property; and limits the use so far, as that all are to be accountable to him for all they possess. And are to use nothing they have, but as under him, and for him, as also they are to do themselves. Therefore as they are required to glorify him with their bodies, and spirits which are his, so they are to honour him with their substance, upon the same reason. But few effectually apprehend his right in their persons; Which, as we are therefore to recognize, in this Dedication of our selves ⟨p. 66⟩to him; So we are, in a like general sense, to devote to him all that we enjoy in the world. That is, as all are not to devote themselves specially to serve him in a sacred office; But all are obliged to devote themselves to his service in the general: So, though all are not required to devote their estates, to this or that particular pious use, they are obliged to use them wholly for his glory, in the general, and for the service of his Interest in the world. We are obliged neither to withhold from him, nor misspend, these his mercies;
11. With the concomitant surrender to him of all that we have. For they that, by ⟨p. 63⟩their own act, and acknowledgment, are not themselves, their own, but devoted, must also acknowledge they are owners of nothing else. In that mentioned form of Surrender in Livie, When Egerius, on the Romans part had enquired,1 Are you the Embassadours sent by the people of Collatia that you may yield up your selves and the Collatine people? and it was answered, we are. And it was again askt. Are the Collatine people ⟨p. 64⟩in their own power? and answered, they are. It is further enquired, do you deliver up your selves, the people of Collatia, your City, your Fields, your Water, your Bounds, your Temples, your Vtensils, all things that are yours, both Divine, and Humane, into mine, and the people of Romes power? they say we deliver up all. And he answers, So I receive you. So do they who deliver up themselves to God, much more, all that they called theirs. God indeed is the only Proprietor, Men are but usufructuaries. ⟨p. 65⟩They have the use of what his providence allots them; He reserves to himself the property; and limits the use so far, as that all are to be accountable to him for all they possess. And are to use nothing they have, but as under him, and for him, as also they are to do themselves. Therefore as they are required to glorifie him with their bodies, and spirits which are his, so they are to honour him with their substance, upon the same reason. But few effectually apprehend his right in their persons; Which, as we are therefore to recognize, in this Dedication of our selves ⟨p. 66⟩to him; So we are, in a like general sense, to devote to him all that we enjoy in the world. That is, as all are not to devote themselves specially to serve him in a sacred office; But all are obliged to devote themselves to his service in the general: So, though all are not required to devote their estates, to this or that particular pious use, they are obliged to use them wholly for his glory, in the general, and for the service of his Interest in the world. We are obliged neither to withhold from him, nor mispend, these his mercies;
- 1Estisne vos legati Oratoresque missi à populo Collatino, ut vos populumque Collatinum dederitis? Sumus —Deditisne vos, populum Collatinum, urbem, agros, aquam, terminos, delubra, utensilia divina, humanaque omnia, in meam populique Romani ditionem? Dedimus. At ego recipi. Liv. ubi priùs.
