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5. Because God hath absolutely determined the Time of thy Life, or how long thou shalt live: And there it a Time thou canst not pass; Wilt thou therefore forbear eating, or use of Physic, to preserve thy Life, and say, If I eat not, I shall live my appointed Time? What signify Means of Medicines, I will take no Physic, no Potion? for it the Time is come God hath set in his Eternal Decree, I shall die, nothing can save my Life: Would not all think you were under a fearful Temptation and Delusion of the Devil?

5. Because God hath absolutely determined the Time of thy Life, or how long thou shalt live: And there it a Time thou canst not pass; Wilt thou therefore forbear eating, or use of Physick, to preserve thy Life, and say, If I eat not, I shall live my appointed Time? What signify Means of Medicines, I will take no Physick, no Potion? for it the Time is come God hath set in his Eternal Decree, I shall die, nothing can save my Life: Would not all think you were under a fearful Temptation and Delusion of the Devil?

6. Did not God absolutely tell Paul, that he had given him the ¹Lives of all that were with him in the Ship, and that none of them should perish? Yet he said, Unless these abide in the Ship, ye cannot be saved. Whosoever therefore that doth neglect the Means ²God hath appointed, in order to the obtaining the End, let it be what it will, doth but tempt God, and comply with the Devil, let his Pretence be what it will.

6. Did not God absolutely tell Paul, that he had given him the ¹Lives of all that were with him in the Ship, and that none of them should perish? Yet he said, Vnless these abide in the Ship, ye cannot be saved. Whosoever therefore that doth neglect the Means