2. That Grace and Corruption draw several Inferences and Conclusions from the same Premisses. A Bee gathereth Honey from whence a Spider sucketh Poison. Corrupt Nature is out in Conclusions, Prov. 26.9. As a Thorn goeth up into the Hand of a Drunkard, so is a Parable in the Mouth of Fools. Let us do Evil that Grace may abound, says a corrupt Heart: Let us deny Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts, says a gracious Person. God doth all, says a corrupt Heart, therefore we need but lie upon the Bed of Ease, and expect his Help. No, says a gracious Soul, Phil. 2.12, 13. Work out your own Salvation with fear and trembling: for it is God that worketh in you, to will and to do of his good Pleasure. The Epicure says the time is short, Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die, 1 Cor. 15.32. The Apostle argues otherwise, 1 Cor. 7.29. Brethren, I say unto you, the time is short; it remaineth that they that have Wives, be as tho they had none, &c. So 2 Sam. 7.2. Then the King said unto Nathan the Prophet, See now, I dwell in an House of Cedar, but the Ark of God dwelleth within Curtains: compared with Hag. 1.2. This People say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord's House should be built. Eli said, 1 Sam. 3.18. It is of the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. The King of Israel said, 2 King. 6.33. Behold, this Evil is of the Lord, why should I wait for the Lord any longer? We are apt to stumble in God's plainest Ways: Carnal Logic is one of our greatest Corruptions.
2. That Grace and Corruption draw several Inferences and Conclusions from the same Premisses. A Bee gathereth Hony from whence a Spider sucketh Poison. Corrupt Nature is out in Conclusions, Prov. 26.9. As a Thorn goeth up into the Hand of a Drunkard, so is a Parable in the Mouth of Fools. Let us do Evil that Grace may abound, says a corrupt Heart: Let us deny Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts, says a gracious Person. God doth all, says a corrupt Heart, therefore we need but lie upon the Bed of Ease, and expect his Help. No, says a gracious Soul, Phil. 2.12, 13. Work out your own Salvation with fear and trembling: for it is God that worketh in you, to will and to do of his good Pleasure. The Epicure says the time is short, Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die, 1 Cor. 15.32. The Apostle argues otherwise, 1 Cor. 7.29. Brethren, I say unto you, the time is short; it remaineth that they that have Wives, be as tho they had none, &c. So 2 Sam. 7.2. Then the King said unto Nathan the Prophet, See now, I dwell in an House of Cedar, but the Ark of God dwelleth within Curtains: compared with Hag. 1.2. This People say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord's House should be built. Eli said, 1 Sam. 3.18. It is of the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. The King of Israel said, 2 King. 6.33. Behold, this Evil is of the Lord, why should I wait for the Lord any longer? We are apt to stumble in God's plainest Ways: Carnal Logick is one of our greatest Corruptions.
