Sermons preached

(2.) Nor in Spirituals. Phil. 2. 12, 13. Work out your Salvation with Fear and Trembling: For it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his own good Pleasure. God's working is an Engagement to us to wait upon him in the use of Means, that we may meet with God in his way, and God may meet with us in our way. In his way: for God hath appointed certain Duties to convey and apply his Grace to us. We are to lie at the Pool till the Waters be stirred, to continue our Attendance till God giveth his Grace, Mark 4. 24. In our way: for God influenceth all things according to their natural Inclination. God that enlighteneth with and by the Sun, burneth with and by the Fire, reasoneth with and by Man, acts necessarily with necessary Causes, and freely with free Causes. He doth not oppress the Liberty of the Creature, but preserveth the Nature and Interest of his own Workmanship. Hos. 11. 4. I drew them with Cords of a Man, with Bands of Love. He draweth by propounding Reasons, which we consider, and so betake our selves to a godly Life. In short, we must do what we can, otherwise we are wanting to our selves; but we must not depend upon our own Counsel, Wisdom and Strength, for the Event is not always to the Swift, Strong and Wise.

(2.) Nor in Spirituals. Phil. 2. 12, 13. Work out your Salvation with Fear and Trembling: For it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his own good Pleasure. God's working is an Engagement to us to wait upon him in the use of Means, that we may meet with God in his way, and God may meet with us in our way. In his way: for God hath appointed certain Duties to convey and apply his Grace to us. We are to lie at the Pool till the Waters be stirred, to continue our Attendance till God giveth his Grace, Mark 4. 24. In our way: for God influenceth all things according to their natural Inclination. God that enlightneth with and by the Sun, burneth with and by the Fire, reasoneth with and by Man, acts necessarily with necessary Causes, and freely with free Causes. He doth not oppress the Liberty of the Creature, but preserveth the Nature and Interest of his own Workmanship.