Sermons preached

Others to the same purpose. There were two things willed by Christ; one was Bonum Naturae, the good of Nature; the other was the Glory of God with our Salvation. And the first was desired but subordinately to the second. So that the Lord Christ is a notable Pattern; that our Appetites, and Desires are not to be according to the Interests of the Flesh, but for the Glory and Honour of God and the good of others.

Others to the same purpose. There were two things willed by Christ; one was Bonum Naturae, the good of Nature; the other was the Glory of God with our Salvation. And the first was desir'd but subordinately to the second. So that the Lord Christ is a notable Pattern; that our Appetites, and Desires are not to be according to the Interests of the Flesh, but for the Glory and Honour of God and the good of others.

The next Pattern we have is David, a Man after God's own Heart, in 2 Sam. 15. 25, 26. Behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. What a meek submission was here to God's Pleasure? resigning up his Person, Crown and Estate, to the wise and gracious disposal of God; to receive a Benefit, or Punishment, as the Lord should determine. David sets his Name to a Blank, and bids God write what he pleaseth. It is hard for us to consent to known Articles, but David wholly referreth himself unto God, Let him do what seemeth good unto him.

The next Pattern we have is David, a Man after God's own Heart, in 2 Sam. 15. 25, 26. Behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. What a meek submission was here to God's Pleasure? resigning up his Person, Crown and Estate, to the wise and gracious disposal of God; to receive a Benefit, or Punishment, as the Lord should determine. David sets his Name to a Blanck, and bids God write what he pleaseth. It is hard for us to consent to known Articles, but David wholly referreth himself unto God, Let him do what seemeth good unto him.