Subjection to Christ in all his ordinances and appointments the best means to preserve…

3.¹ When men have some heart to come out of it, but the Lord leaves men to an indifferency, and consequently to apostasy, as it was with Agrippa almost persuaded, and like the Israelites that refused to go into the good land, Numbers 14. And hereupon the Lord was wroth, and said they should not, but they repented and would fain have had some pity showed in regard of their misery, but their enemies felt upon them and destroyed them: all the plea of the Arminians is for this, which is nothing else but mens misery. Luke 14. those that were invited made their excuses and said, I must needs go and see it: But found no necessity to come to Christ. Now the Saints the Lord never leaves them to a spirit of indifferency, but keeps them in a spirit of necessity. I must come out of this miserable condition, saith the poor soul, they say not, flesh is weak, but I must have help. Psalm. 110. because 'tis the day of the Lords power, they must not rest contented without help; and if the Lord delays them and hears not, they will follow the Lord so much the harder.

3.¹ When men have some heart to come out of it, but the Lord leaves men to an indifferency, and consequently to apostasie, as it was with Agrippa almost perswaded, and like the Israelites that refused to go into the good land, Numbers 14. And hereupon the Lord was wroth, and said they should not, but they repented and would fain have had some pitty shewed in regard of their misery, but their enemies felt upon them and destroyed them: all the plea of the Arminians is for this, which is nothing else but mens misery. Luke 14. those that were invited made their excuses and said, I must needs go and see it: But found no necessity to come to Christ. Now the Saints the Lord never leaves them to a spirit of indifferency, but keeps them in a spirit of necessity. I must come out of this miserable condition, saith the poor soul, they say not, flesh is weak, but I must have help.