First, If you would walk and work, as Gods, then get divine principles. According to your principles, such will your practices be; water riseth no higher then its Fountain: If therefore you would walk as God, and work for God, you must both walk and work from God. If ever the hand of the dial point, and go right without, the wheels and poises must be right within. It is noted of true and sincere Saints, that acted for God in the Regal Office, That their hearts were perfect with the Lord, 1 King. 15.14. Isai. 38.3. This spiritual life in their souls made them warm and zealous for their Saviour. Caleb that followed the Lord fully, had another spirit, a different principle from the ten carnal Princes, Numb. 14.24. Mens actions will then be sacred, when their affections are sanctified. He ⟨p. 259⟩that followeth God he knoweth not why, will forsake God he knoweth not how. A Magistrate that is zealous for God only because the times favour such, may soon be brought to be as zealous against God. He that is not knit to his service with the heart-strings of love, spun out of a renewed nature, will easily be parted from his service. Such slavish spirits will serve God no longer then they can serve themselves of God. When Jehu's interest & Gods are conjoined, as in rooting out the idolatry of Baal, how fiery is Jehu? how furiously doth he drive? He slayeth all the false Prophets, he breaketh down the Images of Baal, and the house Baal, and maketh it a draught-house, 2 King. 10.25, 26, 27. But when Gods Interest and Jehu's are divided, as in the Calves at Dan and Bethel, there Jehu must be excused, he will uphold them (as some do by that Monster of Toleration) out of State policy, expecting that they should uphold him, 2 King. 10.27, 28. But what was the reason of this? Surely the want of this divine principle; the fire of Jehu's zeal was (not lighted at the Altar, for then it would have continued burning, but) kitchen fire kindled at a common hearth, and therefore would burn no longer then it had such gross matter as his own credit or profit to feed it, when this fuel was taken away, his fire went out, look in vers. 31. Jehu walked not in the law of the Lord with all his heart; his heart was not perfect, it was not cast into the fire of the Word, and new-moulded by the Spirit of God. The want of this foundation over-turned all that beautiful building which Jehu had set up.
First, If you would walk and work, as Gods, then get divine principles. According to your principles, such will your practices be; water riseth no higher then its Fountain: If therefore you would walk as God, and work for God, you must both walk and work from God. If ever the hand of the dial point, and go right without, the wheels and poises must be right within. It is noted of true and sincere Saints, that acted for God in the Regal Office, That their hearts were perfect with the Lord, 1 King. 15.14. Isai. 38.3. This spiritual life in their souls made them warm and zealous for their Saviour. Caleb that followed the Lord fully, had another spirit, a different principle from the ten carnal Princes, Numb. 14.24. Mens actions will then be sacred, when their affections are sanctified. He ⟨p. 259⟩that followeth God he knoweth not why, will forsake God he knoweth not how. A Magistrate that is zealous for God only because the times favour such, may soon be brought to be as zealous against God. He that is not knit to his service with the heart-strings of love, spun out of a renewed nature, will easily be parted from his service. Such slavish spirits will serve God no longer then they can serve themselves of God. When Jehu's interest & Gods are conjoyned, as in rooting out the idolatry of Baal, how fiery is Jehu? how furiously doth he drive? He slayeth all the false Prophets, he breaketh down the Images of Baal, and the house Baal, and maketh it a draught-house, 2 King. 10.25, 26, 27. But when Gods Interest and Jehus are divided, as in the Calves at Dan and Bethel, there Jehu must be excused, he will uphold them (as some do by that Monster of Toleration) out of State policy, expecting that they should uphold him, 2 King. 10.27, 28. But what was the reason of this? Surely the want of this divine principle; the fire of Jehu's zeal was (not lighted at the Altar, for then it would have continued burning, but) kitchen fire kindled at a common hearth, and therefore would burn no longer then it had such gross matter as his own credit or profit to feed it, when this fuel was taken away, his fire went out, look in vers. 31. Jehu walked not in the law of the Lord with all his heart; his heart was not perfect, it was not cast into the fire of the Word, and new-moulded by the Spirit of God. The want of this foundation over-turned all that beautiful building which Jehu had set up.
