A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…

1. Such as quarrel with the Precepts of God, as if they were too strict, too precise, too pure, and that God commanded more than was needful, Psal. 2.2. Rom. 8.7. This is a comparing with God, yea, a preferring our selves before God; and such speak as if they would be in Gods Throne to make Laws, and as if they would enact better Laws, more conducing to, and convenient for the welfare of mankind. Because man hath vitiated his nature, and distempered all his faculties, he is angry at God for enjoining him a strict diet, and forbidding him what would feed his Disease. A foul Stomach loatheth the wholesomest food.

1. Such as quarrel with the Precepts of God, as if they were too strict, too precise, too pure, and that God commanded more than was needful, Psal. 2.2. Rom. 8.7. This is a comparing with God, yea, a preferring our selves before God; and such speak as if they would be in Gods Throne to make Laws, and as if they would enact better Laws, more conducing to, and convenient for the welfare of mankind. Because man hath vitiated his nature, and distempered all his faculties, he is angry at God for enjoyning him a strict diet, and forbidding him what would feed his Disease. A foul Stomach loatheth the wholsomest food.

2. When men question the Providences of God, as if they were not good, and wise, and righteous, these compare, yea, prefer themselves before God; their voice is like Absalom's, O that I were Judge, things should not go thus at six and sevens; See here is none to do justice to you; O that I governed the world, there should be no such disorders as are now, no such inequality amongst men, The righteous should not perish, nor the wicked ⟨p. 215⟩