A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

2. There is a murmuring which is immediately against God himself, since the fall man is always quarrelling with his Maker, either against his Decrees or his Laws or his Providence.

1. Against his Decrees, proud man cannot endure to hear of Gods absolute Sovereignty, we will do what we will but we will give leave to God to do what he will: The good man of the house was fain to plead his right, Mat 20. 15 Shall I not do with my •wn, &c. we can see no reason, why God should pass by one and choose another; though we can see no reason, 'tis enough 'tis Gods pleasure, Mat. 11. 26. God hath his arcana imperii, as well as earthly Princes, and we have cause to admire what we cannot understand, things may be just, though his reasons appear not to us; God is not bound to give us an account, or to tell ⟨p. 450⟩us all his secrets; humane reason groweth giddy by prying into the depth of Gods Decrees; 'tis good to change disputes into wonder and reverence, Rom, 9. 10 Who art thou Oh man that disputest with God? we may chop Logic one with another, the potsherds of the earth with the potsherds of the earth, but Gods prerogative is above the tribunal of our reason.

1. Against his Decrees, proud man cannot endure to hear of Gods absolute Soveraignty, we will do what we will but we will give leave to God to do what he will: The good man of the house was fain to plead his right, Mat 20. 15 Shall I not do with my •wn, &c. we can see no reason, why God should pass by one and chuse another; though we can see no reason, 'tis enough 'tis Gods pleasure, Mat. 11. 26. God hath his arcana imperii, as well as earthly Princes, and we have cause to admire what we cannot understand, things may be just, though his reasons appear not to us; God is not bound to give us an account, or to tell ⟨p. 450⟩