Divine efficacy without humane power. Opened in a sermon preached at St. Margarets Church…

2. Zerubbabel must not be without the Word of the Lord. In the building of Gods House Magistrates must wait upon ⟨p. 30⟩the mouth of God for direction and counsel. It is no less then eight times observed in one chapter, Exod. 40. that in the setting up of the Tabernacle and worship of God, Moses did every thing as the Lord commanded Moses; for so he had received his instructions, Exod. 25. 9. And in like manner David gave unto Solomon his son the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, 1 Chron. 28. 11, 12. So runs the Apostles commission from Christ, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you,¹ Mat. 28. 20. Non ex Arbitrio Deo serviendum sed ex Imperio, saith Tertullian. ²Even Heathens would have their superstitious services done by rule, Semper Agatne Rogat, nec nisi jussus agit. If men,³ who may err and mistake in their commands, are offended with such as disobey them, though thereby they do them better service, judging it a corrupting and despising of commands, when they be not obeyed, ⁴though they be mended: How much more must the most wise God be offended with us, when we do his work not according unto his will, but our own, thereby presuming to see what is meet and convenient better then God himself, thereby taking upon us to be controllers of his wisdom,⁵ as learned Hooker speaks.⁶ It was a very ⟨p. 31⟩