ciful, by our obedience unto him, and by our trufting in bim, and relying upon him, Gen. xxxii. 9. And when we behold the excellent frame of heaven and earth, and the creatures contained therein, then we are to express, that we do remember and acknowledge the Lord to be the Creator and Maker of them all, by our praif ing and magnifying his name, Pfal. cvi. 5. and cxxxix. 14. And when the Lord doth actually inflict any judgment upon us, then we are to ex prefs that we do remember and acknowledge him to be the Governor of all things, and most mighty, wife, and juft, by humbling ourselves under his mighty hand, i Pet. v. 6. And by judging ourselves worthy to be destroyed for our iniquities, Ezek. xxxvi. 31. And by bear ing the punishment thereof, Lev. xxvi. 41. with willing, patient, contented fubmiffion to his will and pleasure, Pfal. xxxix. 9. And when the Lord doth actually beftow any bleffing upon us, then we are to exprefs, that we do remember, and acknowledge him to be the most merciful Giver of every good gift, by our humble acknowledging that we are unworthy of the leaft of his mercies, Gen. xxxii. 10. and in giving him thanks for all things I Theff. v. 18. And thus have I fhewed unto you what is the duty of our understandings.

Neo. I pray you, Sir, let us in the next place hear what is the duty of our wills.

Evan. The duty of our wills is to chufe the Lord alone for our portion, Pfal. xvi. 5, and cxix. 57.

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Neo. And how muft we exprefs that we have hofen the Lord for our portion?

Evan. By our loving him with all our hearts, with all our fouls, and with all our might, Deut.

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Neo. And how muft we exprefs that we do thus love the Lord?

Evan. We must exprefs that we do thus love the Lord, by the acting of our other affections, as by our defire of moft near communion with him, Phil. i. 23. and by our delighting most in him, Pfal.xxxvii. 4. and by our rejoicing moft in him, Phil. iv. 4. and by our fearing moft to of fend him, Mat. x. 28. and by our forrowing moft for offending him, Luke xxii. 62, and by being moft zealous against fin,and for the gloryof God, Rev. iii. 19. And thus have I fhewed you what the Lord requireth in the affirmative part of this Commandment.

Neo. I pray you,Sir, proceed to the negative part, and fhew us what the Lord forbiddeth in this Commandment.

Evan.In this firftCommandment is forbidden ignorance of God, Jer. iv. 22. and fo alfo is unbelief, or doubting of the truth of God's word, Ifa. vii. 9. And fo alfo is the want of fearing the threatnings of God, Deut. xxviii. 58. and the fearing the threatnings of men, either more, or as much as the threatnings of God, Ifa. li. 12, 13. And fo alfo is the want of trufting unto, or relying upon the promifes of God, Luke xii. 29. And the trufting or relying upon our-. felves, mens promifes, or any other thing, either more, or as much as we do upon God, Jer, xvii.

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5. Luke xii 20. And fo alfo is the want of knowledging the band of God in the time of affliction, Ifa. xxvi. 11. And acknowledging that the rod can fmite without the hand of God, John giz. 11. And fo alfo is the want of humbling ourfelves before the Lord, Dan. v. 22. and pride of heart, Prov. xvi. 5. And fo alfo is impa tience, and discontentedness under the chaftif ing hand of God, Exod. xvii. 2. turning unto him that fmiteth us, Ifa. ix. 13. And not re And fo alfo is our forgetfulness of God, in not acknowledging his merciful and bountiful hand in reaching forth all good things unto us in the time of profperity, Pfal. Ixxviii. 11. Deut. xxxii. 18. And fo alfo is our facrificing to our own nets, Hab. i. 16. In afcribing the coming in of our riches to our own care, pains, and diligence in our callings, Deut. viii. 17. And fo alfo is unthankfulness to the Lord for his mercies, Rom. i. 21. And so alfo is our want of s love to God, 1 Cor. xvi. 22. And our loving any creature either more than God, or equal with God, Mat. x. 37. And fo alfo is our want of defiring his presence, Job xxi. 14. And our defiring the prefence of any creature either more or fo much as God, Prov. vi. 25. And fo alfo is our want of rejoicing in God, Deut. xxviii. 47. And our rejoicing either more, or as much in any thing as in God, Luke x. 20. And fo alfo is our want of fearing to offend God, Jer. v. 22. And our fearing to offend any mortal man, either more, or as much as to offend God, Prov. xxix. 25. And fo alfo is our want of forrow and grief for offending God, I Cor. v. 2.

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forrowing more, or as much for any worldlofs or crofs, as for our finning against God, Theff. iv. 15. And fo alfo is our want of al, or our luke-warmnefs in the cause of God d his truth, Rev. iii. 16. And our corrupt, ind, and undifcreet zeal, Luke ix. 55. And us, have i fhewed unto you what the Lord reireth, and what he forbiddeth in this commandent and now, neighbour Nomologista, I pray ou tell me whether you keep it perfectly or

Nom. Sir, before I tell you that, I pray you Il me how you prove that the Lord in this ommandment doth require all these duties, and orbid all thefe fins?

Evan. First, I know that the Lord in this ommandment doth require all these duties, beaufe no man can truly have the Lord for his God, except he hath chofen him for his portin; and no man can truly chufe the Lord for is portion, before he truly know him; and he hat doth truly know God, doth truly believe both his threatenings and his promifes; and he hat doth truly believe the Lord's threatenings, nuft needs fear and tremble at them; and he hat doth truly believe the Lord's promifes, muft needs truly love him, for faith doth always produce and bring forth love; and whofoever doth truly love God, must needs defire near Communion with him; yea, and rejoice in communion with him; yea, and fear to offend him; yea, and forrow for offending him; yea, and be zealous for his glory.

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Secondly, I know, that all these fins are for bidden in this commandment, because that what foever the mind, will, and affections of men are fer upon, or carried after, either more, or a much as after God, that is another God, unte him and therefore if a man ftand in fear of a ny creature, or fear the loss of any creature, e ther more than God, or equal with God, he makes that creature his god; and if he truft un to and put confidence in any creature, either more than in God, or equal with God, that crea ture is his god and hence it is that the covet ous man is called an idolater, Eph. v. 5. for that he maketh gold his hope, and faith to the fine gold, "Thou art my confidence," Job xxxi. 24. And if any man be proud of any good thing he hath, and do not acknowledge God to be the free giver and beftower of the fame; or if he be impatient and difcontented under the Lord's correcting hand, he makes himself a god; and if a man fo love any creature, as that he defires it being abfent, or delights in its being prefent, either more than God, or equal with God, that creature is another god unto him. And hence it is, that voluptuous men are said to make their belly their god, Phil. iii. 19. In a word, whatsoever the mind of man is carried after, or his heart and affections fet upon, either more, or as much as upon God, that he makes his god. And therefore, we may undoubted ly conclude, that all the fins before men tioned, are forbidden in this commandment.

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