...whom he will have mercy, and whom he 'will he hardeneth. , . Ver. 19. T'hou 'wilt fay then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault ? for 'who hath refifted his will? or, as fome tranflate it, Who hath difobefd his law ? Now the Nature of this Objection, which the Apoftle...

...produce in converfation, the objection mentioned by the apoftle Paul; " Thou wilt f*y then unto me, Why " doth he yet find fault, for who hath refifted '* his will * ?" This, indeed, is the fum of all the objections that ever were, or ever can be offered againft...

...ihall we fay then ? Is there unrighteoufneis with God? God forbid, v. 19. Thou wilt fay then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault ? for who hath refifted his will ? v. 20. Nay, but, O man, who art thou that replied againft God ? Ihall the thing formed fay to him...

...Scope and Subftance of the foregoing Difcourfe be true -, that God knew and pre-ordained all Things, why doth he yet find Fault ? for who hath refifted his Will ? What is the Ufe of Man's Endeavours and Care for his Soul ? Saint Paul anfwers thus : " Who 2tt thou...

...hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt fay then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault ? For who hath refifted his will? Nay, but, O man, who art thou that repliejl again/I God? Shall the thing formed fay to him that formed...

...true, that God does exercife compoljion in har.dening the heart, then there is good reafon to afk, " Why doth he yet find fault ? For who hath refifted his will ?" The way is now prepared to inquire, whether there is any juft ground for this objection againft...

...enmity with fuch a God, and, in the pride and impiety of his heart, " replies againft God," and fays, " Why doth he yet find fault ? For who hath refifted his will ?" 6. Religious joy in God, and his government and kingdom, is a branch of true piety. This is inculcated...