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The Willo/'God. .61
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work. The_~ft}rmativeJh~~efore.. qf the_first, al~houghl
we confess that'ltrs-the foundation upon which the
whole fabric rests, Inu~t in thi~ treatise b.c __ ta~?!l f~!'.
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THE WILL OF GOD~
As the will of God is our rule, !9.j~guire _~E~
is ourslu1¥, or what W~ __ ~~.Qbliged to gg,jll c!.11J ,i.n.­
st~!1C~,.~ in effect, to)!1_q~h:~w.h(J.tis the will of God
in that instan~e? whIch consequently becOlnes the
w~ofej;u~iriess ofmorality:------· .-.- .. --- --c'
, Now there are two methods of coming at the will
( \ of God on any point: '
I. By his express declarations, when they are to
be had; and which must be sought for in scripture~
- II. By what we can discover of his designs and dispositions
fronl his works, or, as we usually call it, the
light of nature.
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