"Also,
1. That we do take God for our absolute Lord or Owner, and do give up ourselves to him as his own.
2. That we take him for our universal, sovereign Govenor, and do give up ourselves unto him as his subjects.
3. That we do take him for our most bountiful Benefactor, and loving Father, and felicity, and do give up ourselves to him as his children, to seek him, and please him, and perfectly to love him, delight in him, and enjoy him forever in heaven as our ultimate end. And in consenting to these relations, we covenant to do the duties of them in sincerity"
Don't ever say God drives a hard bargain.
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I was reading Ephesians not long ago - Paul's massive poetic 'gush'about all the things God has done for us (Eph 1:3-14). It struck me that it's all about what God has done, chosen, wanted, designed, given... things that we have through God. It's only midway through v13 that I found anything at all that was actually to do with my choice - just two words, "Having believed". It seems to be the only thing in the chapter that I can claim... "I did that". And it rather pales into insignificance compared to the rest!
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