Sixtly, a _child_ of _God_ though overwhelmed with many _weaknesses_ or _temptations_, yet he cannot possibly be brought to an ill _opinion_ or _thought_ of _God_, but is always ready to take his _part_, to _speak_ well of him, and endures not, with a quiet mind, to hear his name dishonored: Hence _Job_ in his great _passions_ and _cursings_, could not be brought (no not by his _wife_) to speak ill of _God_: but although he complained much of his own _affliction_, and stood to his _uprightness_, against the _charge_ of _Hypocrisie_, yet still he magnifies the name of his _God_ in all his _discourses_, and professeth to trust in him, although his _God_ should kill him. [Sidenote: Instances of _Samson_ and _Jehosaphat_.] Hence _Samson_, though carried away first by a _Philistian wife_, and then by a _Philistian whore_, yet can he not be carried away so from the _God_ of Israel, but that still he acknowledgeth his _high_ and _holy hand_ in his _victories_ and _deliverances_, and accordingly poures forth his _soul_ to him for _grace_ and _assistance_. And hence good _Jehosaphat_ though very strongly carried away with the flatterie of the _idolatrous King_ of _Israel_, yet he endures not to hear the name of his _God_ smitten through the sides of his _servant_ the Prophet _Micaiah_, but plainly (though weakly) takes part with his _God_ and his _Prophet_, against the _King_ of _Israel_, and all his _Priests_ and _Courtiers_, saying, _Let not the King say so_. _Obj._ May not _Balaam_ and other _hypocrites_ pretend the _name_ of _God_ and _Christ_, be _preachers_ of him, call out _devils_, and in _Christs name_ do many _wonderfull_ things? I answer: _Hypocrites_ use the name of _God_ onely as _Jehu_ did, for a _stirrup_ to get up into the _sadle_ of their own _Names_ and _Honours_, or as a _commodity_ to get something by it, as an _hireling_ (of whom the _Lord Jesus_ speaks _John 10_.) that serves _God_ for _wages_, and while he cries, let the _Lord_ be glorified, (_Isa. 66_.) he _persecutes_ his servants, but a child of _God_ cannot be brought except by surprisall for a time, to prefer his _name_ before _Gods_, but upon _cool thoughts_, is seriously willing to be trodden in the dust, and to be cast out, that the _name_ of _God_ alone may be exalted, and glorified, as _David_ after the causing of the name of _God_ to be blasphemed. [Sidenote: A true childe of God is patient under the rod of his Heavenly Father.] A 7th. Argument of the true _life_ of _grace_ (though in much _weaknes_ or _sicknes_,) I observe to be an humble _acknowledgment_ of, and a _submitting_ unto the _correcting_ and _afflicting_ hand of _God_, in _sicknesses_, _crosses_, _losses_, &c.