This admirably appears in old _Ely_, who though he were a bad _Father_ to his own sons, in suffering them _unpunished_ (though not _unreproved_) in their outragious _transgressions_: Yet was he at the same time a good son to _God_, his heavenly _Father_, in giving that heavenly _and_ submissive _answer_ to that fearfull _threatening_ sent from the _Lord_ by _Samuel_ against him, saying, It is the _Lord_, let him do what seemeth him good. _Ob:_ But did not _Pharaoh_ acknowledg, and the _Philistines_ acknowledg _Gods_ hand in smiting them, did not _Ahab_ humble himself, _Pharaoh_ sues unto _God_ by _Moses_, the _Philistins_ send a trespasse _offering_, and _Ahab_ humbles himself by fasting, _&c._ [Sidenote: 1. The enemies of God, and flatterers cannot submit to God as to a Father.] I answer, a _Saul_, a _Pharaoh_, &c. if it were in their choice, would not submit to the _Lord_ at all, and when they do acknowledge and submit, they are forced to it, by _Gods_ powerfull hand, whom yet they look at as a conqueror of _Julian_ said of _Christ Jesus_, and _Jaolor_ or _executioner_, not as a _Father_, with a child like _submission_, as appears by _Pharaoh_, the _Philistines_, _Ahab_, and many more wofull _instances_, when the _hand_ of _God_ is removed, _&c._ Whereas a true _child_ of _God_ desires, as to acknowledge his _Fathers_ hand correcting his _righteously_, because he hath deserved it, so also _graciously_ and _faithfully_, because he hopes _God_ aims at his good, as a _Father_ doth at a _childs_, in giving him fatherly _correction_, bitter _Pills_ and _Phisick_. [Sidenote: Gods children less grieve for their own affliction, then for Gods displeasure.] And therefore (2ly:) as when the _Lord_ strikes an _Hypocrite_, he either _runs_ from him as a _strange child_ stricken by another man, or _flies against_ him in _murmuring_, or _howls_ out for anguish as a _Dog_, (_Hos: 7_.) They howl upon their Beds: So contrarily the true _child_ of _God_ truly desires to run to his heavenly _Father_, and it as well, yea infinitely more _grieved_, for the _anger_, and _displeasure_ of the _Lord_, as for his own _smart_ and _affliction_. 3ly. The _Hypocrite_ if he might have his own choice, had rather be rid of his _pain_ than his _sin_, and therefore when his _pain_ is over, he returns with the _Dog_ to his Vomit: But a true _child_ of _God_, truly (though weakly) desires to _see_, and _abhor_, and slay his _dearest sins_, because he knows they are but flattering _traytors_ and _guilded poysons_: Hence _Job_ cries out in the midst of all his _weaknesses_ and _passions_, Oh teach me wherein I have offended. [Sidenote: Gods children joyn with Gods rod against themselves.]