166 Commentary upon the Gornel Chap.S. Pfal.94.1,:. For it is Writ ten, Venzeance is mine,mine office and royalty. Is it fafe to invade his part? to juftle the chief Juftice out of his feat ? or is it fit that the fameparty fhould be bothAccufer and Judge ? Pope in his own caufe ? depo[è the Magiftrate ? at leaft appeal from God to himfelf, as if hewould not tutficiently doe his office ? Shall not Godavenge his own, that cry night and day unto him, though he bear long with them ? I tell you that he will avenge therm Luk.0,7,9. ileekly, faith our Saviour, I will repay it, faith the Lord s but up- on this condition, that wewait his lecture, and pra:occupate not his executions, faith S. ersguflint. lofeph accuted by his lewd mi- ftriffe, either pleads not, or is not heard. He knew that though he fuffered for a feafon, God would finde a time toclear his innocen- cy,and hewas not deceived. Mopscomplained not, but was fi- lent,when wrongedby Aaron and Miriam: God therefore ftruck in for him,and[truck Miriamwith leprofiei Aaron efcaped by his convirium repentance. God is their champion that ftrive not for themfelves. eövitioregelere I feek,not mine own glory, but there ù one thatfeeketh it, faith quid aliud ell Chrift. He, whenhe was reviled, reviled not again ; when he fuf- quam !uru Id- fered,he threatned not, but committed himfelf tohim that judgeth tOPargare righteoufly, and giveth to every tranfgreffion and tref af.fe a tuft Cart. y g y b joh.8.;o. recompence of reward. S. Paul could not have wifhedworfeto 1, Pee a.a;, efllexand:r the copper- fmith, then the Lord rewardhim accord- ing to his Works. This was not ( faith an ancient Authour) a cur- t4. fingor a reviling ofhirn,but a prxdie`tion,befitting an Apoftle, that ix ckelláoy.,, revengednot himfelf,butgave place to wrath, and delivered up his it >,otdtex,xN,x uopliVeTtr enemy to God, as David did his adverfaries, as Simon Peter did mrxox arh¡A- Simon Magi s,and the Primitive Church did Iulian the Apoftate. nrosóTw,tat; rx And furely it is a fearfull thing, when the Saints fhall fay toGod, fei "," ` i:°- concerning thofe that maligne or moleft them, as David fome- TÓV, ce».á d't. &Iv77rov T times Paid CO Solomon, Thou knowefl what Ioab and Shimei did of 1, Auto' untome: Doe therefore according to thy Wifedam, and let not quafiianum a- their hoar heads godown to thegrave inpeace. Ifanyhurt Gods pud Iufi. Mart. zealous witnefíes, theregoeth a fire out of their mouthes todevour i King.2.6. them, as the fire from heaven did the firft and fecondCaptain fent R`'T s forElif.a: better anger all the witches in the world then fuch, becaufe God is for them. Little thought the dibeonites, inDa- vids time, that the Lord had fo taken to heart their wrongs, that for their fakes all Ifraelfhould fuffer. Even when we thinks not of it, is the righteous Judge avenging our unrighteous vex- atâons.
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