Chap.t.Sed-.7 Looking unto 1eft~~, BooidV.Part~V 841 the burthen which the wicked muft beare, the foot-ftoole beares the weight of the body, fo mu~ the enemies of Chrift beare the weight ofhis heavy and everlafhng wrath; fuch a weight thaJJ they beare that th~y would gladly exchange_it for the weight of rocks and mountames, .rather would they live under the weight of the heavieft creature tn the world, than under the fury of him that fitteth upon the throne. And withaU it notes an equal and juft recompence to the wicked ; the Lord ufeth often to tit punHhments to the quality and meafurc ofthe fins committed. he that on earth denyed a crumme of bread, was in hell denyed a drop of water; and thus will Chriildeale with his enemies at the Jaft day; here they trample upon Chrift in his Word, in his wayes in his members; they mAk,; the Saints /;ow down for them togo o~er,JeA the_f have ia;d thtir/;odits AI the gronnJ, and as the Ifa,fr•tj. , jlree't to them thAt went over; they tread under foot the Son of Cjod, lieb.ro· 29, the blosd 'f the co'fmlllnt ; they trea1 down the fanEit~nry ; and put ~a:~·~ 8 • hrijl to jhame : and therefore tbetr own meafure lhall be retarn- c · • ' d into their own bofome, they thall be conflraincd to confelfe · with Adoni·ht.eft,~ I have done, fo God hat~ requitedme; yea, Judg. 1-7'• this lhall they fuffer from the meaneft of Chrlil:s members whom they here infult over ; the Saints fbatl be as witnetfes and as it were eoalfelfors with Chrift, to judge the wicked, both men and Angels and tread them under their feet ; they jh.rll tak; them I(; . . c11ptives whofe c<~~ptives thej were, at~djhaU rule 9Vtr their oppreffin· a.r4.. J, .r/1 the; th<~~t dejpifed them {hall how themftlvu at the Joles ofthei; feet. . . 6.. That h~ mi~h.t fend d?wn the hOly Ghoft; t~ this purpofe Chnft told hts Dtfctples whtles he was yet on earch,that he mull: afcend into heaven, and reigne tflere; it iuxpedientfor JfiH that Job. 16.7. I go .rwtty,for if I go not arM], t.he Comforter will not come flnto;o11 but if I dep"rr, I will fend him to JOH. Chrift is now in heaven' and tits at !Jods rig~t hand, that he may fend us his spirit, by whofeforctb~e ~orktng wefeek aft~r heaven?and heavenly things, where now Chnft flts. But on th1s I fhall mfift larger it being our nextfubjed. • Ppppp ,
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