A choice Bed of Spices. yet he relapfed,inzo palion and difcontent with God again and again ; he was difcontent with the work God fet him a- bout, therefore he-liieth to Tarihijk, Jonah I. 2, j. and for- rows for it, and confeffeth that they that trust upon lying vanities forfake their own mercies, Chap. 2. 8, and yet 1nen God had fhewed mercy to N iniveh, he was exceedingly difcontented with God again,Thii,d) 4. . B it cliipleafed Jo- nah exce,=dingly, and he was very anzry. And when the Lord, who might have fent him to his grave,- or a fro-wri'd him-to hell, reafons lovingly, fweetly and mildly with him to take him of from his .paffion, Chap. 4. 3, 4. and provides for him in his extremity ; yet, upon ,a very fmall occalion, vita the taking away of a Gourd or fhrub (which God did to con- vince him of his folly and wafpiffinefs of fpirit)- he breaks out again into the fame pallion, or worfe, as if he had never fen the evil of it,or been humbled for it,pnolo 4.8,16. I am greatly ansry, or I do well to be angry,' even unto death. And that is very confiderable that job fpeaks concerning his friends, job r 3, The ten times have ye reproached Me, yet are ye not alharned. It is a fin to.reproach any rnan,it is a grea- ter to reproach a godly man ; but yet greater to reproach a godly man under fad and fore affii6tions ; but yet greateft of all to reproach a godly man under his fufferings,often,fre- quently ; yet faith job, neje ten times have ye reproached me ; and yet Job's friends were not only godly, but eminently godly. By this fad inftance 'tis evident, that gracious men, yea that men eminently gracious, may fall into the fame fin again and aaty lin 5 yea ten times, that is often. Though Chrift told his difciples that his kingdom was not of this world, yet at three feveral times their pride and ambitious humour put them upon ltriving ,for'preheminence and worldly greatnefs. King feholhlhat, though he was a godly man, yet hejoyns affinity with that non-fuch wicked Ahab, for which he was fmartly reproved by the Prophet, 2 C &on. 19, 2. And Jehu sent out to meet him, and laid to King Jehollaaphat, Jhoidefi thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord ? therefore 1.5 wrath upon thee from the Lird.Nlow though this gracious Prince was. thus reproved and faved, even by a miracle of mercy, 2 Chr0/1. 279 John IR. ;6. Mat.i 8. 1,2,34. Mark 9'34. Luke 9. 46. & 24, 26. hi
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