San's'. V I I. The Counterfeitof -lnherent 'Graee. g ., t .; >1Gji-$ -tt ..,,,á!.. .ds.a%.v-.. é.,. S E R M O N LV. Sheoingmore Caufts ofthe Señfelefneß, Vence and Stupidity ofthe Confluences ofmo c_Wlen. Rom. 2. x5. which declare the work ofthe Law written in their Lori, their. Confciencer. a foaceufng,orexcufingmacenother. T lit laft day we deliveredone main caufeof the fìleneing, or [iupifying thofe i D.istes and Principles of naturali lighr, which provoke to that which is 1 good, though very impetfAly and defee ively. We now proceed to a fecoad ground ; and that may be an imprudent and Huff conJderation ofthe governmentaad adminóJlrarionof things b,l.w. That it hash fared ill with chore that have done ?. well ; and on the contrary, that thofe whohave been v.ry hainous in wickednefs, ÀGnfulÏ có1xi have yet . rot ercd, and had great abundance ; bath been a great tem elt to put Gderation of P g g P P the:Gwern- out that little (park in mens hearts : whuh confiderauon made thePoet fay, Sal- men, óf the limo nudes, Pape potare Deus, He was tempted to think there was no God, wer!61. when he looked upon theadmintftration of things below. This fate heavy on the heathens (pints, whereupon they have madeTralhartsupon this gaeltion, Why it fometimes Pais ill to a good man, andwell to a wicked, as Seneca and Plutarch, wherein they have behaved chemfelves in fume meafurewell, gravely acquitting Gods providence; and had they enjoyed Scripture- light, they hadeafily waded through that deep r And is is no wonder that thele blahs havemade Heathens Bagger and reele cooand fro, for wehave the eminent Cedars' in Gods Church almoltoverturned by it. David, a godly man, greatly exercifed in feverallcondi- tions, though alwaies finding God turningBone into bread for him, when he was in anywlderneffe, yet how pitifully dothhe toil and labour tinder this temptati- on? Plat 7 ;. that thofe whowere wicked, theyprofpered, they had their hearts defire; they had no pangs,nor troubles; and this did fo far prevail, that ina bidden pallion, be fpeaks like an Acheit, Pertly, l have Walked my hands in innocent, and have cleanfed my heart is vais. O t montrous fpeech , and dreadful! to comeout of a godly mansmouth : to fay, it was a Vain thing to fear God, a vain thing to walk jolly and innocently, if he had donewickedly, he fhould have pro: fperedbetter. But this wasonlya luddain motion, an imperfect fuggeftion of the fleta, not a felleddeliberate principle; thereforehe quickly recovers, calls himfcIf a foolilo and ignorant beall,goeth into the Sanlhuaryof God, and there ulder- Elands aright; yea, and as a man in a great inwardheat and agony, but getting Tome cafe and refpite, faith, Trudy Godugood to lfrael, even to the clean inheart ;to that this generous wine cloth at tatexpel) that noxious venom in it. In like manner we fee7eremiab,ehap. ta. t. taggeringunder this divine ddpenfarion, (houghac= quitting God: So that we fee itsa great oartof wifedomcto behold the marvel_ loos doingsof God oa the earth, wi,h a wifeand pute eye; not to turn Acneift!cal; careletïe, andprophase, concluding it isall one, Whether a man be godly, or un Xx 3 godly,.
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