Moires his Selfe-denial/. and to denyour felvesfor God,then that God f iuld even inour height feizeup- onus in his wrath, as it is .Gods way of- ten to comeupon wickedmen, in the veryheight ofall theirjollities : As we read ofAbfalom, when lie had a purpore to flay his brother Amnon, hebade his fervants tooblervc when they law, his heart merry, and, then to fall upon him and flay him. 1Vhen BelJh4 ar was moll in his Jollity, then the hand-wri- ting came out againft him. When the people ofIfrael had their own deíire : and were fatisfying their lulls to the full, Pfa1.7S.29, 3 o, 3 r, then the wrath of Godcarne upon them. Wee read, yob 20.22) 23, a threat- ñiag aûainfl the wicked, Math; theful neffi ohisfuficiencieheJliil6e inJlraights. Whenhe isabout to fill his belly, God fhai caft the fury ofhiswrath uponhim, and (hall raine it upon him while hee is eating : Oh howmuchbetter is it, that in the fulneffeofo ar fufñciencie,we doe willingly and freely give Godglory, in an humble yeelding up ofall wee have untohim, then that in the fulues ofou r fufñciencie wee thould be brought into Kz mot I3i i Sam. a3. 28.
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