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34

on

the

Nature of

God.

Ufe

3..

Verf.6.

though the people

of

Cod

are

fo

afraid

of

fin

;

many

of

you

wonder

at

the.

nicenefs

of the

confciences

of

many

people,that

they

dare not

commit

any known fin

for a

world

;

you

wonder at them

why

they fbould

bee

fo

nice,

.

you

think

it

is

foolifnnefs :

Would

you know

the

reafon?

It

is

this,

God

hath chewed

unto their

confciences

a

fight

of

himfelf, they

have had

a

fight

of

the glory

of

the

Majefly

of

the great God ,

Whefe

Name

alone

it

excellent,

and

it

is

that

that

makes

them

afraid

of fin

for ever

,

and makes

them

1

ook

upon

fin

as

the greateft

evil , and

even

tremble

at the leaft temptation unto

any

fin

whatfoever.

And

that

is

the

fecond

Ufe

, Great

is

the

evil

of

fin,

if

committed

againil

fuch

a

God.

Thirdly,

Hence

then

if

God

bee

thus excellent above

yell,,

from

the

meditation of

the

Excellency

of

God

and

his

,glory,

wee

fee

carafe

to

bee

vale

ix

our

own eyes ;

the

higher

wee fee

God to

bee ,

the

lower wee

fhould

bee in our own

eyes,

there

is

nothingwill

take

down

the

fpirit of

a

man more

than God

:

I

dare

fay

of

every proud

heart in the

word,

fuch

a

one

knows

not God

,

never had

a

fight

of

the glory

of God that

bee bath

to

do withall; the

fight

of

God

will

wonderfully humble the

heart

before

him

, Tog

42.1.

is

.

very famous

for

this,

Job

faith,

with

the

hearing

of

the

car

I

have

heard

of

thee, but

now

mike

eyes

have

Peen

thee

(whit

follows

then

upon that)Wherefore

l

abhor my

felf,and

repent

in

(11

11

and

allies;

Job

that

was

a

holy

man,yet

flee

confeffes

that

hee

had

but

even

heard

of God,

hee:never had

fuch a

fight

of.

God

as

God

gave

him,

at

this

time,

and upon the

light

that

bee had

of

Cod

, though

bee

were

a

hol;' and

a.

gracious

man,

and

couldlland

inhis

uprightnefs, yet

faith-

bee,

Mike

eyes

have

feenthee, and

therefore

I

abhor

my

fclf

and

repent in

daft

and

a(pes.

Oh

that

God

would

give fuch

a<

fight

of

himfelf

to

all

your

fouls

,

to

thofe proud

,

flout,

and rebellious limiers

that

have

gone

on

in

wayes

of re-

bellion againft

him..

Too

have

heard'

of

God

bythe hearin

,

of

the

ear,

h t

have

your

eyes

ever féen

him

?

If

God

would

but

give you

a

fight

of

.

whet

I

have

briefly

token

to

you*

You