s26 People of ca griev'd to fee the unrighteoufneffe of others. For Firft,The people of God cannot but be pained in their hearts when they fee unrighteous dealings in the world, as much pain'd as a man is that wants bread, it more troubles them then all their perfecutions, then all their aftli&ions, and there is norhing in the world that they long for more then the coning of Jesus Chris to this end,not only that they themfelvs may be faved, but that then righteoufneife may prevaile. For Firft,When the Saints fee unrighteous dealings inthe world, by that they fee the honour of God is much eclipfed why they think thuswith themselves, is not God a righteous. Cod, then what a dif onour is this to fuch a righteous God, that there fhould befo much unrighteoufneffe in the world as there is. Secon.'ly,. This unrighteoufneffe that they fee among men. it is very un urable to their ipir i_s, for the Lord harh put righ tto',fnelle iíro their hearts ; In ome measure their hearts are for righteou nesle,now when they fee men in lublick place, os men that make profeü:on of Religion to carry things un rightcoufly , tnis pauses them, 'cis that that is unïutable to that gracious frame that God hath put into their hearts. Thirdly,Ry this unrighteoufneffe ofmen, they fee how the godly fuller, how precious fervants of i od are troden under foot,and how wicked and ungodly men they fr.ine and pofper, and they are made of, now this cannot but grieve their hearts to fee finch a diforder, ye Fourthly,By the unrighteoufneffe that they fee in the world, there are many temptations to a great deale of evill, ye fome- times temptations that doe in force degree prevaile with fuch as are truly godly, as they did with David, with his righteous foul, in the 7 3 Pfalm, when he faw the wicked profper, and how.tf e godly were affli&ed, David began to faile, and his fore began to flide ; When fuch as are godly fee that men that carry things unrighteoufly, and yet have their deuig , and profper, and that others that are truly godly, ac- cording to rule, they many times futfer much, this is a great temptation even tothofe thatare godly ; now they long floe
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