People of Gadgriev'dto fee the unrighteouf e é of other;, 227 the time to have this temptation taken away, to have the dif- honour of God taken away, to have that that is winnable to their fpirits taken away, to have the futferings of the Saints ta- ken away, and to have this temptation taken away ; as if they Mould fay, O Lord, if righteoufnetfe did prevaile, then thou wouldft be honouredmore then ever,then we íhould have that that would be the joy of our hearts, then thy Saints dhould not fuffer as they doe, then we should be delivered from thole temptations that we meet with :ill. Fifthly, By unrighteoufneffe they fee how the wicked are burdened in their hearts now fay the Saints, this is grievous to fee that men in unrighteous wayes fhould fo profper as to be hardened, and think that God is like to them, ô that there were righteoufneffe prevailing, that wicked men may be alhamed and confounded. Sixthly, By this meanes they fee that many grow Atheifts and they doubt whether there be a God or no ruling in the world, therefore O Lord Jefus let it appeare that thou doefl góverne things in theworld. Seventhly, By this unrighteoufneffe they fee the kingdome, of Satan fet up, and the kingdome of Chrift which is a righte- ous kingdome, that's mightily kindred by it, why Lord !half the kingdome of Satan alwayes prevaile in the world ? O Lord when (hall the righteous Scepter of Jefus Chrift fway among the children of men. Eightly, Laftly, This unrighteoufneffe it tends to wicked- neft ., to ruine, to bring all things to confufion, now Lord ex- cept thou doeft appeare in thy righteoufneffe to right all there things that through the unrighteoufneffe of men are in fuck a diforder, all thingswill run to ruine and confufion, therefore Lord haften and appearto be a righteous God.: thus the Saints doe hunger and thirft after righteoufneffe that there may be righteous dealings in the world; and you fee what it is that paines their hearts, what evill there is in unrighteoufnelfe, and what excellency they fee, in righteoufneffe, They hunger and thirftafter righteoufneffe,they have great defines; and they fend forth many prayers to God, O that God G 2 would
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