7,32, There is a time nhen riti esa fsef'c (1a1! prevaile. well with him, you that are righteous you are afraid that things will not goe well, fay to the righteous that it [hall got well with them, w.i r ? for t {ley (hall cat the ; rsit of their doings. You go° onin a righteous way,co:nJ,i.ting our righteoulnetie to God, be content and quiet awhìie, you ìhall ear the fruit of your doings, and you (]tall be ii isfyed : here's a promiiè that you should feed upon when any deaie.in an unrighteous way with you:It would be eniileile ro fÉ ?eake of all the Scriptures which thew how that 1ha11 prevaile in the world ; In the 3 i of Ifa.q.. here fpeaking of Chriil he ihews how he will come and judge the world with righreoufneflei Ifa. 6o. 17. I will alto make thine Officers peace, aad thine exacters r.ghteoufne1fe, ch.6 t . t o. I could name neer upon twenty Scriptures out of the rrophe- fie of Ifaiah, that prophefie of a glorious time of righteoufnefs, that violence and oppreillon shall be dons sway i My bre- thren comfort we our (elves in this, whatfoever violence and wrong there is, yet there is a time, and we hope it may be e- ven here in this world, that the Lord will deliver his people from violence, wrongs, oppreilìon, and all un ìghteoufneife, the Exadcor shall be righ *.eoufneffe, chap. 6o. 17. Where the. Lord makes a gracious promife to his C hurch For Graff i I will bring Gold, and for iron I will bring Silver, and for wood Eraff e, and forftones Iron, I w ill alfo make thine effacers peace,and tlnhe Exafiors rightcoufineff e. This i< apparently a pro ph.etiic of the times of the Church ; There are fuch times that the Offices that the people of God íhall have to deal wuh,thall be noch tog hut peace to them, and thofe that are their exactors, they iha11 be even righteoufnefle it felfe; they lhalt be as righteous as their hearts.would defre ; Is not that a bleßèd time when all men placed in_publick places, !hall be nothing but peace to the Saints of (mod, and never wrong them more ; all thore. that were exaaors before of them, that would lay heavy burdens upon them, the Lord will make them ri,_hteoufneife it felfe. No marvaile though Chrift do-h expreffe this by hunger and thirft, becaufe it will befuch a glorious time ; and Chrift knew, that there was a very glorious time coming for righteoufnefle toprevaile in the world,and the Saints of God !mew jcirrthofe times
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