Chap. 34. 44 Expofitron upon the Book, of Jo E. Verf. 4. 5 Judgement is achoice thing, andHnufi be made upon choyce ; it is not to be. fnatched uphatlily, but duely chofer. They thatare upon the choyce eitherof things orperfons, should be much in Confideration.. How uncemely (befides unrighteous) isit, to judge men or matters rafhly, to be hurried on toele&tion with paflìon, or tojudge upon heare-fayes and Conjediures?This is not to chufe Judgement,but to fnatch it up to chufe Judgement is to doe it with mature deliberation ; there mull be much weigh- ing, elfe properly nojudging ; rath judgement is ufually wrong judgement; and that layette us open to another judgement, Judge not that yebe notjudged, is Chri(is warning; (Math: 7. I.) that is, doe not judge hafily, or harfhiy, doenot judge raíhly nor rigid- ly,much Idle falfely,for if you doyou (hall bejudged righreoully ( indeed) as to your cafe, but not comfortably astoyour conditi on Theywho will not chufe Judgement, doe, in the ifiue, chufe Judgement, that is, not ufingdeliberation in Judgement, they draw defervedly' upon themfelves a judgement of condemna Lion. Secondly ; Taking it more getnrally., Lee us chufe to our felves judgement, or that which is right. Note. It is not enough for us to doeJudgement, or that whick is rzhe, Gut we muff chufe it. 'Tis aworke of noacceptation with God todoe that which is juff, unlefle we chufe it as wel as doe it, that is, unlefle our hearts dolewith it, and pitch upon it. Solomon- (I'rov: I. 29. ) chargeth the Pimple 'for not.chuingwhat was good; they did not chafe thefeare of the Lord. By the feare of theLord, he meanes the true- worfhip of the Lord,or any workeofobedience,by which we teflifie aholy feare of him ; pof%ibly they might doe the feare of theLord; poflìblythey worfhipped the Lord; they prayed to and heard hisword,:but they did not chufe the feare of the Lord ; they did not fit downe and judgethat befi, or moii necef- fary, but Cooke it up by accident, or by cufiome, or forcompany, becaufe they faw others doe it. It will not turne to our account tobe found doing good; unleffe we chufe to our felves that which is good. Our eleWions aremore eyed by God, then our onions, and the letting ofour heeertt, :then the werkof asir hardy.. Thirdly,.
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