,z6 Chap. 34. An E.ti-pefition upon the Book of J O B. Verf.5,.. it (as bath been ihebted more thenonce in opening this Booke ) and it had beenbut necetfary forhim to fay it once or twice in his owne defence, yet becaufe he fayd it fooften, it drew,. and that. defervedly, this cenfure or charge tpponhim. Hence take this corolary or inference. ¡f.toffeáke much, of our owne righteoufnefs: be di fplesfang, thus how abominable is it to beproud of:t or trufl upon tt.? There isnothing more pleating toGod, then tofee manwalk.. ing in wayes of righteoufnefs,nor is there any thing snore difplea- ting unto God, then to fee a roan liftedup with or leaning upon . hipowne righteoufnefs. If.we make our owne righteoufnefs our fiaffe, God will make it our rod. And. though he is farre from fcourging becaufe we are righteous,yet he will correct'us if we pr.&laime our owne righteoufnefs, yea if we thinke itmuch, or thinke much ofir. Wemuft have a very great occafion when at, any time we beare wìtnefs to our owne righteoufnefs, and good- fiefs ; but if the heart be lifted up in pride,or trua, at alt,upon ire this renders manodious in the fight of God. God faved Noah out of that common deluge, in which the old: world perithed; For ( faith the Lord, Gen.- 7. a.) tine have I teem righteous be- foreme in thisgeneration. Noahwas righteous before God, and was faved when others perithed ; but furelybad he vainely boa. fled or unneceffarilyvotedhimfelfe righteousbefore men, he had perifhed as wel as others. It comes much to one. and the fame account with God, whether men be openly unrighteous, or whe- ther ( without a jut} caufe and, call) they open theirrighteoufnefs before men. Secondly-, Note. ,Hew righteousfoever we are in life, yeathough weare righteous byfaith, (which is our righteoufnefs untolife) yetwe me notplead thatfor ourfreedome fromaffliítions. Wemay plead the righteoufnefs of,faith again(} condemnati- on,but not againf}correction ; ifanyman be in Chrif},he (hall ne- ver be condemned ; but though aman be in Chrift, and jutlified by the highef}a&ings of faith in the blood of the Covenant, yet hemay be feverely corredted. Thiswas (I conceive) the prin- cipall.fçope and intent of glib, in charging jab thus even to con vince
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