562 Chap.34. An Expoftiee upon the Beek of Jos. Verf.iY. chiefly,as well as only,under the infpeaion and eye ofGod. Againe, The work of a man fhali he render unto (im, &c. He Both not fay the works ofanotherman(hall he rend'er toany man, but the work of a man thall he render tohim ; he that doth the ork ¡hail have the reward ; the works of one man thal! not be rendered toanother,but everymans own works (hall. As the faith . of anotherman fba11 not help us, if we have nofaith; Abrahams. faith (whohad amighty faith) will doe us no good, if we have no faith ofour own, fo the good works of anotherman fiall doe us no good if we have none of our own. And as not the good works, fo the evill works of others, (hall not be rendered to us. The hurtful! works of others (halt not hurt us, if we doe no -hurt. I grant we may partake of the evill works of others, yea, we may make other mens works our own, either by confenting to them . before they are done, or by approving them after theyare done, or by not reproving them, when we have opportunity. Inthefe and many other cafes, we may make other mens evil!, works our own ; and fo farre as other mens works are our own, God (hall render them alfo untous : Hence that caution given by theApo- file to Timothy (t Tim. 5.2z.) Layhandsjotldainlyon no man, . neither bepartaker ofother mensfins, keep thyfelfpare. They that partake(in any of. thole .wagesmentioned before, or in any other way) of any mans fins may alfo quickly partake of hispunithment. Thus John heard a voyce from Heaven (Rev. t S. 4.) Paying come out ofher (that is, out of Babylon) mypeople, thatye be not partakers ofherfins, andthat receive not ofher plagues.: Not on-- ly is that work ours which we doe, but thatalfo may be Burs, by participation, which others do. And by what title foever a work . becomes any mans, the werke of the man (hall God render onto Pndhewillcarafe everyman to according to his wages This latter part of-the verfe containes the fame thing with the former in another cloathing of words. n fiemita vat Some read the Text thus, and hewillfindevery-man in hie way; ittvenitt eint. }et mangoe inwhat way he will, God will meet with him.That's a truth, God will meet or find aman in good wayto incourage guide, aflifl and reward him. And God will meet or find aman' in an evill way, to !lop,oppofe and punifh him. Godwill finds every.
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