Chap. 34. An £xpofttton upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. az. they take their vices for vertues,their evil a&s for good ; andbe- caufe they fee no evil in what they do, they are perfwaded, or prefume God doth not. Thirdly, Many are never fowell pleafed as when they are flattered, or whenothers not only hide the fin- fulnefs of their wayes from them,but commend and extol them as vertuous and praife worthy. And becaufe their evil ways appear good to fome men, they cannot be convinced that there is any e- vil in them appearing to God. Lafily, As all impenitent fanners put their fins out of their own fghr, fo nothing pleafeth them more then this imagination, that they (hall nevercorne into the fight of God. Surely the Lard would never urge this matter fo often upon the childrenof men if it were not fo. But let tanners confider what they will do, andwhat will become of them, feeing, as it is impofliible that they fhould behid, fo it will be molt intollera- ble for them them to appear and (land before God in the day of judgement,(Pfak t . g.) All muff corne to judgment,andappear at the Bar, but it will be an inexpreffiblegrief to appear, and not be approved,or to appear and thenbe condemned.Therefore be wife, andhide your felves where you may be hid ; donot attempt to hide your felves (which is the attempt of molt fanners,),wiere you cannot be hid : They whowill needs hide themfelvesin that dark- nefs and (haddow ofdeath, here fpokenof, fhall be call intoutter - larknefs,and abide for ever in that infernal valley of the fhaddow iof death,in which rhere is no eafe tobe had, and fromwhich there is no releafe tobegot. Darknefs and death will be the portionof thofe winners in the next world,whohave fludied tò (haddow their fins with any kinde of darknefs in this. 673 li.r r r J O B;
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