754 Chap. 34.. An xpofition upon the Bo& of J o B. \rerf.a7 mandments. For as they are all to be confidered that we may keep them, fo if we consider them nor, we cannot keep them. 'Tis the defcription of a godly man, (Pfal. a. 2.) His delight is in the Law of the Lord, and inhis Law dotb he meditate day and night. Meditation is nothing elle but confideration. A godly man meditates or confiders day and night what the Law or Word of God is ; not that he thinks of nothing elfe but the Law of God day and night, for then he mull throwotfhis Calling ; but the meaning is this, he is very fedulous and watchful of all opportu- nities both night and day, . to get and keep his heart up in holy meditation ; and why is he fo much in holy meditation ? 'Tis furely, that he may be much, yea alwayes in holy a&ion ; and when it may be Paid of an:an,that hismeditation is not in theLaw of God, neither daynor night; or that-he never confiders the wayes of God, this is an undeniable evidence that he neither keeps in the way, or cbferves any one line or letter of the Law at any time. It is our fin, and that no (mall one, not to confider our own wayes, how much more is it finful not to confider the wayes of God : To confider our own wayes, is a great part of our work : If we confider-not our own wayes, they will foon be crooked wayes. The PrOphet advifeth the jewes, (Hag. i. s.) Confider your wayes ; the Text is, Set your heart upon your wayes ; that is, ponderyour wayes ; as if he had faid,the reafon why your feet are fo often in bad wayes, is, becaufe your hearts are fo fet- dome upon your wayes. Now, if not to confider our own wayes be fofinful, and fubje&s us to everyfin, thenmuch more is it fin- ful not to confider the wayes, the word and truths of God, and much moredoth the negle& of this lead or lay us open and obno- xious to every fin. This negle& is not onlya fpecial fin in it felf, and an effect of fin, but the general caufe of all other fns : 'What fin is not, or may not be found in thewayes of thofe men, who confider not the wayes of God ? Lathy Obferve. Sinmakes menffupid, and transforms them into fools. He that is nor a confidering man, isa weak and a fooliíh man; every wife man is a confidering man ; and the more a man is ver- ied in confideration, the morewife he is, and the wifer he grows. The wicked man isoften called a fool in Scripture, and he de- ftrves.
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