Chap. 34. 444 Expofition upon the Book,of o E. Verf. 28. towrong any fervant or (hanger, let him be who or whencehe would, leg hecry to me (faith God) audit befin to thee,-But when any are not onlyoppreft and futfer wrong, but are aifo godly, of humble and lowly fpirits, they are heard much more ; when it is not only a cry ofnature, but a cry of grace ; nor only a complain- ing cry, but a praying cry, Cod will certainly hear, (Luke 18. t a.) Shag not God avenge his own elc f that cry to him day and night ? when it is not only a complaining cry that they are under oppretlìon, but abelieving cry tube, or that they {hall be deli- vered from oppreffion , when it is a holy cry, thecry ofthe elect, God cannot but hear their cry.He heareth other cryes, he heareth the cry of the Ravens whenthey call upon him, and provides for them, much more will he hear the cry of Saints, the cry ofbelie- vers, the cry of the humbled and humble. Secondly,as hearing notes granting, Obferve. The cry of the oppreffedbrings vengeanceupon opprefors. Read Pfal. r 2.6. Ecclef. 1a. 26. Ifa, 3 3.1. fer. 22. 16. All théfe Scriptures teach this truth, thatthe cry of the opprefeci brings vengeance on oppreffors : Let the mighty remember, 'Pis dar, gerows medling with Gods poor ; 'cis dangerous medling with any poor, but moft dangerous medling with Gods poor. Some will fay, there is fucha greatman, it is dangerous medling with him, and they are afraid towrong him, they dare not do it ; if ever (fay they) he should come to know ir, he may break our backs,' lit on our skirts, and crufh us with his power ; but if they can get an underling, a man below them, they prefume there is no great danger in opprefliinghim ; what can he do ? if he bark, he cannot bite ; if he hath a tongue, he bath no teeth ; we can deal with him well enough. Thus, I fay, men think it dangerous to wronggreat men,but conclude theymay do what they pleafe with the poor, and thofe that are underlings ; but we fhould more fear towrong a poor man, then towrong a rich man, though we out nottodo either ; yet, I fay, we fhould more fear towrong the poor then the rich, becaufe the poor are under the fpecial.prote- &ion of the great God ; they are under more prómifes of pro- to&ion then the great menof the world are. Therefor; Solomon gives that ferious caution, (Prow. 23. 1o, i i .) Enter not into the Z z zz 2 Vineyard 723
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