Chap. 37.. eilss Exportionupon theBookof, o B. Verf. Zo. 589 but Peek to find out (in the fence given) words acceptable to them, fhouid we not much more take heed of fpeakin any thing CO the provocationof God -? iliouldwe not feek to finerour words of delight and acceptation with him, 'words of his will, that is, words every wayagreeable to his holy will ? Secondly, As Elrhts feared fuch a report fhouldbe made to God, Note; It is high prefuanption to do orfpeak'-auazifs, not fearing God fpould know ofit. We are afraid to dothat evil whichmay be reported to great perlons, who have power to punifh us :.I1fuch a manbe told (fay fore.) what we -havedone, what willbecoioe of'us ?' Many are not afraid to do evil, who yet are afraid it hhould.be told tr,eir betters what evil theyhave done. Servants will fotntimes thus check children in a Family, when they have doneamifs, we will tell your Father, we will d,óyour errand tò your c Afóther ; that's a , dreadtul word to"a child that bath any reverence of Father- or Mother, to fay, 7 will/it/your Father and rYiorher ofyots. The Lord knorreth all that we do mils (as was laid before) though no man-tell him ; but (hall it be told to God what fuch and fuch mewPeak or do, and will they fpeak or do it Rill ? £hall -it be told 6od what they fpeak,and again££ whom they fpeak ? (half it be told God whom they reproach, whom they revile ? and Will theyventure it ? 'Tis dangerous when fuch Tales are truly told in the ears of-Godagainfl the menof the World ; they were bet- ter have Tales tole, and reports'mad'e: againfl them to all the Princes of the earth, than have reportsmade toGod againfl -them. To have a poor foul, upon jute grounds;,. telling God what evil. men have done agairfl him,hovthey haveilandred and reproach,- ed hi ,, how they bane opprefi and'vext him,. will Come at tali to a f.ad acco rr againri them. Shall'it be told Cod that Ifpeakz(faith Eli/ita) And (hall it be toldGod that we do evil, _ and we regard it not ? Shall we anfv er thole that tell us, they havetold, or will tell- God of çur'evil doings, as impudent children and fervants_ do fuel.) 'as rh-eaten themwith telling their Parents and Maf ers of their evil doings, what carewe ? do ifpa will ? O -let us rake heed how we do or.fpeak that, which, if told ìn: the ears of God,; may
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