Verf. r; 348 Chap. 5. As Expofition upon the Boo, of J Q B. fmall judgments will not open the eyes of wicked men, fo (mall judgments will not flop their mouths, but wheu God begins to workwonders, they are dumb,thoyhave done. Secondly obferve, That God will doefuck thingsfor his people,as (hall put the crafty to fi- linee.The faints ought to live fo holily,that by well doing they may put to Pierce the ignorance offoolifh men a Per. 2.. t j. The Lord will doe fo ¡Al), and glorioufly,as (hall put toGlence the malice of the wifcll men : Tbefe two, the holinefs of the faints , and the In- flict of 6cd, are floppies in the moutbei, or the flap - monthss of un- godly mer. As they by unrighteous albs have flopped ocher mens mouthes, and filenced them, fo God br terrible things i ; rilbteauf- nefs, will flop their mouths,and filence them for ever:They !tall have nothing to fay at lafLeithcr againft the juflice of God or a- gainft the innocency of his people; againfl both hhefe their moutbes chiefly open. They impure and fallen uurighteoufnefs on God: you talkeof God,and boafl of his promifcs,where is he where are they? The Prophet bringes them in,belching out filch blafphemies (!fa. g. 19.) they fay, let him make (peed and haften bit work that we may fee it ; and let the ceunfell of the holy One of Ifrael, draw nigh and come that we may know it. Words filled with as high a fenfeoffpirituall wickednefs,as wit and malicecan ïnfufe. They jeere the patienceof God,as flacknefs,an,d as if jaflice it (elfe were tired, or too flow pac'd, they fpurre it on, to ruine themfelves . You have often told us of the Holy one of Ifrael, and what be would do, but threatnedmen live long, we fee. You are nim- bler of your tongues thenyour Holy one of Ifrael is of his hands: Therefore let himmake (peed (if he can) and baflen bit work, that we mayfee it. Will not the jealoufieof theLord awake,at the mileof this hei- hifh blafphemy ?will he not flop the mouthof this inquity?fts:e- ly he will: And the prophet allures us he will at the 24th verfe: Therefore as the fire devoureth the flubble, and the flame con- fumetb the chafe, f. their root (ball be rottennefs, and their blot frene, foall free up 41 411. But how doth the fire devour the flub ble ?how Both the flare confutr e the chaff? even in a moment; fire needsno blowing to make it take hold of dry flùbble : Stub- ble is atonefame and afhes. So fpeedy fhall the confumption of thtfemenbe,whocalled the Lord to makefpeedthenI believe) they'l no morebid him make halle, The mouth of this iniquity /ill be flopt for ever. Our god fhall cam, and Pall not keep fi- lms,
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