562' Chap. 6., An Expofstionupon the Bóokof JOB. Verf. 30r refolves, There is na iniquity in; arty tongue none of that iniquity, which you charge me with. I grant a belciver hath not always s a fight of his own integrity and uprightnefs, many a foul bears falfe witnefs againft Unfelt; and oppreffes his own in- nocency ; yet for the molt part tincerity hath a witnefs in it fell, and holinefscrrries a light by which it is feen to him, that bath it, An upright heart may know his own uprightnefs, and in denying any iniquity tobe in his tongue, Obl rve , It is a duty to maintain our own integrity and upright- ttefr. Job was upon it before, and is now upon it again, and he will be upon it afterward, he never gives over 'unifying of himfelf a- gainti tnan,though he had not aword to plead for himfelf again if God.- Fourthly, From the latter claufe, Csnnot my tafle difcern per- verfe things? Obferve; Reafon diflinguifhes truth fromfalfhood as the pallate difiin. guifhes bitter from tweet. Reafon is the foals taller. Princes- have their tatters before they eat, left there fhould be poifon in the difh.. God hath given ,unto man a taller for his fpirirual meat, ThePope will not fuller the meat he provides and cooks tv be tafted, but will have it fwallowed whole,or elfe he will thruft it whole down their throats.It it a like fpiritual tyranny, toftarve f ul ,and to cram them. It is our duty, when meat is let before us, and we are at a full table ofknawledg. where varietyof doctrines and opinions are ferved in, then to call for our taller. We may be- furfetted elfe, ifnot poifoned.There may be a wildguord among good herbs in the pot, and fo death in the pot too, therefore first tart, then eat and digeft,AChristian hath a tafle to difcern error from truth, why then fhould he be denied the ufe of it?A woe is pronounced against thofe,whooffer unwholfome dottrì.ne, If. 5. 20. Wo to thole that call evilgood, andgoodevil,tbat put light for. darknefs and dàrknefsfor light, that put bitterforfrveet,andfrveet- for bitter ,A like wo is due tothem,who will not giveof hers leave to difcern for themfelves what is good or evil,light or darknefs, bitter or fweet;as good let another live for us,as another tafle for us.And their mifery will be little lefs,than the woes of thefe men who cannot ót; will no take pains to diftinguifh, when evil' is called
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