Chap. 6. AnExpofition upon the BoakpfJ O B.. . --Veff ;et, 56; called' good and good evil, when light isput for darknefs, and darknefs fox light, when bitter is put for fweet,and fweet for bit- er, or I as job fpeakes here) JVhofë tajiecannot dircern perveift things. There are force whole tafle is fo far from drfèerntng per verfe things,that it is eatie todifcern, their talk is perverfe;for, bring themwholfome, true and favoury doctrine; they fay it is b't-ter, or falfe doárine ;.bring them falfe doEtrine,a lye,a dream a fancy, a nicer humane invention, dïlh out fach provïtion before them, that'sexcellent cheat. This was theheavieft curie, which Gad lent upon the Gentiles, Rom. I!.28 Gôd gave themover to a reprobate mind, to do ¿bole. things , which are not convenient, that is,to a mind voidofjudgrneat,a mind -that could not tafle of diffinguifh things,thercfore the iffue or efr.6t was,7heydid things which were not convenient , as ifa man not being able-to judge of meats, eatspoyfon, or meats moli contrary to his health and con - flirution, It isa fearful judgment to be given up to an unapprov- ing mind, to a mind that cannot difcern truth from falfhood, the Oracles 'of God, from the forgeries ofmen, fuperllition, from holy worfbip. It if fad thing to loofe our fpiritual fenfës. Such as play the wantons with the word of God, and walk below the truths they know, are at lafi given up toa reprobate mind, to a mind not able to know the wordoftruth,and then they fwallow down error for truth, and fuck in deadly poifon, like sweet plea- fantwine. The Apoflle fpeaking of the difference ofdoétrines, under the metaphor of meats, faith, Vi/kis fan..b414v4ott-filvorg meat if for them of full age, even for thole, that by reaJòn of ;Ili have their fenfes exercifed to difcerngood and evil; that is, their fpiritual fènfes exercifed to talk this, from that doEtrine,and not to fwallow everydottrine alike, It is a great ble fling, when a peo- ple have,(enfes exercifed ; and it isa blefling we have much caufe to pray for, in thefe times. That many rallares are out oftafle, is too apïarent)bf the multitude of htterodox opinions, which go down'withoutelifrelifh, Some, which would even make a man tremble to name them,are entertained with delight.Some, which diffolvc our comforts,and breaks us offfrom comfortable c'smmu- iliOU ..W it kCillia ;SOMe, ich:4144kc, iifnot overthrow the very foundations offaith, are (wallowed as pleafant morals. Dath not this convince, that there's a want ofjobs tafle among us to did: tern pert," ervert things. Therefore get your fenfesexercifed, beeila- blifhed in the prefent truth,that,ye, as this holy man in the midst Cccca el
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