cl; Chap. to. tr Expofuion upon the Rook of 10 B. Wert ray Cain, My punifhment.isgreater then Lean beat%. Yea, what hiisguil., ty confcience feared, comes to be the delire of many under the . fameguilt,That everyone that fin'deth themwould flay.them : And fome are fo weary of their lives at the fight offin, that they make away their lives themfelves, hoping to get out of the fight of fin.. Thereare fins which cry:to God for - vengeance, and fome cry to the fìnnerhimfelf for vengeance. This cry was fo loud and forci- ble in theears of pan, that it caufed him to go away and hang, himfelf And what made Ahithophel wearyof his life, but his wickednefs ? The rejeífing of his counfel was not fo much the:- icafon of it,as the finfulnefs of his counfel °: A-goodman may be troubled at others, whenhis good counfel is not accepted, but he grows not unacceptable to hiinfelfi nays he is well-pleafed that he hath givenhonefi counfel, though none will take itthough all are difpleafed at it. But theywlio aim not at the pleating ofGod inwhat they do, think. themrfelves undone (and die they will) if theypleafe not men. Thirdly, Inordinate cares-for the things of this life, make o1 thers weary of their lives. He that cannot call his care upon God, may foon be cafi down himfclf. . Chrift (Luk.z.i.34. j cautions-his Difciples, Take heed left your hearts be over- chargedwith the cares cf this life. That which- Chxift would prevent in the Saints, falls often upon carnal men, their hearts are -over- charged with cares:. caresare compared toa burden, and they are compared to thorns, they donot only press, but vex-and wound Their-weightpref Ces fome to death, their fharpnefs wounds others todeath :. And not a fewwould go out of theworld, becaufe theycannot get fo- much of it, as they would Thefe things (amongothers) make wicked men weary of their liver. There are other things which make godlymen weary of their lives; fuch are thefe, Firfi, The violence of Satans, and ,the worlds temptations. The foul would gladly be rid of thebody,that it might be beyond the reach and aflàults of the devil, and his aflirftants. There's a ferpent every where, but in tlie..heavenly paradife. Only they,. complain not. -of temptation, who are willing (laves to the tempter. The Apoftle( x Coe.10:13,) affures the Corinthians, There bath no temptation, takenyou, but fuch as is eommon,to man;." but God is faithful, who will not fuller you to be temptedabove what youare able, but wilLwith the temptationalfo make a way to efcape, that ye may
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