Chap. t 2. An Expolition upon the 800í¿,ofJoß. VerC. t 6. 2 7 5 who is indeed the great deceiver and impofior : He wrote the Ertl deceit in the world, and to deceive is his continual trade in the world, Men do but ufe deceit in their Trades and tra#f- a&ions, but the Devils tradeand all his tranfa&ions are deceeir. Yet we muff not reltrain and narrow up this Scripture to hint only. God confidereth that great deceiver, and all that are de- ceived by him. But Job difcourfeth of mef; n9t of Devils, and then the deceivers and the deceived are of two forts. I. In matters ofReligion, or in fpiritual things. 2. In matters ofthe world, or in civil things. In matters ofReligion, there is much deceiving, and many aredeceived Ch; ïff forerels it will be f> ( Matth. 24. 24.. ) There(hall arife falfe Chri[Is,andfalfe Prophets,and ,hallPhew s rear fignes andwonders, in fo much that (i ifit Were pofJible) theyfl:all deceive the very Elea'. But though it be irtipilliAe for them to deceive the Eìe&, yet their attempt (hall not be without too much fuccefs. For, 'rake heed (i irhChrift to his difeipies,. Verfe. 4, 5. ) that no man deceiveyou for many(hall come inmy name, Paying, Iam Chri,t and'hall deceive many. Their deceits (halt protper. Paul( Tit.. I. , o.) tpedks of deceivers who firbvert whole hooks : Nut by outward violençe, but by cunning craf i- nefs, they overthrow their faith, and turn them from the truth o thus they deceived whole f,;m.iiits. Secondly,There is The deceiver and the deceived in civil things, or in matters of theworld. snd thefe are of two fórtc. ldon folf,ro r. In conmerce and trading: Thus we read ( Pro. i I. a.) b.ec quæ 1o<tuie of the falfe ballahcewhich it an- abomination to the Lord. And the rur 1{b, dé Prophet Micah firings in the Lord difdaining at there deceivers `4-ç0cf\0'9ncxíws (chap.6. it. ) Shall count them pure with the wicked ballances, jcd Idxornribus andwith the bag of deceitful weights ? For the rich men thereof are err, ibus rum full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have Pokey lies (he in means Exchange-lies, Ware-mule, hes, Shop-lies, the líes of the cívirárrbus re. feller,or of the buyer ) and their tongue is deceitful in their rnoutlo. ez"dis, "min dem,Ec 2: In matters ofgovernment andpolicy, about which the greet Mere. eft deceits,and jugling,have been exercifed in all the'ages ofthe world. What crafty counfellours tuggfr, fimp!e plain-hearted men are taken with, and often rn,fled to their own deffru&ion. ! In Abfaloms rebellion therewent two hundredmen out ofJerufalent that were called, and they went in their fmplicity, and they knew
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