,Chap. t 3. An Expof tion upon the Book ofJOB. Vetf+ , 355 As every good adian is by fo much the better fo every evil action is by fo much the worfe, by how much it bath more , ei- ther of the head or heart in it.(Pfa1.5.9)Theu hatefi the worker, ofiniquity. (Mat.7.23.) Depart frommeye that tzork,iniquaty. You that fet your wits on work,you, who as it were keep a chop towork evil in, and make a trade of it , depart fromme. They shat will not part from fin , muft depart from God , whether they will or no. Theheft of Saints on earth , do that which is finfuI , but they are(as we may fay)bunglers at it in comparifon of thefe whomake it their work , or makea bufinefs of it. The Saints do evil as natural mendo good , or perform holy duties ; there do but flubber overholy duties ; and they (in this fente) do but ,lubber over evil, they have not the skill , that hellifli skill , to form it up and make it a curious piece. Here lies the fpirit of wickednefs That fin is molt ugly and deformed in thefight of God, and of thofe who aregodly , which is contrived andcompleated withgreateft exacinefs and curiofity. Teareforgers oflyes] A lye may be taken two wayes. Either more largely,for any falfity or untruth: Or fecondly, more pre- cifely and ftridly, for that which is fpoken, not only falfely,but knowingly,and with an intent to deceive. To lye , is to go a- gainft ourown minds, or to affirm a thing which we are affured is not fo. Job doth not chargehis friends with lyes ftridly ta- ken, as if they had knowingly fpoken that whichwas falfe, or as if they had done it with an intent andpurpofe to enfnare him : Such lying continued in., is inconfiftent with godlinefs , and any one ad of it ftrikes' at the vitals of godlinefs. His friends fup- pofed, and were very confident that they fpake truth , and their aimwas to initrud , not to intanglehim by what they had fpo- ken. As that which is well fpoken, is often ill taken , fo , that which is ill fpoken, may have a good intent. 'Tis poflìble for a man to fpeak that which is falfe , with more honefty then force fpeak the truth : fo did thefe friends ofJob , who though they cannot be altogether excufed , yet they muft not berafhly cen- lured. To clear up the matter,yyet further, confider, that There is a threefold lye , fb was fhewed at the third verfe of the eleventhChapter. z . Averbal lye, When we either make an untrue relation, or beingasked, give a falle anfwer to the queftion. Such was the IV of -etnarti44(A&.5.3 .) Why loath Satan filled thine heart ru lye Zy t to
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