362 Chap. i3. An E ufitïáa. upon the Book of OB. eìerf. 4. are true, yet they t#re ill tim'd and applied; fuck a foul fhould have fupports and cordials fromthe Covenant of Grace, to re- frefh his fainting fpirits ; filch a one fhould have the oil ofglad- nefs poured into his wounds, his belly fhould be filled with the tfrongetl wineof confolation : Oa theotherhand, when a foul is ftubborn in impenitency, or high-flo.vn with prefumption, go. ingon in the pride of his heart, yet faying I íhall havepeace; to apply protnifes of mercy, theglad tidings of falvation, the freenefs of grace to fuch a foul, may be its hardening and un- doing ; Though mercy may be tendered to the ungodly,for God juitifieth the ungodly; yet we mull not fay to a man that perfe- veres in his ungodlinefs, that God will juitifie him, but that God will condemn him. The wordof finners may be faved, but we mull let hire knowGodwill not Pave him in his fin. Woe unto us if we cry peace to thofe who make war with God. To deal gently with f:ch, is to be cruel both to theirs and our own fouls. Such mull be thundered at, as Paul did at Elymas (Aft. t , io. Thou Child of the Devil and enemy toall Righteoufnejs: This was the language even of Paul who preached the graceof the Gofpel as highas ever man did. To flatter thofe that per- fevere in fin, is to deitroy them; fr:ooth words to the wicked are as drawn fwords : The dort -ine of the law and the doarine of free grace mull be preached diftinftly, and fit out in their feveral natures, and rightly applied to their proper obje ls. Wemaybe Phyfitians ofno value whilewe prefcrìbe thatwhich in its own nature is wholefome phyíck. Theword of God muff be rightly divided : Every foul mutt have his own portion. The childrens bread is not for dogs : And though they whoaredogs in the fence oftheir own anworthinefs,may gather up the crams that fall from , yea may ear the whole loaf ( whole Chrift ) which is upon the childrens table, yet they who are dogs indeed ought not to be off:_red a crum of it. The Prophet .Ezekiel re- proves the falle prophets feverely for mifapplying the threat- flings and promifes of God ; for giving bread to the dogs, and throwinghones a, the ch;ldren. will gaupollute me (faith God) chap. 13. 19.) among my people_? How is Godpolluted ? He is infinitely a'.,ove all pollution. He is polluted when any fhall make him the author and maintainer of their lies, or when they fpeak fool his truths that they encourage any in their pollutions. We pollute the word of God ( yea God h oafelf) wheat mil- 'PPS.
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