Chap. 13. , An Expofztion upon tlre Book .of JòB. ; Verf. x o. exprefs it,wasevil. They robbed men the better to enable theirs to bring offerings to God. They oppreft their brethren that they might bé liberal at theTemple. God tefíifies againft this, /h&c robberyfor burnt-offering. Woe to thofe who rob ttaen to enrich. God. Some nowpromote preaching, and perhaps will fet upa . LeCture out of theoverplus of their unjuft gains. Though it be an excellent work to maintainthe preaching of the Gofpel yet their work is bad.enough,whogripeand grafp unjuitly,and think to Calve it by this, they arevery liberal toward the promoting of the Gofpel, this is to bring robbery for burnt-offering.Ochers.- - extort and grate in theirdealings, who pleafe themfelves with a gurpofe to be charitable to the poor,theywill build Almf-houfes, and give much in their 14wills togood xffc The Lord hates robbery for charity, as well -as for burnt- offerings, .1-le rejeCts what we give, eitherto him or to his poor, if we give what we, have unduly gotten. Thirdly, fob faith, Hewillfared, reproveyore, i fyeficretly'.er- rapt perfons. Thence Obferve, Secret fins, even heart fins are knosrx unto God. The Lord by Nathan tels David, Thou didfit itfecretly, but -P will do this thing beforeall 'frail, and before the Sun. Secret fins hill have open punifhment, that which is done ( whether good or evil) in a corner, Godwill proclaim upon the houfe top : Remember this, you that can fin fmoothly and fairly, that can ( when you have eat up your brethren) like thewhore in the Proverbs , wipe your mouths, and fay, we have done no wicked s;fs. I grant that in fume fence fecret fins are not fo bad asopen fins.- arr : yet there are conliideratiouswhich render them worfethen open fins. Secret fins arenot fobad as open finsin two refpeltts. r .Becaufe they give no fcandal to thofe that are good. 2.Becaufe they donot infect by example, nor encourage thofe that are evil. Open fins are both fcandalous and infections, fecret fins are neither. But if a man1m fecrecly upon deign tohide his fin, or hoping to carry it fothat God,fhall not findhimout, this fe- crecy encreafes fin, and fhall have the.greater condemnation. He that fins openly, appears to men what he is : but he that thus fins fecretly thinks that it cannot appear toGod what he is, or he hopesthat God will never make it appear what he is. This is a great aggravation upon his (in, and therefore Job pats a mark upon 307 .......r.._
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