42o Chap. z 3. AnExpofitionupon theBook ofJos. HenceÒOferve, Ertl, tAn upright heart is very refolute; I will ; and, let come to me what wí11. There is nothing that can make a man afraid,who is not afraid ofhim felf. The righteous is bold as a lyon. As oneof the ancient Myrtyrs fpake, when his perfecuters terrified him with threat- nings, There is nothing (faith he) óf things vi/'ble, nothing of thingstrvifblethat,I fear , Twill fland.tomyprofelonof the name óf C hrifl, and contend earnedly for the faith once delivered to the Saints, let come on't what will. It is Paid of Luther, when he was to go to the meeting at .Vorms,that being informed by his friends that he had many enemies lying in wait to ruine him, Tell menot of it (faith lte) for Iwillgo though there wereas manyde- vtlstoaffault me as there are tilesupon the houfes.Thus the.Apoffle Paul (Aa. si.io.) when force did weep and mourn over him, becaufe it was prophecied that he fhouid be bound at Jerufalem :. Agabus had bound himfelf with Paulr_girdle, and faid, So fha11 the Jews at Jerufalem bind the man that oweththis girdle, and thereupon they entreated him -to forbear going up ; Forbear ? ( faith he) No, I ,will go to Jerufalem, I am. ready, not to be bound onlyat Jerufalem, but to die there for theName., of the Lord Jefus : I'le putit to a venture. When once Heifers heart was let upon it to engage for thedeliveranceof the.Jews, fhe would on, 1 will go an to the King, which is not according to the law ( I know I- run an hazard) and if 1 perifh, Iptri fh : I am upon a.good ground, and in agoodcaufe, though I fail in fame outward for- malities, yet I will venture. Thus will an upright bean fpeak, thus will an upright heart do : An upright heart will both fpeak and do, let come on it what will ; let the world be pleafed or difpleafed, let the world frown or fmile, let the world be angry or embrace. And it is the fame phrafe in the Hebrew whichwe nnr i;t'.1 have (z Sam.18. 23.) whenAhimauz, wouldgo andcarry the at fit gaicquad tidingsof Abfaloms death unto David (Jeab had fent Csufhi with the mefïage before, yet '9himaaz. would needs run after him ) Let me, Ipray thee ( faith he toJoab) run after Cufhi : And Joab maid, wherefore wilt thou run, my fon, feeing thou haft no tidings ready ? But howföever (faidhe) let me run ;.1 havea mind to carry this meffagehowfoever, that is, let come on me what will. Even fo faith the foul in its uprightnefs and refolvednefs upon the waies of Goi, though checkt with why would you do fo ?, Howfoever
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