Chap. 13. AnExpofatiors upon the Book of .1 oB;. Vert z 6. 463 ID,/ God h mfelf to weigh anti meafut or the my of thófe who 1h:ll have the great.f mitery, tjeFetore the m fery of an hvpocrice is the greaten, Wu' c.i clearly argues what is here alfer, ted, that his finis alfo greatest. Secondly, Confider i.i vvhat the puniihntentof the hypocrite doth : job loth not fay, anhypocritefhall be call to hell,and.. tòrme,.ted in that lake with fire and brimftone ( which yet other Scriptures fay ) but here fob faithonly, an hypocriteHall not come beforehim.(He (hall be banifhed out Of the pretence ofGod.) This is his purtiíhtnenr. Hence O'oferve, Mat, the puntfhment oflofs is a verygreatpunifhment, one ofthe greatefl if not thegreateft puniíhment. Sinful man fais under á. t«ofold punifhment, a. of lofs, 2,offenfe. Many difpute which, of thefe is the greatell-, andmoil: determine that thepuniíhmene of lqfs is greater then that of fenfe. This is the punifhment of an hypocrite, he fed not come before God. This lofs is.a great puniíhment in this life: not toenjoy God by faith in Ordinances, protrifes and difpenfations,is, the great mifery ofman;hypocri tes are denyed this enjoyment. For though they come before God (as I faid before) and preis into his prefence, to worfhip him, Clough they challenge the promifes, and are apt to flatter them- (elves that God is with them in providential difpenfatióm, yet they have no acceptance with him. God denyeth them his pre- Lace : they come to God, but God cloth not come to them, t'ìough they talkof the covenant and lay hold of it, yet it is with a falfe finger, and God reproves them for their boldnefs and u- furpations. (Pfd. 5o, i6.) Unto the wicked Godfaith, what hall thou to do to declare myflátutes, or that thoù fhouldeff take mycove- nant into thy mouth, feeing thou hate/( inflrultion and caflefl my words behind thee ? I grant, an hypocrite may have fome flufhes of the prefenceof God in Ordinances and duties, and that's his heaven. This theApoífle cals histafleofthegood word of God,and of the powers of the world to come (Heb. 6. 5.) he mayhave fome railings, yea, fuppofed ravifhings ofSpirit at the report and fight of heavenly thins : but his tafle of thefe isnot fpiri :úal, but fen- fitive only,fuch as theunderf+andinggives in to the affections up on any rational difcourfeordemonlirationofobjects pleating to the nature of man : any higher enjoyment of God then this the hypocrite tatteth not. And ufiially, he prayeth,and hearethwith- ()Lit
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