Chap. a 5. An Expofitinn upon the Bookof J O B. Verf.23. t t 9 upon the fpirit, that he (hall never be laved , or that Hell is prepared for him this is Hell before he is calf into Hell. A Soul that doubts of mercy and of the favour of Gad , is in a very fad condition, but the condition of that Soul is unexpreffibly fad, which is affured of judgment, and of the wrath of God. Thirdly, Obferve. That es a wicked man maj }know that be floatl be miferable. in the end , fo he may know that bíi mifery i.r near at hand : an evil Confcience awakened is the worst Prophet , it is full of fad prefages; like uTticah to Ahab, it never Prophefied good Fidc Ow, but evil ; and it doth not onely Prophefie of evil afar off, imphipars nos but near, or ready at hand : 'Tis true, an evil confcience u modica quod fually puts the evil day far off (2 Pet.3. d,) There (hall be cogatur tpfe )ì fcoffers, laying , Where it the day of bid- commie , &c. The ominart .Y f g luen pined day of darknefs is far enough off, it hath been long talkedof, but we do not feeit , fay thefe Defpifers : But when an e- vil confcience is awakened, t hen he fees evil near , and himfelf dogg'd at the heels, or (as the former Verle (peaks) Waited for of the Sword. Asa,Believer , when theeye of faith is clear , fees mercy near at hand ( Faith makes God near and then all good is near.) So an Unbeliever, when the eye of his Confcience is cleared, fees mifery near. Obferve Fourthly. The mifery of a wickedman it unmóveable : His day of dark- nefs is eftabiithed by an irrevocabledecree, there isnoPgetting it off; he is under a Divine Fate. A day of darknefs may come over the Saints , but that day blows over : Davidfaid once of his day of light , It (hall never be dark; andof his Mountain, it (hall never be removed ; yet he was deceived : a But a wicked mans dayofdarknefs (hall never be light , nor can he ufe any proper means to turn his day of darknefs into light ; He cannot pray , and it isprayer, that turns darknefs into light ; he cannot believe, and it is Faith that turns a day of darknefs into light ; he bath not a Chrift to gounto', t ad it is Chrift only who can turn darknefs into light, death to life, and the Waters of forrow into the Wineof joy ; his.dark- nefs (hallñever be removed , who hathnot Chrill ( who is light to remove it.) Verje
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