Chap. 15. Rn Expofition upon the Bookof J 0 B, Verf.35; low, but often quite trots to their expeáation.; theyconceive rnifchief againft others, andbring forth mifchief upon them- felves : this is vanity, yea , andvexation of fpirit , They bring forthvanity. Obferve from this allufion. Wickedmen cannot but att. evil : They who conceive, mutt do their utmoft tobring forth conceptions;. As a woman with Child; cannot but bring forth when her time is come , and her pains are on her ; if you would give her all the World, it is impoßîble to divert or delay the birth. So it is with a wicked man , when he bath mifchievous conceptions in his heart ; Hefleepeth not uelefs.he do mifchief(prov.4,,6.)What ever comes of it, fall back or fall edge , he mutt do it. He can- not forbear anattempt -to do it, though it colt him his life; many havebeen at that coli, in attempting to do it, but could not. Obferve Secondly. Wickedmen are oft put to muchpain in fulfilling their luJis,or in aging theircconceivedmifchiefs, It is with fuchmen as with the woman in Child bearing , on whom the'Lord bath laid that heavy burthen , infarrowjhalt thou bring forth Children (Gen.3.16. )wicked men feel this to the full, tofarrow they bring forth : The wicked man travelleth inpain all his days, yeti; 29. It is theirdelight to fin, but for the molt part they (mart ira finning,and run through many forrows to accomplifh their;- o. Theyare fo mad upon finning, that the fweetnefs of do ingmifchief pleafeth themmore, than all the troubles they go through in doing it difcourageth them. Many evils can not be done with cafe, it coils finners dear to effcrt what they defign ; they often have, as we fay of Women, after long and fore travel in.Childbearing ,. very hard bargain of it , and páy very dear for that which isworth , or worthy of nothing but repentance or greater pain. Thirdly,: Taking vanity for iniquity, which fenfe was gi- ven inopening the terms. Obferve. Such asour thoughtsandconceptions are,fuck areourprodueli ons.They conceive mifchief, and bring forth iniquity; fuchas we plow and tow in the minde , fuch is the Harveft of oura- dións ; The very form .. the lineaments andportraiture of a mans . -.
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