20 Chap.' s. An Expofitionupon the Book of J O Ba Note from it. An evil heart is never diiouraged by any difappointments fromgoing on"in evil. One wouldhave thought,- after he had conceivedtnifchief, and brought forth nothing but vanity , that we fllould have heard no mere of him ; that he would now fit down and be .,quiet, but his belly prepareth deceit prefently , he will to it a- gain , he will tryonce more ; if he fail in oneplot, he hopes to thrive in another he will fow his feed offin in the morn- ing , and in the evening he will not withhold his hand, and though he fee neither of them pnofper , yea. though he fee both of them blaíled, yet he will to his lowing again: As a gracious heart receives manydifappointments, and dilcourage- ments, but faith he, I will not give over, My belly(hail prepare fill holy, and juif, and righteous things ; and the more he is difappointed the more holily he ads. So doth a wicked man more finfully ; for he ads as firongly and naturally in his flate, as a Godly mandoth in his; and therefore he will not be put off bydifappointments. He faith in the words of Solo.. mon ( Prov. 23.35.) They have(rickenme and Iwas notfick,they have beaten me and Ifelt it not , when Iawake , I will Peek it yet again. Wicked men in general , as well as Drunkards in particular, of whom Solomoti there (peaks , meet withmany blows , and are often tick in following their fin ; yet (be- éaufe theyare never tick offin ) as faon as ever they awake and recover a little , they forget all their wounds and ficknef fès, and refolve to feek it yet again. They pleafe themfelves ibmuch with what is to come , that they flight all that bath been done,and refolve with thofe(Ifa.56.t 2.) To morrow "hall ?ze as this day , andmuchmore abundant : They are preparing for fin, even while they are tinning : it is Paid (Revel.6.) that peon the Red Horfe, went forth conquering, and to conquer ; he had not only a prefent Conquelt, but aprojed to conquer ; he was ac$ually a Conqueror, and having conquered , he had frefh defigns in his eye. As Çhrift goes out thus conquering, and to conquer ; fo wicked men goe out doingevil, and to do it, deceiving , and to deceive. Their belly prepareth deceit t Though they havebrought forth vanity once and again , yet they prepare, as affzred ofvic`ory. Verf,ls, This
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