Chap./6. .AnLxpofition upon theBook,of J O B. VerGiB. 357 and fo it came to pats. I might give many filch lilt-lances of raft' imprecations which God hath followed with fever/it yen. geance : I (hall add one more which is freth in the memoryof manyyet living, ofa Gentleman ofquality, a Knight, thatfuf- Sirfjervaife fered at the Tower-hill ab/ut the death of Sir Thomas Overburie, Ellorvaiet, who concefled it was jug with God that he (hould undergo that ignominious death ; for oft in Gaming ( laid he) I have ufed this with, Ipray Ged 1be hanged if it be not fo. I will con- clude this point with a nearer inftance, A woman accidentally came into the Congregation while this wordwas Preached, did afterwards by nritingcertifteme, that At beingconvincedin can.. fcienceof her fin in wifhing evil upon herfelf, thereby to cover a fin, whichfhe had committed, but cloyed, didfeel the fadeffects of it according toher with, begging earnefi- prayers, that it might be forgiven her,and that God msuld be entreated to take offhis hand. Let thole wretches hear and fear, and do no more fo pre. fumptuoufly, who fear not to with, The Devil take them, and Gad:damne them, left indeed God let the Devil loofe upon them, and take themat their word. And here it may be ob- ferved, that fuch as are molt guilty, are molt apt to imprecate vengeance upon themfelves, that they may appear.guiltiefs. Theyhave no way left to perfwade others, that they are good, . or have not done evil, but by wi(hingevil to themfelves. Such, is the limpidity of a milled confcience, that when it is deepeft in fin, it dares defic Gods juflice to gain an opinion among meta, of its own innocence. 0-earth, Cover not thou my blood. More particularly Obferve. Great fins, bloodyfins, efpecially this, finof fhedding innocent blood(hall. not paff undi/covered . God will give a tongue to the earth, he will make fpeech - lets creatures freak, rather then blood thall be concealed.. Blood may, be concealed a long time, but blood (hall not al- wayes be concealed, Gen.4 7. Whathail thou done? The voyce ofthy Brothers blood cryeth to mefrom theground: The blood had no voyce, and the ground was filent ; bloodhathno more voice of i;s,own, then water hath , or then a.Filh, that lives in the water hath ; thefe did not (peak formally : but the Lord fpcaks thus to thew- that he will . cetainly bring, bloody ,,
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