Ch4p,ì6. An'ÉxpoftioiïúponthéBookoff Vert19 Secondly, We may call God to witnefs when men give a wrong witnefs ofus, or will not give a right witnefs {Oxus but if we can have teflimony upon earth, we mull not gö to Heaven for it ; God mull be our lall refé rt.` ob'fhtnld none on earth to evitriefs for hi'tn, and hi's áfllit`t bns were lookèd up- on ai futfi ;tent witneff_s againli him, and thereforehe was ne- 'ce(iitated to make his addr`efs to God. Thirdly, When the matter is not only loch as others will not tetlitie, when they midst; but fuch as no Mari can -te.(lifie (none bring privy to it, but only God and'our own` fouls) then we have a'juil ground of appeal to God Will bring to light the hidden things ofdarknefs, and will make manifell the counfels of the heart : fobs fincerity was fufpeded and that is loch a fecret as man bath rio accefi"e unto, and therefore can give do witnefs tó'it': Who is tiocere, and who is aii, hy. pocrite, is refolved oriely by tli teffiniony ofGod, 'and of our own fouls Fourthly, We mull before to call God tó witnefs in truth, Toufhallfkrear the Lord liuesh in truth, in rigl teoufnefs, and in judgement (fir. 4.2 ) 7Alefs we !olive a witnefs within us,' we in'uft callGod to witnefs who is abOve ¡is. God is'ready_ to wit- nefs with our confcience ; but woe`to thofe who 'call God to witnefs againfl their confciences. Holy Paul called Gorito re. cord uponhis foul, 2 Car. i<. 23. that is, He did as it were (which is alto done in every Oath) engage , or pawne ,his foul and falvation upon it,that he ípake the truth': When our foules bear record with us, wë'may venturè to call God to record upon our fouls. But 'Pine, When they hive no wit- nets from their fouls, yea when their fouls witnefs againli them , will yet venture to call Gad to record upon their fouls. They will needs be tryed by God, who dare not abide the juli tryal.of men; Inch would make God, (who cannot lie) witnefs to a lie They ufe the glorious God as foït é do, a fort ofmifcreants, called Knights ofthe Póft, who for á Fee, will not Only fay, but fwear . what you will. This is the higheft prophanation of the name ofGod : For as hethat believes not the truth :of God,'` makes him a lyar,;; °Có alfc Both hè that' appeáls to God Töi the Ñitnefsj of n tin truth. More p ìrticálarlÿr My iv tnteJs is'¡n Plaintr: my 'recor'ìl r éìa high.
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