_ Chap; 19. An Bxpffistion upon the Book of J o B. Verf. t t. 221 s tïan of their cup. ( Pfal. t t. 6. f 'Tis true When we or ,yet ono- mies,beTent her Sonne to dyefor a ,there he atied up to_the highef degreeof that law ()Clove ; yet they that s.eleeve not on his Son but stand out in rebellion algainft him shall furely dye. God {lath not prepared bread andwater, but fire and brmitone for prefumptuous fìnners and unbelievers. This abufed love, !.will' turne to the hottest wrath. And ?s God hatth Mewed himfelfe the bell friend to his enemies; Co he will be their worft enemies. God will appeare an eternal! enemy to his enemies in the next life, and he will not (pare them in this.A1o1es gives them a dread' full alarr ; (Thur. 3 z, 40.) l liff up my hands to heavenandfay, 1 liver for ever,ifIwhet myglitterrn ivc.r1,4ndmy hand take hold ofpdgernent, I will render vengeance to ,sine enemies,and I will re- ward them that hate me,I will make Mine arrows drunke with blood, ( and my fword hall dev&oere.fiots) and that with theblood of the foinefrom the bginning of revenges upon the enemie; repoyce 0yee .,cations with his peojrle, for he willavenge the blood ofbisfervants, and will ren:lcr vengeance tohis adverfaries. As the love of Clod, in many patTa es of Scriptures, triumphs in lofty and purest firaines of Rhetoricke over all the unworthineffe of man fo cloth his wrath in this over all the oppofitions of man. The enemies of God flr.sll be Pure to finart and fall ; and therefore 'cis well for thofe that have to do; with enemies, if they can but make it out, that their enemies are Gods enemies ; for as God will Purely b,'efle thofe wh> bleffe his people, and curfe thofe who curie them : fo when his enemies are curfed by us, he curfeth them too and while we oppose them , he joynes with us ; whenfoever we goe forth againft the. Lords enemies, wee goe forth to the helpe of the Lord, (Judg 5.23. ) there- fore theLord will helpe us to deftroy them. The Lord will de- (troy them according to his owne decree, thoughwe should for- beare or withdraw ourhelpe ; much more will he .destroy them whenwe belge on the execution of his decree. TheLard(faith David, (Pfal. i 1 o. r ) faiduntomy Lord,, that is, he'Father Paid to the Son, whom he bath given as for a Mediator tohis people, fo a Lord oyyer them)fir thou at ray right band, isneill Imake thine tnesrlies shy fò r f ale ° ha.t is, till I fubdtte them all under thee, oì make thë»ifas'l'beEc thee. All the .e nemies of God are un- dèr this d.crée,'and this decree'( as the ProphetZephanie 1peakes Chap. ze
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