346 Chap. i 9 . AnExpofation upon the Backe of JO B. VerC 25. been) anhypocrite ; now as the Lord will have a time to ac- quit himfelfe, and to declare the righteoufneffe of his jNdge- went, fo he will have a time to quiethe integrity of his people, and to let themright in the eye of all the world. In that day as he will detiroy the vayles of mifreport which have been colt upon his wayes e vayles oferror which have been caft upon his Word, rampro he will deftroy all the vayles ofre- proach and hander vfhi0 have been cati upon the perlons, fi,eeches or endeavour of his people. He will have a day in which there fhall be a frefh Edition of the workes of all his Saints, with the comment of their owne upright and honett meaning upon them ñot rackt andwier- drawne with the ma- lice and mil-conceptions, eyther ofenemies or miftaken friends, This is the ground of that ferious and but needful! Caution given b/ the Apottle (a Cor. 4.5.) judge nothing before the time, till the Lordcome, who both 'hall bring to light the hidden things of dark sef e,andmake manifeff thecouncilsof theheart,and then every mänIhail have praife of Cod. What, every titan ?will God praife thofewho are praife-leffe? will he pralle the proud and cove- tous, the drunkards,and uncleane ? Shall every man have praife ofGod ? Will he flatter men in their fin, and fow pillowes of commendation under every elbow ? No, the Apofiles meaning is, every man that is praife- worthy, (hall have praife ofGod ;, every good and faithful! man, every truebeleever ; all fncere and honeft hearts , thongh they have been called hypocrite, and dieraced, though they have het the dirt of a thoufand fcandallscall in their faces, yet:there is a day coming, when as all teares, fo all xtpraaches fhall be wiptd away, and everyman, that is, every godly man fhall have praife ofGod. yob who was called hypocrite, and wicked, fhall then againe have praife of God, his old certificate or Letters ofcommendation (hall be renewed ; Amanperfet aadupright,fearing god and el-chewing evil!, Seeing This Day ofJudgement bath been fo long agoe fpo- ken of and beleeved Peeing there are fuch undeniable proofes and demonftraonsofit; we have caufe to be afhamed that we have not more quick thoughts, more lively and working ap- prehentions of it, that we are not more acquaintedwith it. One -of the Ancients faith of himfelfe, that wherefoever he went;
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