Chap. 19. As Expofrtion;Ion the Book.of J O B. Verf. 25. 347 went, whether hedid Bate or drinke, or travell,or ftudie,orWhat foever he was about,he thought he heard the voyce founding in his rares, Arife ye dead, and come to fudgement ; it is good for us to carry this day in out'thoughtsall our dayes. If we doe fo, we flail finde thefe two profitableeffects of it. Firft, It will awaken us ; Secondly, It will merken us. Firft, It will awaken us, and keepe us awake ; The found of this Judgement made Falx tremble; He that trembles is awakened ; and it will keepe us awake while we remember that it (hall come unexpedly, fuddainly ; it bath been long in comming, but when ever it comes, it fhall come fuddainly, So the Apottle defcribes the comming ofthat dry (t The¡. S. z.) It 'ballcome as a theefe ; a th.eere comes fuddainly. Chrift defcribes it by that which is more fuddaine (Lek; 2E 3 5.) It ¡hall come as a (mare ; how fuddainlv Both a mare take the bird ? That the Judgement thall be fo terrible and dread rub fhould awaken us, chat it fhail be fo fuddaine and unavoydable, fhould keepeus awake. Secondly ; It fhould meeken rts, Why fhould wee judge others, feei,,g we mutt all be judged ? See how the Apoftle takes them up, or rather takes them downe who erected tribunalls, and ftood on the earth as Judges over their brethren, ( Rom. 14. 4. ) Whoart th as that judges another mans fervant ?.Proud cen- faring perlons know not them`elves, nor doth any man know what they judge chemfelves to be, whò are over-buffe in judge- ing others. When we incommon fpeech lay to a man, Who art thou ? We argue our owne ignorance or nefcience ofhis per- fon. But in fpeeches of this ft le when we fay Who art thou ? We eyther argue the pride of that perfonwhonb,we already know, or that he doch not know his placeand duty, but over- weenesttimfelfe,and takes uponhim beyond his line, which no minBoth more then he who takes upon him to judge another mans fervant, excepting him ,onely who takes upon him ío judge the fervants of God. And while the Apoffle faith,* Why doefi thou judge another mans fervant, he doch but more convince (by t' at common rule) filch as prefume to judge the fpeciall fervents of God. As thushe reproves all peremptory judgeing ofothers. becaufe they are fervants to another , fo he proceeds to a further reproofe ofit, becaufe they are our brethren (Verf. Yyz Io.)
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