4.30 Chap, t 9. An Expofitian upon the Book of J O B. Vert. 29. not finfull. When wrath is ftniged( or is come to its height and heate ) it bringeth forth death. Dying 7acob giving thisas the ef- feft of his two Ions anger and wrath`('Cen. 49. 6,7. ) In their anger they.flew a man, and in theirfelfe will they diggeddowse a wall, turfed be their anger for it was fierce,'-and their wrath for it was crud. It is good to appeafe wrath, toNeale breaches, to quiet (pinks : for ifwrath begin its worke, whoknows where it may end? Secondly, The wrathofmanbringeth the punifhment ofthe fword ; as it ftirs up God to punith man : ti wrath ofmana- gainit man is a fin which God will punith with further wrath, God often powreth out wrath, and he fuff4rs men to powre out more of their wrath uponwrathful! men. TheApoftle fpeakes as much to the Church ofggdlatia (Gal.... r g.) If bite, and devoure one another..What was this biting, anddevouring ? Did they like dogs gnaw one another ? or like Canibals eat one ano- thers flefh ? No ; See (verf. r 4.) what he meanes, Thou 'halt love thy neighbour as thyfelf:but ifye bite, and devour oneanother, Every aft oppofite to that love which Godcommands us to ex- ercife towards our neighbour, is a biting, and devouring ofour neighbour. They,that are eiviil, and well"bred, yet in this fence may be found men-eaters, and devourersof their brethren. 'We bite and devour one another, when we are unkinde, wrathfull and vexatious one towards another. What then ? Take heed ye be rot confirmed one of another. Take heed leaft by walking fo unlike Chriftians, and founanfwerably to the Law ofGofpel-love, you provoke God to kindle fuch a fire among you, and inyou, as may prove an utter confumption. When Chriftians are not carefull and ready to walke in love, as Chrift bath loved us. God fometimes gives them up to a fpirit of con- tention, and their breeches are lake the Sea,which cannot be hee- led. pawl fpake this to aChurch, avery faulty Church, and this was oneof their faults, want of love. What he fpake to them, we may fpeak to any,whether brethren or others, Take heed that you doe not bite, anddevoure one another, leafyou may be cent-pulsed one of another. Your unjuft, and unrighteous walkings, your cruell aidharfh dealings, which are yet but to the vexing and heating one of another fpiríts, or to the devouring, and eat- ingone ofarothers credit, may provoke fuch judgements, as fhal:l
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