Chap. 19. e.4n Expofition upon theRook of j o B. Veri. 29. there will never bea day of judgement ( Athiefts are extreamly frengthned in that mif-beliefe, they flatter themfelves that there (hall be no judgement, becaufe they fee none, and that !inners (hall efcape punifhment alwayes, becaufe they are not alwayes punifhed.) Now as Tome are firengthened in their unbe- liefe, that there fhall beno judgement at all, becaufe they doe not fee a prefent judgement : fo when God doth vi fibly bring forth judgements here, it is a confirmation of faith to others, that Godwill reckon with all men, and bring every worke a:d fecret thing to judgement, Againe, why doth lob fay, Thatye may know that there is a judgement ? Was thereno judgement then ? 7ob found judges, and judgement too ; True he complained often ofhis friends for judginghim, but he looked on theirs as wrong judgement. and fo as no judgement. Intimating that another kinde of judg- ment (hould paffeupon him, then what had yet paired. They Ihould know that there is ajudgement. Hence obferve; The judgeinext of god is an exaf andperfeE judgement. In the day ofmans Judgement, Tome receive good for evilly and others receive evil! for good. But when we (hall appeare before the judgement feat ofChrift, then every one/hall receive according to what bebath donein hie body,whether it 6egood orevil. Some men are blind and cannot judge aright, others are brib'd orbyaffed, and fo will not judge aright. But Chrift knoweth all things and perfons, and nothingcan turnehimafide against his knowledge. His judgement will be ¡trait and equall judge- ment. Sixtly, In reference to theperlons upon whom he preffeth this, Thatyemay know. You my friends have judged me har(h- ly, and feverely : he particularly applies his fpeech to theme which givesus this note further, They who judge others harfbly, have carpfe tofearejudgment. Chrift fpeaks as ifjudgment (hould paffeuponnone but fuch; (Matth. 7. t.) fudge not that yebe not judged, for with what judgmentye mete; itfhall be metedto again. Judge not ; doth notprohibite the judgement ofman. on man ; not the judge= mentofthe Magiftrate, no, nor all private judgemeñt s but K k : wrong, 431
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