4315 Chap. 19. arl'n Expoftion upon ties Tookof J'o ss. Verf. 29,. wrong,harfh, hafty, groundleffe judgement, with fuch judge- ment judgenot,why ? that ye be net judged : as if Chrift had laid, ye null certainly be judged ifye doe fo, But (hall only fuch be judged, fhali not all be judged ? yes, all fhall be judged, but all (hall not be judged, as this fort of judges thall, with a Judg- ment ofcondemnation. In that fpeech, ofChrift, to be judged is to becondemned. Againe, 'cis true, this argument is applicable to all forts offins and finners Sweare not, lie not, leale noes thatye be not judged. But though itbe trueofall, yet 'cis more fpecially applicable to wrong judgement and injurious Judges, ?age not that yebe.not judged. Such (hail furely be condemned. The Apoftle (a Cor. 4..5.) isfin& upon that poynt, ?sage nothingbefore the time till the Lord come, that will bring to light the hidden things of darknefe. As the former, fo this Scrip cure Both not take all judgement fromman, as if (in all cafes ) we fhonld onlyappeale to God, or referre every caufe to the Safi judgement. But whenhe faith,7udge nothingbefore the time his meaning is, Judge nothing unfeafonably, judge no perfon in reference to his fpiritu.4ll state peremptorily orfinally, We may judge the fats of -men, but take heed of judging their hearts. We may judge perlons as they are, but we cannot conk elude what they may be. We may judge what appeareth, but we muff not judge by gueffe or by coojeftureconcerning thofe things which are hiddenand appeare not. The Lord (at !aft ) willbring to light the bidden things o' darknefe,andwill make ma- nifef the cotenfells ofthe hearts ;The judgment ofhidden things, and ofheartsare referred to himto whom nothing -is hiéiden,and who knoweth the heart. (ram. 4. I I, t2.) Speake not evillone of another,( brethren) He that .feaketh evill of his brother, and judgeth h abrother, f eakethevill ofthe Law,and judgeth the Law0 but if thoujudg the law thouart not adoer ofthe lawbut a judge. There is one Law-giver,who is àble toPave, and to def#roy.who art tbáu that judgeft-,another ? Our Lawgiver is our Judge, and he who is the Judge of is as able to deftroy by a fentence of condemnation, as to fare by a fentence ofabfólution.. Lattly -, Obferve 3. The remembrance ofa righteous judgement to come fhouldkeep us in a holyfeare, left we judge our brethren unrighteouufly. The remembrance ofthat judgement fhould keepus in a ho- ly
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