C:hap. T.9.! _.An i.epofsrion upon the Book of,Jo B. Verf2g. ly feare of falling into any fin, but efpeciaHyoffalling into this fin ofunrighteous judgement.The Apolile Payl(Rom. i4.)takes brethren off from judging and vexingone another about either the obfervation or forbearance ofmeates anddayes, whichonce. had a plaine and direr inftitution from God, and were then indeed abolifhed and laid afide ; yet forte judging their bre- thren for theufe and others for thedifufe of them, being unfa -; tisfied about their abolition. In this quarrellthe ApoRleinter- pofeth (verf. -to. ) why judgefi thou thy brother ?. why doff thou jet at naught thy- brother,? (Thus he rebukes and chides them) we!hall alllandbefore the judgement-feat ofChrifl : for it is written; As Ilive, faith the Lord, every knee!hall hour tome. andevery tongue¡ball confeff[e to Clod. This thought that we muff all bow to God in the day of judgement, may abate our keen- nes and-cooleour heates. Ihis will caufeus either in a loving compliance to bow one to another, _ or to take heedof wrath- full violence, whether in word or aftion, tocaufe others ro bow to us. Whereas they whohave blotted the notion of that Taft Judgement out of their heartsand confciences, will not Rand upon thole arts which are greateRt blots in their lives and con- verfations. The ChaldeeParaphrafe glofling:upon the hiftory of the murther ofAbel by Caine(Gen.4th')af gns this as the occa- lionof it:Caine and Abel went out into the field,where difcourf ing fore points ofreligion, Cain laid there was no dayof judg- ment, no account to be given ofwhat is donehere, no reward after this life ; fuch were the tenents of Caine. Abel held the contrary, and Paid there was a judgement, and an eRate after this life, a reward for the righteous, and punient for the wicked. Caine havingdrunk in thole falfe principles, not only judgedbur role up and murthered his brother prefently. Whe- ther Cain and 4belhad fuch a Dialogueor no is quettionable, but it is cleare, as to the poynt in hand, that when a man bath once refolved that there is no judgement, or hath not the notion frefh upon his ípirit, he is apt to judge his brethren hart:ly, and then to a& cruelly againft them. No man knows where either his hand or his tongue will Fop in finning, when once he._hath thrown away this barre,or laid afade the holy bridle of this prin-, ciple,That.there is ajudgement. Thus
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