490 Chap; 20. ß fn Expofition upon tke Tookof Jos. Verf. I I. pained coñfcience. As he filled up his meafure of finne, fo he fhall have his meafure of forrow full ; Ths time will come whe nail the ungodly fhall be filled with the wrath and righte- os judgements ofGod, as now they are filled with wrath and unrighteoufneffe one againft another. Saints have their fullneffe ofgrace in Chrift, and having received grace they fill up their meafure, Till they come to the meafureof theflature of the fullnes of Chrift ; And when oncethey have attained and are arrived to a fullneffe ofGrace, they fbill receive fullneffe of joy in glory, In thy prefencc isfulnefie ofjoy ; all their hones{Ball then fay,Who is a God like to thee ? ;7fal. 35. ro ) Not a bone but {hall have its fill ofjoy ; Every mans bones fhall be full at laft, good mea- fareprejjed downe and¡haken together and running overfoallGod give into their bofmes.. Thebones of the godly fhall be filled with the goodneffe of God,and the bones ofthe wicked fhall be filled with that wrath ofGod which their own finnes have de- ferved. His bones arefull ofthefinnes of lois youth. Againe, Thefe words may be expounded as a defcription ofa wicked mans perfeverance in finne. The finnes which he had in his youth, he bath themBill, he hath not loft nor put off one of them. Thofe filthy lutts which like fo many running fores cor- rupted the tore-part of his life, corruptthe latter, running ail!, upon him, and ceafing not. Hence Note; All thefinnes ofyouth rentaine in andupon theoldeft ofimpe- nitent perfons. Old impenitents keep a ftocke or treafure of their youth- innes, layd upnot only in their bones, but in their hearts, as Godmaketh them to poffeffe the finnes of their youth in punifhments; fo they poffeffe the finnes of their youth, ifnot in prac&ife, yet in affection and pleating contemplation. Sup- pole a wickedman Browne old and unable by weakneffe to a& finne, yet the habit of fin is nor weakened ; his fin remaines as it were young and greene, though he be a tiinner ofa hundred: yeares old; though he be fpent anddry, yet his finnes are vi- vid, warme, vigorous and youthful!; Time weakens fanners, . hat it cannot weakenfinne ; though the marrowbe fpent out of his bones, yet his fpiritis as full offinneas ever his bones were ef.
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