632 Chap. 21. As Expofition upon the.Baok,cf J o a. `derf. qó murmur againfl Clcd as ifhe dealt rigoro.0fly &- roughly with his ; when all his fuferings areprocuredby hisown fins. And hence an ancient Vertion renders the Text thus; why cloth the living aaa» complaine? let each man complaisefor bù ownfin. There is a twofold complaint. The first arifeth meerly from the fenceof affliaion, or the feeling ofwhat we fuller; this is naturali, this even Chriti him- felfe was under, while he was on earth in a fuffering conditi- on. Secondly , There is a complaint which arifeth from dif. content and murmurring at our afielions, vexing our felves at the things we fuller.. This is finfull, filch complaining be- comes not the people of God though they complaine under the feelingofaflliaion, yet they mutt not murmur at affl; Lion but bewayle their own tranfgreflìon ; Thebelt ofSaints under affli&ion have caufe to complaine oftheir own fin, and the fin of many is thecaufe ofall their afflictions. Every complaint which bath murmuring in it is evil[, and all the complaints ofevili men aretnurmurrings. The Apoftle puts fuch murmur- ers and complainers together,(7sede i 6.)Thefearemurmurers, complainers,walkiug after their own lufis. Complaining, which comes from, or is accompanied with murmuring, hark its ori- ginall in luft, and, is their worke whowalke after their owne lulls. We maycomplaine, but we muff not murmur,God loth not deny us to bemoane our felves, when he is pleated to lay his hand ,uponus, but he will not beare it ifwe murmur at his hand. Secondly,'From the objeacof Yob's complaint ; ils for me, is my complaint toman ? Cblerve ; Agood wean eyes god chiefly even while he is complaining to man. fob was before roen, but his complaint was to God. There is little f;utten by complaining barely to man; and as there are 'bus fewwho can give any cafe to our complaint, fo there are nod'a few, who encreafe and adde to it. To tell them that it is ill with us, makes ourcafe worfe. For, Firft, Many are infï_ncib(e of fufterings of others, they lay them not to heart,they are to the complaints which corne before
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