Chap. 2 t. !dn Expofition upon the Book of J o Verff34 839 by fallacies. It import=_ alfo forncwhat ofcontempt,wher he tenpat, rep'g- that is inferiour doth not (ashe ought) fubmit to the judge na«10 ¡Ili ekz ment and reafon of his fuperiour. Thus forne expound lob quir aebet fe complaining, that he was not only unkindly, but fallacioufly fnbmirrefeeri, tanen qua inf. and unreverently dealt with by thofe who ought not only to 'n be faithful( to him, but to give him rcfpeft and honour. And (which is yet worfe)chat they did him (as the meaning of the word is further carried) a reali unkindneffe under the cloake or colour of faire and friendly pretences. A prevari. I1L'i> rosat cator dealech falfly with his client, while he profeffeth to ti,lati?nem cf plead his caufeor undertakes to fupport his perfon. The un- ;;; jub 51;4 faithfulnesand fallfhood ofman to man,walkes alwayesunder Slone ,a the cloake ofprofeffed courtefie.But I would not fuppofe lob a 1717C tgni. lb much as fufpefting his friends ofany fach fludied unkind- ca C; c. nefs towards him,efpecially cotafidering,that this word which force !train fo hard, is alfo ufed by the holy Ghofl in a more gentlefignification, ( Lev. 5. 5.) where it isapplyed to a finof ignorance ; And that notion of finning under a cloake may hold in fins of ignorance, as well as in thofe which are committed againfl knowledge ; only with this difference Malice and hypocrifie life a cloake to hide the evill from o- thers: Ignorance is a cloake which hides the evil( from our felves.Thus in theprefent cafe, the falfhood which lob char geth theanfwers of his friends with, proceedeth not, Purely, from any cunningpurpofe in them to vex and trouble him, but from their unskilfulineffe incomforting him. How then comfortyeme in vain, Teeing in your anfwers there remaineils falfbood ? Hedoth not fay, that all their anfwers were falfe, or that theyhad knowingly falfified with him in their an. fivers; All he chargeth them wich, is, that therewas falfltood in their anfwers. That is,that theiranfwers contained false or unfound affections. Such as there; Firft, That godly men are rarely afdiEled in tku life, Secondly,That the godlyJbal in ehed lfe,befpeedily delivered whenever they are aflifled. Thirdly,That wicked menfeldom or neverprofper in this life. Fòurthly, That if theydoe, Yet their profperity fballfoon bey. blafled. Thuswhile his friends went about by there affirma. rions to vindicate the ¡lattice and holinefs of God from any
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