Chap. 22. .44 Ex 9fition upon tiffe B. of ; OB. Vert. 27. 273 can never come wholly out of mere debts toGod,or fay,we owe him nothing, howmuch foever, we have paid him. And know, that ifwhen God bath heard us, we be floathfull in paying our vowel, either God will hear us no more, or we fhali heare of him (and that, as we fay. with both cares) till he make cur cares tingle, and our heartsake tòr not paying them.Swift Judgements have often followed thefe flow payments. And though they have not been twill in coming prefently upon the negleâ, yet when they have come, they have come fwiftly upon the neglecters.. And as we may alwayes fay of the evilly and Judgements which come upon anyof the people ofGod,as the Prophet in a like cafe doth to the people ofifrael (Jer. q... 18.) Thy way and thy doings have procured rbefe things Kioto thee, Ihre it thy wickednefe. So in moil cares when evills and judgements fall upon and afift the people of God, we may fay,T9ur not doing what you have prorni fed, bath procured theft things untoyoN, Thie ieyour von, breaking oryour negletl ofpayingyour vowel. And how tuft is it that their troubles fhould not onely be renewed,but even doubled and treb- led, yea,teaventimes more entreated upon them, who flight and throw off thofe very duties which they Cooke upon them in the day oftheir trouble,in expeetation tohave their troubles remo ved. Every mans mouth will be ftopt, when he fuffers for not do- ing that goad which the mouthof the Lord hath fpoken , how much more will his mouth be ftopt, and he have nothing to fay for himfelfe, who futfers for not doing that good, or for not for- bearing that evil,which his own mouth bath fpoken,and folemnly:_, chargedupon.himfelfe as a duty in the pretence ofthe Lorel.They will have leaft to lay for themfelves who goe againft orcorne.taoe up towhat:themteives have faid.Thenpayyour voles. ¡ '., ri
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