Chap. 22, An Bxpoftion upo the Book of JOB. Veri. 30. 29! from evill,or as bringing in ofgood,every way the Godly minis a generall bleffing, he fhall deliver the Itland of the Innocent, yea thofe that are not Innocent ; the Lord will accept his prayer, and hear his regaeft for the deliveranceofa place, though there be many wicked ones in it. 4brahano (Gen. 18. 3 2.) had that priviledge granted him, thatfor his fake and at his fuite the Lord would have fpared the wicked, the not Innocent, thofe who were molt abominably poluted:ifthere had been but ten righteous per- fons there,Sodenoe had been faved from burningat the fuit of A- braham.Much more wil the Lord (pare the 'nandof the Innocent, that is, where there a greatmany Innocent ones, at the prayer and requeti of an flbraham,aman Eminent in faith and holireffe: How oftendid Mofes turne away thewrath ofGod, when it was breaking forth againft thepeople oflfrael (Pial. Io6.23.) He fetid he woulddeflroy them, (that is, the Lord faid it) had not Mo- fee hie chofenfloodbefore him in the breach, to turne awaybù Wrath left heßoulddeftray them. The Lord had as it were made a decree that he would deftroy that people ; but Mofes comes and Inter- pofeth for them, and the Lord (pared them. We read (Exod.32. 9, to.) that how the Lord Paid to Mofe,, I have feene this peo- ple, and behold it id aft 77e-necked people; Now therefore let me alone, that nay wrath may waxe hot againfl them, and that I may conjúme them, and Iwill make of theeagreat people ; But did Mo- fes accept this offer ofadvancement upon the ruinesof that peo- ple ? No, he deprecateshis owne honour,as it follows (ver. iI th) e4nd Mofes befought the Lordhir god, andPaid, Lord why cloth tby wrath wax hot again( thïe people, 84c ? Then at the 14th ver., The Lord repented of the evil which be thought to doe unto hie peo- ple. Thus Mofes by the purenes ofhis hands, holy prayer delive- red a Nation that was not innocent, from confumption in the names of the Loads provokedJeloufe. Again (7ere. g. a.) the Prophet is Commanded to run to andfro through thefireete ofle- rufalem, to feeand know in the broad places thereof, if he could findea man, if there were any thatexecuted judgement, thatfought the truth, andÏwill pardon, faith theLord. One man fhould deli- ver the City that was not Innocent by thepurenes ofhis hands. We fee the Lord puts the whole¡Inc upon this, if thoucanjf finde a man. But were therenot multitudes and throngs ofmen in 7e- r falem ? Why thenwas it propofed asa matter of difficulty to P p 2 find
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