292 Chap. 22. /in Expofition up n the BookofJOB. Verf. 30, findea man there ? Doubtleffeleratjalem was a populous City and was filledwith men, but a man fo qualified, amanof jufticee. a man that fought the truth was hardy to be found there, and therefore if thou canft finde (fuch) a * n,1will pardonit faith the Lord. How pardon it ? There isa twofold pardon:firft, a pardon of the guilt of inne ; fecondly a pardon of the punifhment offin. The Lord,upon the findingout of fttch aman, would not pardon the guilt ofall that were there, nor give them an everlafting par- don, but pardoned they fhould be as toprefent punifhment and ruine,they fhouldbe pardoned orfaved fromdettrutcion for that tme,iffuch a godly man ceuldbe found among them.Godly men,, lave the wicked three wages. Fitt, They lave them, when by their good Councell and In- ftrutaion they turne them from their fins, and bring them tore- pentance ; this is a happy wayof laving them. And.thus a godly man may fave the wicked ,every godly Minifter ofthe Gofpel is,, faid to Pave not himfel onely, (but in this fence):thofe that hear him ; becaufe he offers and urgeth upon them the means offalva, tion (I Tim. 4.ió ) Secondly, As they may fave them thus by being a meanes of their Converfion, fo they may fave them by being a meanes of their Dire&ion ; One godly, manmay fave a wholeLand by his diredingCouncell, as well ashe faveth many by his converting. Councell. Of this Solomon fpeakes clearely (EccJe.9, i4, 15, ) There war a little City andfewmen in it, and there came a great Kirg againft ir, &c. Now there maPend a poi:re wife man in it, andhe by hid wifdome delivered the Citie. ttThat is, He gave wife and wholefome Councell, which being followed, proved an of% -_ wall meanes for the deliveranceofthe City. Thirdly, A godlyman may be a..pub!.que good to lave and ¡laud ramen deliver others by his Prayers & IncerccIlion, by feeking the Lord., dew id Temper that theymay bedelivered as the latter htandl was opened, he fiat, neq; eft laves themby the pureneffe ofhis hands lifted up in p-al t r. Yet; q"od g"ifgwamwe muff take this.wirh a Caution ; For we cannot fñ: me it uni. rnhat re Ceres verfally, that the righteous have alwayes this privilec ge (in the ei !teem i npo event) to deliver the BlandorNation wherein they are. Bot we !rat,MEt"r er= go EttphaK I may fay,that this is.apriviledge which Saints have often been ho hoc perpet""m noured with,and which nonebut Saints have beenhonoured with ey°?"`av t at any time to be the Saviours and Deliverers etapeople among, Dee, evhom,
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