30 Chap. 23. An ExpofticnkTsr, tbei3òok cf .SO)>3. Verf. y, cionibus gun vú rer, For ever is the faddefl and fweetefl word(upon different as ario Ar¡tarchn counts) in the whole Bible,; to becondemned had not Co much iibr4brr vitfor tot r. fadnth in it, tvere it not fsr ever, and tò be juflifi d, had not fo Sc_,Ir. much fweernefe in it, wcíe it notfor ever. This word for ever weighs moll both in reference to mercy and tó judgeìncnc. ? b faid, the urrnoft to his own comfort, when be ,'aid, I f all be delivered,or (asMr. Broughton tranflates) be quitfar ever by my 7tudge. There is yet a queltion concerning the Judge,or who the Judge is from whom he ihould be delivered. Our reading feerns co in- tend it ofGod his;fclfe. Others by the Judge underfl. nd his uduern intel- fiends or others who charged him fo hardly. There is yet a third ligit aped ip;elúam can opinion which fu PPofeth the Judge to be forne third perfon, who tom agent ad- Ihouid umpire the bulìneffebetween God and him.I : _; tier con - verfur doom ; ceive that by his Judgehe meases God himfelf, to whofc righte facirenim deotn ous and wercifull tribunals heappealed from the hard fentence vefur lítigato and 'ud ment ofhis friends. And who having once declaredhis rem; quafr ge g ram tertio quo judgement, not only the cenfures but even the fufpitions o{all (lam*lice eau- men, whetherfriends or enemies,would be filenced for ever.And I dtJceptetur. fo lallly, we may take the word ?ledge, which is here indefinitely Mere. propofed, univerfally.As ifhe had Paid; when once God bath had the hearing ofmy caufe I (hall not need to feareany, what they tuna lay,or do againft me,in the capacity ofa judge.Sclhould I be deliveredfir everfrem,m, fudge. Hence obferve ; Gt,d willfor ever acquit the righteous, nor!hall any havepower to cond<ntne thofe wham he bathonce acquitted. There ¿s no condemnation to them that are in Chrif (Rom. 8.i .) as much as to fay,fuch (hall be for everdelivered from their judge Who (ball lay any thing to the charge ofGods Elea? It H gad who Tuff,f.th (Rom. 8.33.) Though fome will prefume to lay many /lac tat ione Ii- and grievous things to thecharge of Gods Eleñ,yet God having ber euaderern Jutified them, all their charges fhall he reprobated and rej,-âed. ab iniyuir vita God who bath once Juaified a perfon,wil never lay any thing to mea judicibur dh eaiumniato- his charge,& what charge foever others bring againfl him,Gods Ohs, ur ultra jufhfication will take it off. The Apoftles challenge is univerfall, núhidifceptati- who/hall lay any thing &c? It is univerfall two wayes.Firft,in re- one & contend. gard ofperfòns accufirg, he excepts none in earth, heaven, or ettoput non hell. Secondly, in regard ofcrimes, he excepts no fort of let
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