-, Chap. 24 An Expofition upon the Book of J OB. Veri. o 387 both, becaufe wicked wayes lead in the end to paine and griefe) and leadme in the way everlafting. As if he had faid;Lord, I have fearchcd my felfe; and can fee no wicked way in me,but Lord thy light is infinitely clearer then mine,and ifthou wilt but fearch me, thoumayelt fee tomewicked way in me which I could not fce,and I would faine feeand know the worft ofmy Idle, that I might amend it andgrow better, therefore Lord, if there be any inch way in me, caufe me to know it alto; O take that way out ofme, and take me out ofthat way, leadme in the War evert»fl ng. Da- vid had tryed himfelfe, and he would againe be tryed by God, that he king better tryed, might become yet better. He found himfelfe Gold upon his own tryall, and yet he feared there might be Tome droffe in him that he had not found, And now he would be re. tryed that hemight come forth pureft gold.Pure gold fears neither the furmce nor the fire, neither the Tel nor the Touch i tone,nor is weighty goldafraid of the Ballance;He that is weight will be weight, how often foever he is weighed : he that is gold will begold,how often foever he is tryed,and the oftner he is try- ed the purer Gold he well be,what he is he will be, and he would be better then he is. Every manof?obt mettal faith or may fay, Let bim try me andIAall come fora as Gold. D d d 3 jo8`,
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