45o Chap. 23 ,fin Expofition upon the Book.. o f J GB. Ver Wedeferve r49re andfirer aff taions tbbenGodhathyet lajed up o:r .+ny of us. Theywho fin leaft fufxer leffe then their fin, howmuch foever cy (uff:r here. ( `Pfal. 103. io.) He bathnot dealt with uv of ter our 'ins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquitits, fo great is his mercy ro rhea: thatfeare him. TheText is tobe underftoodof them that feare God : He bath not dealt with usafter ourfins, that is, in proportion to our fins, nor rewarded us according to cur iniquities, that is,we have not had that mealurc of troublewhich anfwers the meafure ofour iniquitit . Ezra made humble con. fctlìonof this in the name cf theJewifh Church ( 9, i 3. ) 11,íd after all that .0 come upon us, (much is come upon us) for rlnfont on- our evil deeds, and for ourgreat trefpaffe. t-eing that rhau our god dgna pallionet haft purifhed us leje then our firs defery &c. Their punifhment imadpiuteriram was great, yet leffe then their iniquitie .. A ' the affl:dions and culpam qua re. mifcrizs of this life are leffe then the glory that is promif d (Ro mutant% g.. i $) I count that the fofferings ofekto prefent life are not war a as profentrm thy to be compared to the glory thatfh all be revealed; So all the fuf- con)olationis fern s of this life are not to be compared with the deferts ofthe grariam qua. immitrirur, haft fin committed byus, nor with the leaft comfort of the Spirit 3 ar %iururarn which is giverto us.As the good things which God beíhows upon gkriam qua us are above andbeyondany worthines ofours, fo the evills with nromirti:ur which hechaftneth hischildren, ye$ or pu:-:ifheth the worn of Punit-dear in, ,ra co d,gnrvr.,wicked men in this life, are bclow and on this fide what they are retribuit worthy to receive. bona ultra an onym. Verf. i 5 Therefore am I troubledat his prefestee, svben Iconß- der him Iam afraidofhim, &c. This and the next ere expreffe the nateof7-14s fpirit upon the formerdifcovery, or how he was affected with this thing, that many fach things were with God.I have often met with other paffa ges in this book which have a neerneffeof fìgnifiration with thefts words,, and therefore I (hall with the more fpeed paffe thorow them, andpart with them. Therefore am I troubledat We prefence. The words (probably) arcan anfwer town obje&ion; for his friends, ,
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