Chap. 24. ln Expofition upon the Book of J O B. Vert. i . Whence obferve. eel wickedwan breake through all difficulties, to find a wag to her beloved Though he be in danger ofmelting withheat, or of freezing with cold yet he will rob, er doe any other mifchiefe that his heart is let upon t neither beate, nor cold, neither weft, or dry, f3aa11 keepe him in, yea though an Angel with a drawn fword in his hand ffand in his way (as in the way ofSalaam ) yet,when he hatha mind, he will got on. We may fay ofevery bold and pre- fumptuous firaer, that he fins in heat and cold, he fins in the fight ofwrath and death. The threatenings (which are the por- tion of fuch) have the extreamity ofheat and cold in them;The threatnings have (word and fire in them, wrath and death in them, yet the wicked fin in the faceof them, and (upon the mat- ter) dare them to doe their worff. A godlyman, whole heart is bent and let heaven ward, will walke on bis way, though he muff Rife through heat, and cold, though hemette with dangers, and difficulties , though hemette manyLions in his way , yet he will not turne out of his way. ?au/ faith of himfelfe and his felt low.labourers (2 C'or. 6.4. ) In all things approving ourfelvesp as the MinifersofGad, in muckpatience, in aAllione, in nectffi ties indiffreffes, iref#ripes,in imprifonments, &c. And a little anter ( v. 8.) By honour, anddi(honour,by eviflreport, andgood report, &c. Here was working inbeate and cold, in fire and froff, in all forts ofprovidences fromGod , in all forts ofafpe&s from men. Pauland his colleagues, never minded what men did to them, but whàtthemindof Godwas they f ould doe. And thus every godlyman workes, or doth the workeofGod. For though every Godly man attaines not to lush a degree of zeale and holy cou- rage as Paul had; yet he bath a truthofzeale and holy courage which will(according to his meafure) carry him through a werld ofevills and incombratices,to the doing ofthat good, which duty and confcience,or the conlcience ofhis duty calls him to. Now as Godly men labour to approve themfelves the Miniffers or fer- vants ofGod, fo ungodly men will approve themfelves the fer- vants of fin in much patience, in afiliâïóns, in neeeffìties, and in diffreffes; they will run all hazzards,and venture through all ex- ,:eeaaïnities,atiler then leave the lawofaiud unfulfilled.TheLord; Eut: 6rS
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