Chap. 24. Ala Exp-yftion ;lox she Book of J 0 . Vert. ai. 64; his life to the wrath of powerful! oppreffors, oncly by fpeaking a word agaínft them, howmuch more by a&ing againit ncem,and tome have not thought their lives deare, that they might dc,e it. Fourthly, ( Which was toucbt before) as this pofture ofri- E:fr ¡orr gant fingup, irnplyeth Covenant. making, The fence is this; Thoughminus erfeede- the opprefforgive you affurance by the ftrongeft Covenants,yet FR7 i'ckruar nt too man is flare ofbit life;that is,there is no truffi. to him,thou h 4 f .% t ng g etcaones ncen- you have his word, though you have his Oath, yet you have not di. sra,e acd. him ; thoughhe give you all the Engagements under heaven, pit pro percute- yet hegives you no fecarity ; for he is unfaithful', unfteady, a do.ifrd f _ flan. Covenant.break'er ; He thatmakes a covenant or takes an oath rneerly for his own advantage , will quickly brake both oathes and covenants for his own advantage, and ifno occafion be offe- red for the making ofa breach, he will makeone, or at loft pre- tend one. Fifthly, According to our tranflation, the fence maybe given si infurrexerit two wayes ; Firft, he rifeth up, that is, he groweth very power-in afiguem full; and then no man isfareofhis life, that is,no goodman is lureaderiatur, is ofhis life. For he is a terror not only toevil! doers (as all Ma- quern ádorrut giftrates ought to be, Row.' 3.3.) but he is a terror to chofe thatf"er4r, non(pe- doe well ; fecondly, rifeth u that is, he groweth angry and ratio fe u¡tra Y, f P, $ y viflurum.. enraged,his choller boyls in him, and then noman (ofthem vacabir cially againft whom he is enraged) is lure ofhis life.And when he faith (in reference to any of thefecafes) no man isfore of hie life, the meaning is,every manbath great reafon to fare, ifnot utter- Iv to defpaire ofhis life;no man is abfolutely lure of his life at any time ; For (as theApoftie names faith, Chap.4 14. ) what is our life, it is evena vapour that appeareth a little time, and then vanijhetb away ; and how (hort the time ofits appearance will be no man knoweth, therefore (I fay) no man can at any time be abfolutely lure ofhis life, no not for the leaf% moment of time, but at fome times our lives are lefl'e lure to us then at others, yea at tome times we have no affurance at all ofour lives, and we ne- ver have leffe hope to live, or lefl'e bold oflife, thenwhen The wicked man rifetb np. Hence obferve. The power ofa wickedman is thedanger ofsll ; good men yea all nun are in danger when wickedmen are in power . He rifethup, and no wan isfore ofbis life ; when the ungodly Nnnna are
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