Chap. 24. IxEvntrion um the E.ok of J O E. Verf, 13 65 diftive or a revenging eye, as well as.an intuitive or a bholding eye. This eye of God is upon all the wayes of wicked. men, though for a time he giveth them ro be in fafcty, wherein they rett. And becaufe God teeth the wayes both of thc righteous and -thewicked, therefore God commandeth !ais to (ay to the righteous it !ballbe with them, for they tare thefruit of th,ir ings. W) to ihe wicked, ,it jkall be illwith bins, for the rewardof his hands *Ill be given hino. Every man fhall receive from the hand of God, according to what God bath feene with his eye. LaRly, Wemay take there words as an admiring Conclufi. on, like that ( ver. z a. ) Yet god layeth not folly te them. They doe foolitlly, yec God cloth not deale with them according to their folly fo here they doe wickedly, yet hi; eyes are topm their 7:Payes. As if tie had laid, it is a wonderfuil thing, even matter of aftonifhtsent that God who fo exacIly fee th and kaoweth the wagesof wicked men, thould fuffer them tobe an houre in fafe- ty. Is it not a wonder that God fhould fuffer them to live long -and fafell,finning,who deferve to dye for every fin ? As all wick. -ed men who dye impceitently dye in their fins, fo God Puffers many wicked men to fin till they dye ; he leech their wsyes and will not ftop them till they have run their full courfe. Here is the Patience and long fuffering ofGod. Men fin to a wonder, when they goe on in finafter many fmitings ; as the Lord com- plains by his Prophet(4wo:4.)1fowl their; with the Flidence, 03- with tloe fword,&c.yet leave they root returnedunto mefaith tke L,ref, Now as it aggravates mans fin, to fin under wrath and fm;tings, fo it hightens the goodneffe and patience of God to ad6ra. tion,that he doth not Imitemen in theirfin,feioge beholds rhern in their fin. H14 Eye; are upon their wayes to behold everyfin, and every fin is not only difpleafing but burdenforne and grievous to him. What a miracle of patience doth this difcover inGod The Prophet Habackukmoves the Lord to revenge,and wonders how he could Laold his hand from ptanifiling, while his eye 1-.C-held that done which was fo difpleafing. ( Hab. 1. 12, 13. ) girt not thoufrom ever-hefting O Lord myGod, mine holy One ? ore fh,d/ not dre,th,u bail ordained themfor Judgment, and O god thou h,g flablifbed themfor CorreHion. Thou art of purer Eyes then te be- holdcviii, andcan, not look on iniquity, Wherefore lookefi tio4e so 0 0 o s Spiv
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