<6 Chap. 26. '44n Expo/4u4n rrpon the Bookof J O B. Verf 3, the matter, fo to doe at efi6,`tuaily, which cantaot be unleffe at be done rigctrly. Some góe with an honed pnrpofe to help,who yet adal:rater no help rr all,to every fuch helper it-may be Lid with vhok°, Elmo h.t eh,;uhelped him' that- without p wer'? how un- hand íorr ely,h.aft thou done it ? whatwork haft thoumade of it? Thi a had but entangled the poore foule worle then before, This runs through a'l du-i:s. We may fay to fome,How have yell prayed, and ca4odupon God? They onely fpeake a few words, prefene a few petitions, but without a heart, without faith, witk. 3ut a fence of the pretence ofGod, or of their ownwants; how have fuck prayed ? call ye this prayer? we may lay ro others,how have you Beard the word of God ? is this to heare? what to re- .ctire the found or fenfe of the word, and never tomind it more, never to digeft nor turne what is heard into praitike ; is this hearing? We ally fay toothers, how have you failed and hum- bled Our follies before God.? Is this a fall elm Cad loath choÍan, a day for a mean to hang down hie head like a bullru¡lo ; Is tl+ a fat. hog to God, even to god? No This is but a ;wick faft, a No.faß; God hares fuch formality, in praying, hearing, fading, with a perfecet hatred.A body exercifedand a foul fitting íiil, is not wor- (hip God is a fpirit and will be worfhipped in fpirit and in truth; In the truth or according to the rule ofhis own word, as allo tat the truth oraccording to the fincerity ofour own hearts: unleffe we worfhip God in this twofold truth,we worfhiphimnot at all, as he will be worshipped, howmuch foever we teeme to have a will toworfhip him, As lob here puts a queftion mixt wittí ration and indignation to his helper ; How foaß thoa helped bim that hash no power ? How ilfavordly how bunglingly bad thou done it? So the Lord will put (rich a queflion to many ofhis woe- Chippers ; How haveye worfhipped him thee loath aft power ? how flightly, how formally, how hypocritically have ye done it ? Therefore in all duties, lookto sise manner, ae well ae to the matter, and labour to doe them well, as well as to doe them. To negleEt the doing of a duty, or the doing ofit negligently arealike offenfive unto God ; and he will fay to the latter with as much elifpleafure, How heft thrudone what Icommanded ? as he will CO the latter, Why.higjf thou not done what I commanded ? yea Thirdly, Obferve. That which is not doneai it might it to be judged, ai ifnot done. That
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