Chap. 76. An Fxn,astif,n upon the 3.4.f T OB. Verf 4. 731" mot to whom he wake, doit thou know what my condition is, and halt thou fui:ed, and cur out thy difcourfe to my condition? to whores haft tlo u uttered words? Her`cenote. We ßr.xld braconfider theflutecfevery perfen to whewwe(peak, and apply our leech or etotfrir.e aecerdingly. Bildad in the former Chapter had been letting forth the power, ma'eft;sand dread of God,as allo his infinite purity before whom the Angels are not cleane ; now faith `feb,to tobonn hl thou utte- red there w: rds ? fhoulu I be thusdea It with, thus handled, who am a man colt dowse already and under the terrors of God ? Is this dtfcourfe (theiugh an undoubted truth) fumble to my con- dition? Thou (II ,uldett ratter have repre tinted God to my faith in his g i dncffe and mercy, in his long fuffering, and patience, in his ten..',erneffe and gentleneffc towords finners,thou fheuldett h ve proclaimed that name of God to me which is his Glory (Ex d. 34. 6.) no, L.ret,T.e Lordgracirus, and nerrciful, long art ring, an 1 abundant in goodnefs and t'att ; this had been ade- fen ption of God,a p t'c,amttion of God fir for a man in my cafe. VV tereas ch u hall o. ely told m ofhis mighty power and domi- nion, ofhis H ails and Arm e ; doeft thou know to whom thou h tft uttered there words? Jelin Chrfl,wben here on earth,confi- dered to wham he Was tittering word: ,and therefore tells his Dif- ciples (7,hn. 16 t z ) lhave many things tofay untoJon, but ye cannot beare thews nrw. atilt wo :.tld not rut new wine into old bottle,. but attemper'd hi, fpeech to the frength and capacity of bis hearers.Some mutt hear that which they cannot beare (when that fprings from their p Ilion and impaci;nce, efprcially when fron their love to and re oivednefïfe ro goe on its finne ; e.ftnet mutt not forheare to fpeak,th'iush do cry out, The Land it e vt able so beare all his wor.$)But we mutt cake hei.s1 of forcing words upon any which they cannot beare, or are not fit to hear, either by r afonof their altttions and temp:ations,or by reafon of their prefent irfirmitte' and ircaracities.The Ftp file (2 7im y is.) bids Txmorky ftadr rn f ors thy [elfeappr,ved ann.Ged, (he doh nor meane it in his private courseof life and daylv con- verfe, which is the dutyof eve+v heleever) but in his pubhcke smirkof life, or eonverfeas a Mimft.:r of the Gofpel, in that, Aaaaaz faith
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