408 Chap. 28. An Expofition upon the Book of ] .o ra. Vert. 23, abfolute chreatning (Gen. 2.174 In the day that thou eatefi there. s, ofthou (halt furei7 dye, with this mitigation of his feverity(Gen. 3.)To (hall not eatof it, neither roach it leaf' ye dye. Yea fotne- times finners are fobewitched,that they conclude fn their friend, and their thoughts arc, chat they 'hall rather get good then hurt by ir, or gain rather then loffe by ir, as they Paid, (Pro. a.13.) ¡Ve(hatifindallprecious fu6f'arca., and fall our bottles with fpsile. And therefore teeing many have thus made aCovenant withdeath, ,,end areat an agrsement with Hell, promifing to themfelves that when the overflowing [courge (hall pat': through , it (hall not corns asnta them (Ifa, a8. aS.) We have need to lift upour voices like ,a Trumpet againff Lin, and tocry aloud to all in the language d1 job , Departfrom evil. But fay others, this evil of fin is within us, 'cis riveted and feared in our Nature, yea 'cis our Nature, bow then can we depart from it?fin dwells in us,(Rem,7, so,)Howcan we goe,from that which-we carry about us whitherfoever we goe ? I anfwer ;-'weare laid, in a Scripture fence, to depart from fin, ifira, when wecaft off and clear our whole courfe from the v fible and grofs a&s of it (Eph.5.3.) But fornication and all an. cleannejr, &c. let it not be once named among you, that is, with ap- probation ; or keep your felves fo far from chofe fins,that there maynever be any need of having them named among you, by way of reproof,as'tis expreffed (Phil. a. 15.) Thatyemay 6e blame- left and harmlefs, thefont of g i without rebuke ; that is, walk fo, that ye may not fall under any open rebuke. Secondly, Then we depart from evil, when as we efcape the sets of grofs fins, fo we make confcience of the leaf fins, andof thole whichare moff fetter. When for every vain thought and idle word obferved by us, when for cha omit ionof a good duty, or our deadnefs and diftra&ions and unfpirirualnefs in ir, our hearts finite us ; here is a gracious departure from evil. Thirdly, He departs from evil, who in uprightnefs refolves spina it. He that with fuch a frame as David(Pfal. 39.1.) faith, He milltake heed to hie ways: that be offend not with bee tongue, is departed from tongue-cf&ences; and he that with fuck an ho- nefty offoul as Daniel (Chap. i. 8.) purpofeth in his heart that he will nor defslebimfelf, is departed from all defilements.When we with purpofe ofbeart cleave to the Lord, thenwekeep seer to
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