4t 4 Chap. 28. an Expofition open the Boo,4;,,of J o B. Verf, z$a fo cighreouineìs, or ready for evtry good word and work; but we cannot fiend in fuch a Netted frame and pofture, unlefie we depart tram evil ; Foe, when we are thefervants offin, weare free from righteouftefs (Roa). 6.2o.) that ìs, righteoulnefs barb us not adually and readily at its cómmand, though it alwayes had, and dill bath a right to command us , and will at lad and power enough to chaften us for taking up fuch an unwarrantable free- dom. Sixthly, It is our underdanding to keep our felves as free and ready to doe,fo to fuffer the will of God, or tobear the crofs. But this we cannot doe unkffe we depart from evil ; For as no crois is heavy to him who thiokes no fin light ; fo they whomake light of fin, think every crofs heavy. They who are forwarded to doe evil, are in their own (pints further+ from differing. Guilt is impatient; a íhoulder our of joynr cannot carry a burden. Why was Chr if+ fo patient ? it was beeline be was fo innocent (t Pet. 2. 2z) 2 3.) Seventhly, it is our underdanding to keep the way toHeaven alwayes open for prayer. But unless we depart from evil, either we (hall have no mind to pray, o;° if we doe, the Lord will not mind or regard oarprayer(Pfal. 66.18.) The love of any fin either (huts our hearts fo that we cannot put out aprayer, or it flops the ear of God fo that he will not take in our pray.. erg. To conclude this varie and Chapter, as John de,th the t 3th of the Revelation ; here is wifdotn, let him that bath dea f andin count, it he can, the number of thole bleffings which are wrept up in the fear of the Lord, and the number of thole trouble-evils which use escape while we depart from the evil of fin. Or (hall I conclude this verle and Chapter as David loth the t 07th Palm? who fo ú wife an 'I willcbf rve thefe things,even they (hall underfland the loving kindnsfs of the Lord. They who are Inwife as to obfr,-ve tilefe two things, Tofear the Lord, and to depart from evil, They certainly (hall at lad underffand(by their own r njoyment and ex- perience) The lovingkirdnefs of the Lord, o- how kind die Lord is t o. hem that fear him;and rhea they will abundantly hear their tetiirnony to this truth, Thar, Thefear of the Lord, that is vi f- .km' and to depart from evilis underflanding. 0 B.
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