252 Chap. 30. ExpoTtion upon the Beoke of J o B. Verf.26. cloth properly and explicitly expt f wrath , he hath great pre- f;arr: ¡:.inns of mercy, but he fha I have wrath in the roome of that rrercy.which he prefumptuoufly expet`fed ; he looked for many good days here, and for the favour of God hereafter, but he finds the former, ( and when he doch they are evil! to hs n ) but he (hail r,Aq at ali find the latter.Wha good he bath,, he bath it in this world, and 'cis of this world he bath none of another kinde, none beyond this world. When the rich man in hell defined but a dropof water ro coole his tongue, be was an- fwer'd with, Son remember thouhaft had thy good things, there are no onore to be had for thee. Agane Both good and bad may fade in their expeetacions, but with a vafr d ff_recce, the wicked looke and receive not, be- taufe they locke not in faith, their expectation is but a fancy, they h..ve no ground to Tooke-for good,and therefore they looke for good and receave none. All true good comesout of apro- mile They whohave nothing todoe with the promife, (as the wicked having no faith, have not, though I grant the promife, (I meane theabfolute promife) mayhave to doe with them ; Now, I fay, the wicked being in the fence opened, without the prorni (c )- have no ground to expert or hope for the good ofthe promihr. But as for the Godly, though they prefently receave not what they looke for, yet looking CO faith they ¡hall at Taft, one time or ocher receave it. (Tfal. 9. A. ) The needy /hall not al'ayes be forgotten : The expeífation of the-p,ore (that is, ofthe godly podre )fhall not perijb for ever. Further, finr.-ero difappoint Godof his expeí4ation,and there- fOre n.) marvaile if God difappoint them of theirs. ( 5.4. ) tvhor could have been done more to my vineyard that 1 have not done ro it , ( faith the Lord,) Wherefore when I looked that it flawId bring forthgrapes, brought it f rth rildegrapes, and Ilook for lr:dgement , and behold oppr f on, for righte: urnefe, and be- hold a cry. God- bath his expeftacion upon man, and man, fin - ful l man deceavesGod ofhis expectation : He loolees for righte- oufneffe, for reformation, for the fruits of repentance, of faith and love, but finds none; How juftly then doch God let finnera looke for peace, and not finde it, for mercy and finde none ! yea the boil of his people are defervedly fhortned in their expecia iors upon this ground, Who is there among them that hath not failed
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