326 Chap.3 a. An Expofition upon the Book cf J o B. Verf.4, felfe by the woman, teeing he bath been fo often warned, that while he goeth to the chambers ofa //rangewoman, ke is going downs to the chambers ofdeath. O how ftrange, how unlooked for ( though they have no reafon to looke for anyother) will that çunifhment be to thefe workers of iniquity ? Laftly Seeingthere is (in one fence or other) a ftrangepu- rifhment to the workers of any iniquity, we are admonifht, To meditate-often upon thefad confequenu offin ( which at belt and at leaft is a worke ofiniquity) that our hearts may be awed from it. How often doth the Lord lay the axe of punifhment (in his holy Word) to the roote of all iniquity, that he might cut it downe, yea roote it up ? And we have but need to make ufe of the terror ofGod, as wet as of his mercy, to preferveour foules from the growth and curled fruits of it. Iniquity workes in us, that we may worke iniquity; O let the bitter fruit of iniquity worke in us a holy refolution to lay afide or not to medle with that werke. It is good to forbeare the workes ofiniquity,becaufe of the evil! that followesthem, though it is belt to avoyd them, becaufe ofthe evil! that is in them. 'Tis our wifdorne tomake ufe of the feare ofhell to keepe us from that which leads to hell, Thefears of looting the favour of God should prevaile molt with us, but the feare ofpulling downwrath upon our (elves may prevaile much with us to abandon andabominate all the workes ofiniquity. Thus lob affected his owne heart to abandon them ; for (as it followes) faith he Vert 4. Doth not hefeemi ways, andcount all myPeps ? This verfe containes (aswas (hewedbefore) the third reafon ofwhat he affirmed in the Erft verfe. The ftriet covenant which he had made with his eyes ; 'Tis alto a reafon of what he fayd in the fecond and third verfes, That God would furelywithhold all good from him, and bring all evil! upon him, if he had been wic- ked or done wickedly. The argument may be gathered up thus ; He that hates all the ways and workes ofiniquity, and to able to punifi them, willfurelypunifh them when be Teeth and difcovereth them. But god who hates andkable to ?BMA all thewayesand worker ofiniquity, lothalfofee and diTcover themall. There-
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