354 Chap. 3 I. An Expftion upon the Bootie of Jo B. Ver1,6, f lends had often charged him not only with faylings, but will- full prevaricatings. And therefore fob being burdened with thefe ugly accuations for perverting the ballances ofJuftice, had rea- fot enough for his one vindication, to begge this ¡till favour in the Text, Let me be weighed in an even ballante that Gad may know( that is, make knowne) mine Integrity. Hence note. .Though agodly man bath the root ofallfin in him, andmuch fin loath beendone by hi'n,yetke bath alwayesan integrityof heart andhand, b th towards god and towards man abiding with Agodly man fins, and he fins not, He fins in many things,but he loth not-give himfelfe a liberty to fin in any thing, and that's his integrity. WhenGod came toweigh lob , doubtleffe there was fomething inhim befides integrity, doubtleffe there was, yet faith he, Let godknow mineintegrity. 'Obferve, Secondly. Though a Godly man knoweth he bathmuch fin in him,yet he is confident when God weigheth him he will not take notice .f them, but onlyofhi! integrity. He is confident Godwill not mention iniquity where he finds fincerity; a, á thatthe faylings which hebath bewayled,lholl not l r rcmembre'd "TheLord fpeskes of David as if he had never finned tave.only but once; fo we read in the reigne of wicked e. 4bijam kingoffudah (i Kings .15. 3 . ) who walked in all the fins ofh.isfather (Ilehoboam) which he haddone before him. And hie heart was not perfettl with the Lord ao theheart ofDavid biafa- ther , Nevertheleffefor;Davidifake did theLordGodgive him a lampe in fcrufalem, tofit upbitfonafter him, and toofabl;fh ye. rofalern ; BecaufeDaviddid that which was right in the eyes of the Lard, and turnednot afide from any thing that he c(mmanded himallthe daysof life,:fave only in the matter f Vriiih the Hittite. The Scripture reports divers failings ofïavid, andque- #iionleffe he had_manyl that art lint repotted- let God .wóiìld take notice but of one; knowing his integrity. The'righceoufees or:attoriement ofChrift only takes Off the g ìi;t "of fin from us, but our owne uprightnes or integrity, may takeaway the re., proach often from us, Againe,
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