Chap. 3 r. la Expoftion upon the Books of J o s. Vert. 8. 373 'Tis heft not to doe any wrong, and 'tis the next heft to repayre thofe whom we have wronged.And as'cis good to reftore becaufe it is juft, fo becaufe it is fife, and that not only in reference to the foule which is in danger of being loft for ever by fuch gaine; but alto in reference to an intereft in this world. The pine ofunrigh- teoufnefTe ufually confetti a rot in the efface, or kindles a fire in the houle which confumes all. Fourthly, Note. Though agodly man by temptationmay get a blot upon his band in medling wjth the world,yet he willnot let it cleave to his hands. Poffibly Sob durft not fay,I never hadany blot upon my hand' but he faith it confidently, that No blot cleaved to his hands. It is very probable that David found forme blot upon his hand, when he profeffed (Tfal. 26. 6.) Iwillwalls my hands in innocencie,, fo will I compile thine Altar. Zacheua had gotten ablot upon his hand, but as (cone ashe believed, he would not let it flicke there. As there is fcarce any man having to doe in this muddy dirty world, who doth not get fome blot ; fo there is nogodly man who feeing it, or beingconvinced of it, but is reftlef(e till he bath wafht his hands of it by the renewed as ofrepentance and of faith. Sin-blots cannot cleave long to their hands, who have reall union with Chrift, and (as that Good man 73arnabas ex- horted the Antiochians //as r 1. 2,3.) withpurpofe ofheart cleave unto the Lord. Thus it appeares what a patterne of integrity lob holds out for our inftru(aion and imitation ; His fiep did not turne out of the way, his heart did netfollow hiseyes, nor did any blot ( ofun- ;ult gaine ) cleave to his hands, and that it was fo with him , bee upon the matter takes his oath by a vehement Imprecation in the verle following, Ifmy flep bath turned out ofthe way, &c. Verf. 8. Then let meefore, and let another Bate; yea let my i f - fpring be rootedout The flume ofthis verle is, as if lob Piad fayd, If I havefrnful- ly gotten other mensgoods, tren let mee not quietly cr comfortably ¡nil my ozone. Let,
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