Chap. 31. An ExpoJiiion upon the liookt of J o B. `'erl. i8. 589. videntes of God doe fometimes f +.i over. power the enemies ofh;s people, that they are compelled to pretend fubMili°n, thoug their hearts be fame from it. There is fWCh of this kinde of lying in Idolatry, a pretending of fub;eclion, and fubmifiion to God, when indeed there is nothing in the heart but flubbornnes and rebellion againft him. 1Jhosoldhave denied the God tb..t is above. What it is to denie God, may further apoeàre by its contrary, confedng ( John 1. i .. 20. ) He.confefed anddenied not but con- fefed ;confcflion is oppofed to denial(. There is a twofold con frffion ; Firíi, a confeflîon of repentance ; Secondly, of praife. ( Gen. 49.8. ) 7udah thy BrethrenJloal! confefe Orpraife thee,that is,they (hall make confetlîonof thee to thy praife; they !hall not Mn p:rdebit it. be afh imedof thee,but acknowledgethee,and readilygive them- /° 04i, rttum ¡e felves up to be governed by thee. Ourconfeffion of God flands den`e,nt' "ufe" in direct oppofition to the deniall ofhim ; And it is a confeflion peYfi rn, of praife, and honour, which we give to God ; fo Chrift fpeaketh . of himfelfe ( Math: I O. 32, ;3. ) whofoever(hall confeffe me be fore men, him mill I confeffe alto before my father which ie in hea- ven; But mhofoeverfhall deny me before men, him will l altodente before my father which is inheaven. And againe ( Marky8.3g.) ï'hofoever therefore Jhail be afhamed ofme, andof my words in this adulterate.' andfsnfullgeneration; ofhim alfo fhall the Son'ofman be afhamed when he cometh in the glory of hisfather,with the holy !An-- gells.From thefe Scriptures compared together, we fee flrft,thar, not to confeffe Chrift is to deny him, & that to deny thrift is to be afhamed of him, as if he were not worth the owning. When lob faith, lfhould havedenied theGod that is above,tte may tinder Handhim in every fence ofdeniall. Some Idolatry is a flit deni- all ofGod, and all Idolatry is but a feigned fubjec`tion to or a flattering ofGod,a belying of God and a fhamefull difowning of him. Yet I conceave, the deniall here intended is fpeciallya flat; and plaine deniall ofhim, I/houldhave denied the God that is a.: kove. Hence obferve. Era , î"o denyGod is a hainoon wickednefle. Ms all fin bound up in one, God is denied many wages s Fir f}, ins
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