Chap. 31. An Expofttion upon the Book of J o B. Ver(. 3t9. 617 which is cafieft more credible, when we have overcome that Soler S.rifurra which is more difficult. When 7o6 had once affured us , that his ttoa fr,ae; ^d heart did not run over in rejoycing, we may eafiiy beleeve, that drli,c.lt;sa ,rit pre;ttttere, dT his mouth did not breake out in evil! (peaking ; 2 ither have 1 qwe minora font pilfered my mouth tofin. p $ pondre 1st Firft , In that he faith he did not fuffer or give way to any Anon ftnr pta^ ofon, or diftempet ofhis (pink CO vent it felfe at his tongue. `eder)tium `ua p ex p s edenti- Obferve. bn, focili:s. ere. Thecorruptions ofagood man ma, preffs him, and preffe him dsrro. Srult fore, both to doe and /jleakenfully. lob was hard put to it,whenhe faith,be didnot fifer his mouth tofin: he had much adoe to locke up his lips. Al fts was a very holy and a meeke anan,the meekeft man on the face of the earth, yet corruption was fo ftirred in him, that once it prevailed over him, and foyled him forely; he could not hold his tongue, but (being vext and angry) ffoakeunadvifedly withhie lips (Pfal. t o6. 33. ) Tke power ofinnate corruption is chiefely feene in two things. Firft In the oppofition that it makes againft our doing of good ; This the Apoille treats of at large (Rom.7. r S 23.) When Iwould d.e goodevill ie pr%nt with nee : when to will is prefent, how to performe Iknow not ; why not ? what hindred ? his cor- ruptions flood up in oppofition and rebelled againft the gocd he was about to doe, as he confeffed at the 23d verle ; 1fee another law inmy members warring again( the law of my mirrd,andbring- ing not intocaptivity to the law( that is, the power) 6f/în , which is in my members. His corruptions brought luth an army again(' him, that (as'ris fayd Gal: 5.17. upon the fame cor,fiderationof the iuftings of the flefh againft the Spirit) hecould not doe the thing that he would. Lull would alwayes flop us wholy and it ufuJ ally clogsus extreamly when we are addreffing our (elves to any holy duty. And therefore weare exhorted (Heb: r a. .) as to lay afide every weight (ofworldly encumbrance)fo,tbe fn which loth fo eafly befet ue(any fpecial indwelling corruption)/bat f o we may run withpatience the race that is jet before eu;as a man that bath a burthen at his backe,or a long garment dangling about his beeles is unfit to runa race,fo are they for the fpirituall race who are en- tangled with the love of the world, or with any finfull complian- ces. K k k k Se.
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