'74 Chap. 31. An ¿xpofFtlon sapo' the Books if JO B. Vert3i; thinke he dotbGGodfervice)So there aremany who cover their fins by an intentional!, juftificarion of them ; that is, though they know they have done evill,yet they will juaifie it, and put a faire colour upon ir. Hypocriteswill juftifie their owne perlons, how had fi;tver they are, and prophane perlons will Jultifie manyof their aflions howbad foever they are. Xs there is a fpirit in man haling continually to doe evil!, and not good, fo there is a fpirit in roan to upholdan evil! set as if it were good. The Prophet tells us there are fuch, whilehe denounceth a woe againft them, that call evill goad andgoodevil! , that put light for darkenes and darknei for ligbt,tbat put bitter for Jíweet and Jweetfor bitter (Ifa 5 zo.)which cannot be underftood ofthofe whodo it ignorantly ( though even fah are in a woecafe) but 9f thofe. who doe it tiudredly and purpofely ; orweare nocto underfiand it of chofe whodoe it by miff ke, but of thoft who would, have other mi- fla ke what they have done, and therefore they will juftifie that which is evil!, asif it were good. For as many juftifie thofe who ere ungodly, fo there areothers who juft:fie their owne ungod. lyres. There are none fo proper ob'eels of Gods condemnation as they who, to cover, juftifie their fins. And to cleare thisa }file further, I (hall touch upon a threefold Juliificationrof fin. Firft , Some joltfi; their finsby unbeliefe, fo giving them a power to condemne them :. For whereas God fent bid Sox in the lïfenes offining flejb, anal farfin (or as we put in the Margin, by a facriftceforfin) condemnedfin in the,fltfh (Rom: 8. 3. ) They t hrough their owne unbeliefe, not takinghold of that facrificeof Chrift for the condemningof fin ( that is, for difabling of fin ( as a condemned perfon is difabled in law ) tobring in evidence or beam witnes againft them ) Juftifie fin, and fuffer it to take its full cootie for their utter condemnation. Secondly Others juftifie fin by giving it a liberty to rule, command; andmatter them, even to doe whatit will with them ; Their lotting their loftscarry them to the committing ofany evil without rebuke, controule or checke, juftific their fin.- Thirdly ( which is the poynt in hand ) not a few juftifie their fins by defending them ; They who in Read ofrepenting of and judging themfelves for their fins, are Patrons and Advocates for them , putting a faire gloffe upon a foule matter, and making thofe a&ions which are as black as hell, look beautiful) as the heavens,
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