6430 Chap. 3 r. 11n Exjó9tian typon the Book of Jo E. Vert. 33. poned to bins foran enfamp.'e, and is writtenforour admonition, up: Aso whomthe ends of the worldarecame, that we may for ever flint oar cares'againft the voiceofa man, yea againli the voyce ofen Angel from heaven, perfwading to doe any thing contrary er eontradidory to the knowne voyce of God. Secondly, Say others we have dore amifte indeed, but we did it upon the commandof our fuperiors, and is not that enough to rave as harmeleff'e ? I anfwer, Though a Matter commandhis fervent, oraparent his child,or a Prirce his fnbjed,that which is linfull,yet ifeyther f°rvacr, or child, or fubjcddoe it , the fin will ret,' upon their ovine foules; yea though poulibly the fuperior thould explicitly take the fin upon himfelfe,and when the inferior fcruplesor bog- gles at the thing, fhould fay, let the blame be upon me, only doe as I command you , and be obedient to my voyce, yet neyther will this excufe the firmer. He that commands unlawful! things is doubly guilty, but this doth not make him guilders that obey- eth. The fin will ly upon the doer as wel as the commander. The warrantyof the greateft man in the world , cannot fecure us a- gaintl the wrath of God. The foule that fins muff beare it,how much fòever others engage tobeare it. runithment will fall where God appoynts ir, not where man , God will not be at our dire- dionwhom to punifkh when his Law is broken. Rebeckab fpalse thus toher fora,when thee drew hire into that fubtle plaice for the obtaining of the bleffing (Gen.27.8.)Now thereforemy Sett, obey my voyce, according to that which Icommand thee; yet 7acob was afraidofobeying his mothers voyce,commandinghimtoget the Weffìng in adifguife or by a fraud ,and therefore raid (v.12.) Myfather peradventurewill fiele me, and Ijbaü feeme to him as a deceiver,and 1fhall receive a curfe,and not a bblrg ; Hehad mil- giving thoughts,thLt the matterwould notend wel,whieh fhould be fo begun ;; And therefore his mother to relieve him out of thole feares,faiih to him(v: t 3.)Vpan me be the crsrfe myfoso,onf obey my voyce'; fcruple not what I command, I amyour mother; 7acob obeyed and really got the Wetting, yet his finfuU way of getting it ( notwithtfanding his mother undertaking for him ) got him many a knocke andcold Waft all hisdayes,fo that at Taft he gave this account or !boa hiftory of his life, Few and evia have the days ofthe Fare; ofnay lije been ( Gen. 47. 9.) which he
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