`, PROVERBS; Chap. 79. butby the mercieofGod,that rewardethhim forit: But he that de ßifèthhi w,ayes , maketh noaccount how , or after wh fort hee loth liue, nor bathcare tobedirefed by heprefeript r..ile ofthehollewordofGod,Alldre, fhall cerraietcly p..t ih , and be deífroyed for ewer, at the laft, thoughperadventure hebe fpared fora Ceafbn. Thus ilandeth theoppoation : Hee that keepeththe com. mm'demeiit ,and regardeth his wayes (hall liue : but hee that breaketh the comnnandeînent, anddefpifeth his wayes , fi:all ©E die. . ¶ So much confcience as anie man maketh of obedience to Gods will, to much atfurancehe bathof faluation and fafetie. They that haue great care to lliewe theml-elues obffequious,.. and faithful! vetohim , hauegreat caute to looke for protefi- on and blelfednesfrom him: they that are more remiffe in per- forming'-thoCe duties which his comma'idemêts require, muff n:eedes be more abridgedof that comfort which his promifes doe offer : and theywhich refuie to fubmit themfelues to the authoritieofhis word,or todo him anic feruiceatall,muil well vnderfand,rhat theyarc not toexpec`l from him anieprefer. uation,or fauourat al!, but rather puniihmentsand vengeance. Let vs vs attend to the tcflitnonieofDavid, who fpeaketh his knowledge, and that by the experience which himfclfe found in this cafe. Becaufe (faithhee) I kept thewgeìoftheLord, and t $, 8 didnot wickedlieavainf1my God , (for all his L2we c werebefore mee, s.&c. and Idid:n9t call away his co w indementc Pornmee : Iw4c vpright ïrlfo with hire, d° hauekeptmefrommy wickcdnes):therefore theLard rewardedme accordil, z tomy riehteoufnes, andaccording tothepure- nesofmyhands inks fight. With the,aoJlie, thouwiltthew thyfelfe godlie ; _with thevfiright man,thou wiltfheav thyfe fevprkht. With thepure,thou wiltfhew th.y fefepure; &with the, foward,thou fettefi thylelfe towreflle. Than thou wiltfaase the humble (or porepea. . ple)andwilt caftdowne the proude look!:. f Firfl; nothing is moreacceptable , or better pleating to the . Lord,thenobedience,faithfully performed tohis will : neither loth any thingmoreoffend him,norfo much incêlehis ináig. nation,asi.thecontcnnpt,Sc..ftuall regardofhis cömandements. For
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