7:hethirdComma1Jdement. 119 · Lord will not holdhim guildeffe, fomething more is vnder- He that ta· tlood,than is ex-preffed. For the meaning is, that God will :~::e~ods account him as guihy, and execute a lharpe and feuere pu- vaine and nifhment vpon him. So that, this we mayheereobferue as a £~r~ts 001 plainedoetrine,Th:at he that finnes againfl .thti Cornmandc- drawe~ n1ent,vnlefle he do foundly repent, rball draw heauy iudge... ~)~d~~~d,,.. ments vpon himfelfc. As the offence-is hainous, fo will the memsvp.:' • :'L b - bl F . . G. d h d k h on himfelf. pumlnment e anfwera e. or, tt ts o t at vn erta et toprofecute again!l rhem : hee t.-vill not putit vp, but bere- - uenged vpon them. Ifman onfy accufed them; they were not nec~Harily faulty, but might retaine credit with men, or ~tlca{l hauc comfort in their OVVI3e foules,as Naboth had,ancl they whichare fpokenof, Efay 29.z I. that were made to ji11 iu n:ord,whcn they fpake trulyand faithfully: and being righ· teous, were yet made to fall without caufl: hut if God conuince, who fl1all cleare? ifhe condemne, t\·ho fb~ll iu!lifie?-.- Their owne tongues and hearts; and confciences fhall paffe a verdict againH them. Ifmanonlywereoffendc~,man alfo might d"' termine the caufe, as vmpire or Judge, and ouerruJe the aduerfary.For the fentence is not alway as the plain. tiftewould haue it~ but (as Eli told his fonnes, I .Sam. '2 .25 .) . Ifon~{i-1ne~tgainfl God, 'Who will pleade for him, or t~t/zc vp the. - matter betwenu them? Ifman only followed tre caufe, there m~ ght be many helpcs: as protetl:ionsjor bailes,or flighr,or pardons,_or deathofeither G ~ie,&c. But if God purfue, who ·can rellHhim?who can efcape him ?who can ouer-match– his povver} ?r (without true repemance) extinguifhJ· h.is dif– pleafure? Hhe cafl them,t_hey be fubi etl: to an-y punifument – or ail punif1:mems; in cuery place they may feare appre– henfion, at all times they may expett execution: fo fearaful: is their flate that breake this law. - And yet ofall finnes ,this feemeth mo!lfafe in the eyes of men. Agreater penalty is laidvpon him, th9t robs ·a man of - his goodsJ then vpon him that robs God ofhis glory : and · ene may with more cafecarry out a blafphcmous and furi- -– ous oath,yea, many ofthem,and wic~ed fcoffio0 and mock.. ·ing at the Word and workes ofGod, then any 0il1underou~ .. teproach,,.or taunting_tenrte agamfi his n(iighbour,,.that is .. _ - but.
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