48 Themarksof Thusit istequifitethatGods gratesfhouldnot be idle inhischildren, but fee onworke by of lslbons, whereby they may be knowne indue timeand place. How did God play the stecbiat.: 'Lion with Ezechia ,who(as withpawes and teeth)brufed and cruilsedhis boises; Mac that wemay accuseGod ofcruelcie,but that wemay fee with what anguifh the Lordduds fem timesexercrfe hisholy feruants,and with what patience hedot'sarme them : whonotwith_ ftandinghis vehement trials,doeflay themfelues vponGod, accufrng themfelues,faying: Twill beare the wrath oftheLord, becaufelhaue f:nnedagainf him: and excufrng theLord with alhumblenes with Dauid,Pfal. n4.IknowO Lordthatthy iudgementrareright,and that thou hatafflilied meiußy,&c. It is much auasleable tomortificationand Chrillianpati- enceallo, to occupieour hearts in thehorde of mourning, euen inour greatest banque- ting, and to betake our felues vnto louse ferious meditation of aduerfitie, when prefent pleasureswould muffdeuorce vs from the remembrance thereof.Sothoughwe hauemuch mpol%ffion, we (hall haue littlein affeaion : and whenGod dot'smolt aduance vs, we (hallfeareourwants ofhumilitre : and then efpecially beranfackmg our infirmities, when theLordfor ourmall enrichethvs molt with hisbenefits. Forif theLordGodby multi- plying lus mercies increafèth ouraccount; weare oftento fufpe t, tocall to iudgenent, and to arraigneour kisses for thevfng ofGods creatures ; whooften giueththat in iudge- ment, which he might deny vs inmercie: andoften waineth vs from Come things inhis !roue, which henight gluevetovs in hisanger. FINIS. THE MARKES OF A RIGHTEOVS MAN He righteous man bath threepriuiledges. Firft,that he fhall neuer Roma. - persils, though he beoftentimes afllióted: yea ifthere beanum. ber ofthem, the Lord will (pare the habitation of their placefor their fake. Secondly, ifthe Lord be minded tobring deltruelion vpona land orcountrie : he will frft deliverthe righteouseither by death, or byconueyingthem to fomeotherplace : as herehe sloth Lot, and as the children of Ifratd, whenPharaohwasouer- S throwne. Thirdly,the Lordwill not lomuch pumfls forthewic- ked, asfauour for the godly lake, and if theyfall into the fame temporal!punilhments; tuns thereby fhalltie righteous be brought neerer to heauen, but the godlefe (has hethrownedowneto hell,euen as with the fame dale is beaten chafe tobeburnt,and pure corne tobe peelerued. r Some thiuke that there be nonerighteous : which commeth to paffeeither through ig- yVhobersgh- norance,orbecauletheyfeethefonesandlooérighteoufnesofothers:hutthentheScrip- wrehouo ,beannd ar, turesfhoufdbefallewhichcallethfome righteous.ThenChrrftfhouldhaued ed invaine and there shouldbeno faluation,becaule none arefaued butthe righteous. Somethinkthat righteoufnesis an inherentqualitic,and that throughworkswemay be righteous and come toperfcdt ion, as thePelagians,Purhanes,Papifts, andFamily ofloue. But
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