5zo é`Vloffer Greenhorns Reaclings mourned : and thisis vfuall in all theProphets, when they fee thejudgementsof Goday. proach. Here is a difference betweene thezeale oftheworldly,and of thegodly : theone when heteeth a fin donehe laugheth,and reioyceth : but the otherfeare,as, Therebukes of them that rebuke thee arefallenopon me.The former is the caufeÿ manyfall by Gods fudge: Ment into thole thingswhich they finde fault with in others. The other is a true note of faith,tofeare for theMira-lion achewicked, which they themfelues feare not. Botthis isefpeciaily,when they feea profefforfall, for that grieueththem greatly. The third diffe- rence is, that Gods childrenwhen theyare comforted, theyallo feare.; for the regenerate parronely is comforted, the vnregeneratepart doch (till feare ; and there-is good caufe that it fhould feare ; as Noah feared,and Druid,Pfal. r t9.part t e. but the wickedbaueno feare,bucareovercome with flefhly ioy : and therefore theApoftle faich,Phil.3.Fintj your' faluationwithfeare, becaufe ofcorruption, that either doth or may breake forth :.asDauid. was afraidwhen liehad finned. Weemud then becomfortedby Gods judgements, but fo that wefeare. Secondly, wee muffthinke that finne is nota fmall thing, not to belaughed at,but to be feared. Thirdly, thatweemutt be touchedfor the fnnesofothers, as itthey were our owne. Fourthly, toforgiue injuries againit our felues, but to be greatly diiplea- fed andvexed for the difhonouringofGods name. For all thefeare proper toGods chit- drew. When men takea carnali pleafureinGods iudgements,they abufe the grace ofGodto wantonnes : but thechildren ofGod, as they ioy in theirinward imam fo doe they labour tobe humbled bythe law in their drib, which otherwife would be proude: for. thedcil would hold no meane,but eitherwould betoo forrowfull,orelfetoo ioyfull. Thus Dauidmourned for the finnes of others: fo Paul faith the Corinthians ought to doe,r.Cor.(.and 2.Cor.7. where hefheweeli that this wasthe eftate ofthe whole Church, tomournewhen anyonememberhadoffended. And this is not a new thing : for thofe are fatedwhichmournedfor theiniquitiesof Sion,Ezech.9.Then wemutt begrieucd for the fumes ofothers,toshew thatwe are freefrom their finnes,that wee are toilers ofrighteouf- nes,and defirous toglorifieGod. And whenthisforrow canworkein vs a prayerforthan that ftnne, it will be an argument that wee (hall becomforted,and (hall efcapewhen the iudgement commeth. Then men ought tomourne for their ownefnnes : forifGods chil- dren cannot be dilclatrged, vnletfe they can mourne forthe finites of others; how much letfe 'hall webedifcharged,ifwe cannot mournefor ourowne finues. . oraeigbt. Vert. 4. Thyflameshunebeen my *fangs in thebottfeofmypilgrimage. LLTTE tíheweth that he was not envious against thewicked for their delights ; but taketh .Loadelight in anotherthing; that is, inpraifingGod, thathee might not be intanglcd with theirpleafures. The remedieoffinne,that wefall not into thole finneswhich others haue,is to feare leadGod punishforce fecret finneinvs,ashebath done'inthem: for God doch never let vs fall intogroftefnnes, but topunishforce other ftanewee lie in, which is feared,and wewill not comeout of,becaufe it is vnknowne. And ifwe will not be intang- led with the pleafures of thewicked,we mutt doeas Daviddoch here,foacquaint vs with the word,asthat we may make ourlòngsofit: that is,tliat wedoe not onely reade, heart, and mikegrauely oftt,but alto make it our longs when we willbe Metric,as Paul Co1.3 forwhere there is a delight, there men will cues beringing of it. And hereof come there fpirituall tongs in the Bible,to thew their great delightin the word. So (Ephcf.s.) Pad maketh this a figne,that weare fullof the Spirit,when wecan fingofthem. Herewe are taught that otir tongsought tobemade-ofthe flumes ofGod, and agree, able to the fame,andnot afterour ownewill.This wefeeto be thematteroftheir Plalmes the lawes,thepromifesofGod,&c. Thetalking of godlines maketh worldlymen heauie s butthechildren of Godvie all worldly things as though they vied them nor, and then theyare beanie when theydifpleafeGod : but contra,&c. The want of a 1pirit in tinging; doth Phew a great decay ingodlines; and coldnes in thishohe exercife argued) a coldnes M
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