on the 119. Pfalme, 529 Verf.74. So they thatfeare thee,feeingmelhallreioyce, becaufe 'hew trolledin thyword. Hpoll an ende whyhe defirethknowledge , for that othersby=example fball bemoued tofeeke thee, and(hallhauehopeithat thou alfo wiltheare them whenthey crie. This then isa great honour,that we(hall not onely faue ourowneCowles, but alto be helpes to others, that they maybe faued, wherein theLord vouchfafeth vs greathonour : for tocaufe the careleffeto feekeGod; and toconfirme theweake,isagreat honour. Likewife herebywe (hall foppethe mouthsOf rb that fpeakeagainf the wayes ofthe Lord.Contrariw ifewhena profefor tilleth away, beelofeth his foule, he hurreththe weake,hardeneththe wicked, &opeueth the nsouthes ofthe wicked. ThusbytheoneGodisglorifed, andourbrethrenprofited:aiidbytheotherthe cleane contrary. When we fee any man trufing in Godto bee deliueredout of temptation , then maywee be confirmed &comforted with hope, that wealfòfhallbedeliuered. This isfaid,Pfal.3q. Other fliallbecomforted. &Pfal.4o. They that feeme, letthem becomforted. For when the Lord con- firmethany of his promifes toastyof hischildren ; wemay likewïfe becomfortedthat we (hall finde them ant true. Sothe Apoflereafoneth, Abrahamwasiufified; therefore (hall wee: fo Heb. t r. Ascontrariwife,when we feethe truthofGodsthreatnings vpon any,then we (hould know, thatif we hatte the famefinne,we (hall altofele the famepunifhmenr. Thenmuffwee confider ofGodschildren, howthat bynature they arc nobetter then wee: therefore if we can beleeue,then fall wehaue hope tobecomelikethena, for God dothnotac- cept perfons. We mufflikewife confider of the wicked,that by them allowe essay be infiru1ed. None(hall reioyce atthe example of the godly, but they that (careGod; and this feare is the beginningof allgoodnefè:fomethatfeareGodmayhaueadoub tfulconfcience,andthey(hat hauecomfort by the examples ofGodsmercies in others. Without thisfeare,men cannotright- ly confider of Gods works, burwho fo feareth, bee(hall profit bythem. Here is thetrue lifeofall theScriprures, nottomaruellonely atthe examplesof Gods mercies or iudgements; but to be comfortedand confirmedby the one, and tofeare by theother. Vette 95. r Lorde, that thy iudgements otre rghr, andthat thouhaftafjliíledmee iuFlÿ, awmr w+'° THis is fomewhat like that, It itgoodthat Ihauebeenaffh'tled: but after a newmanner; as though heftould fay,Thy iudgements arerighteous_& íuf,"ehough my fe(bdotti perfwade me the contrary. And to(hew thecertaintieof this,he faith, Iknom. Thisknowledgebee had by the word:becaufe we(hall then fubfcribeto theIul{iceofGod,whenwe can fubfcribe to the word. Then ifwe would fubfcribe to the righteoufnes ofGods iudgenaentsletvsbythe word meditate vpon histhrearnings and promifes; and thoughwee cannot fee the reafons ofall, yet " muff we acknowledge them to be holy,becaufe the Lord is holy, and his word is holy, therefore " his works areholy. " If we be notable to behold the beamesof theSunne, muchlefe can wefee thebrighcneffe of simile. Gods workes : and let vs eueraccufeour (clues of blindnefeandrebellion, rather then the Lord ofiniu(fice. He is then acknowledged tobeiuf,whenweyeeldto the righteoufncfeof hispre- cepts. Andwhen we canconfefe his iufice thus, we (hall well confefehis made. Then if we will confefethe tuftice ofGod, wee snuff confefehis iudgementsto bee holy ;otherwifewee doenot. And that: This is afpeciall Noteof faith, that beecan applie that particularly to himfelfe, whichthe Lord had givengenerally:and till wedoe thus,we neitherbeleeue promifesnorthreat- nings. We muff not ref then in generals, but appliethemto our felues, whetherthey bepro- mitesorthreatnings :and this will drawvs out of (inne,andcomfort vs in trouble. ]n faithfulnes Hehad beforeconfefed Gods iufice, and nowheeconfefeth his mercierasif hehd laid, Thouofthy merciehaff slurs laid thy rodvpon mee, that I may be fuch a oneas thou mayefperforme thypromi fe to,asPfal.r3o. This mull makeaffliéfionfweete,becaufe the fpe- ciallendethereof is not topunifr.vs, butso makevsfittoreceivehispromifes , andheevfethit Z z as
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