58¢ eJVla.fferGreenhams 7<eadrngs Verte tt8. Thomhafltrodendomeallthem, thatdepartfromthytattetes, for their deceit in vaine. A Mong allthings to be fpoken of, Ithinkenothing more neceffarie then this, thatGod will onedaÿconiea righteousiudgeto men,that arefo flowtokeepeagood confcience . All men are at quietwith themfelues , andcry peace,peace, our longenioying of the gofpell, our tranquil lisie& peace,our aboundance ofthe things ofthe earth, make vsdrunken with theloue of this life, and caufeeuery man to thinke thuswith himfelfe : I am none of the worfl , when troublesatife,I hope tofhift forone:but inwhom Ipray you is the Lord delighted?even w him that bath acontrite heart, Efay 66. andin fuchas tremble at hisword. The Prophet faith in the verfefollowing a little after,that he trembled for feareofGods judgements,what had he a more tormented confciencethenothers? no,he had ffch acontinual" feelingof his owne corruptions, Simile. that it made him afraide. For as thebell flefhis moil tender,and whereirismolicorrupt,there Goodmitt- it is moli hard ; and wherethe fich s isnearefltohealing,thereitwillmorefpeedilie, and more caces. frefhlie bleed: fo theneater vee are toGod,themore fearefull weeate;the more preciousourcon- . fciences be,themore tender they are; and thole things whichbeingvied ingreater meafure,will nothing fraya wicked manbeing vrged,but a littlewill difmay theconfcienceofthe godlie.The minde ofthe Prophet is this, thou hall done away the wicked , thou hail troden them downe, and (wept them away, l am asbrittleas they,& as readis to fall vnles thouupholdme.Porr.i6.6: he faith, ,tistime forthee Lordtoworle,for theyhawdeffroyedthyLw whereheecomplaineth asit were,'that the Lord deferredhisjudgements, becaufe the wickedhad brought all things to fach aconfufion. Aiid in the 7. Port.4. verle he faith: I rrmembredrhyiudgementsofoldD Lord, andbasebeen comforted,asifhe fhould fay,thoughthy children be had jn contempt,thoughthy Churchbekept vnder, & the wickedare fet aloft; yet Iremember howin oldtimethouhaft bin a lull judge, andhaft punifhed finne. Thiscomfortethmee both, becaufèof thy mercy, which thou wilt (hew to mee, and becaulé of thyiuflice whereby thou wilt confounde the wie. ked, and altomakelt mee to fearemyfelfe: for both thou can(" doe as thou hall done, and thou wilt doe as thoucanfi doe. Weemull leartthen in thefetwoverfes, thus much. That what judgments foeuer the Lord bath written downe inhisword, and wee haueeyther cre- dibly heard reported thelike withoweares, orfeene them with oureyes, they ought to be unto vs examples, and ratifie tovs the trueth of Gods judgments,that as hehath promiled to punifh, and indeedbathpunifhed filch and fuci finnes; fo hewould do itinvs for the like, and asforne- timeherbath euer, enwrapped hischildren in the likejudgements, though not o thatende,for which hepunifhed the wicked; but as they havebeen partakers of the finnein part, fothey haue fùflained the punishmentinpart . fo wemull know that he willpuniib thefame Lunes, orfparc afotét,e vs,ifwebeivithoutthem,eueninvs. Howbeit,thegodly(hallnot hauethelikeiudgement goodsef/e with thevngodly. He will notconfume vs asdroile,but will trievs as filuer, he will nottrample the lardto vs underhis feete, but humblevsvnder hishande. Wherefore as in the fweete promifes of God, bis children there is a reuetent feare; fo in our infirmities, weemull learne withDauid tofeare much more. vvhen he plagued, the" Gen.r o. we trade', howGod frock downe the pride of them , that built thetower ofBabel. vvieked. When Pharaohwasadnancinghimfelfe ouerthe peopleofGod, theLord trampled him clown with tenneplagues,and trodehim under Foote inthe red Sea. Exod.a4. whenChorah, Dathan, and Abiramrebelled againfl God,and role fo infolently againfl Mofes andAaron his mis fters; the Lord erode themdowne,euenintothe earth , which opened hermouth and (wallowed them vp quiche. The wholeworld fortheirripeneffe of fin, did he deflroy born the faceof theearth, and fcouredit with a purgingwater.TheLord purfued the landofthe Sodomites,vntil itlay at hisfoot,which before was as aParadife. The Lord fwept away thelliaelites,that theycouldnot come to that plentiful & promifed land. How oftêdothe hifiories record,howGod [rode down manywith wars, andfwept 'away otherswith plagues? Forasthe goldfmithpurgeth the droffe from thegold, & the potter treadeth thevnprofl le clayto mire;euen fo theLord purged)and treaded: downe his enemies. This muff makevs to feare, for many then dangeroufly pervert theirfouls,& Sathanbeguileth them withmanyfhifts. But heretjkes andprophane ries fay,The judgementsof Godindeed intiniespafi hauebeen whatis that toys? we confetti they weal
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