Ebe CoUertant of prate OpeneD. Be faith in his heart, thou wilt not require it ; They fear him not, they atheiftically deny his Providence, nay, his very being; or with at 'call there was no Cod. And all this is the fruit and area of Man's Rebellion or of his Firft Sin. Ii. As this in part Pets out the Nature of this fearful Breach by reafon of Sin on Man's part ; fo alto hereby God is become an Ene- my to Man ; and hence David faith, TF,ß face of the Lord is againft them that do evil, to J°- 4 cut off the remembrance of them from the Earth. Some conceive b" the Face of God here, is meant his Anger, becaufe Anger difcovers it felf in the Face ; others think by the Face of God in this place, is meant all his Attributes, his ufiice, Wifdom, Power, Holinefs, &c. are fet againít them. 2. G O D is faid to abhor the ungodly, the c5 wicked boafteth of his hearts defire, and blefeth the covetous whom the DM abborreth. This is an amazing Text, and enough to terrifie all greedy Woridlings, or covetous Perfons, and . fuch that commend and biefs them. True, all Sinners are abhorred upon the account of Sin, yet none more hated and abhorred than the covetous Perfon ,is, Covetau nefi is Ido- latry. 3. It is faid, That God is angry with the rfft.7. r wicked every day, if he return not he will whet his 12, I3- Sn?ord, he bath bent his bow, and made it ready, he bath alfo prepared for him the infiruments of Death, he bath drawn his Sword, his Bow is bent, and his Arrows are on the firing ready to hoot. Ah ! Who is able to Encounter with finch an Enemy,
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