.CHAP.I. upon the Epiflle of J A M B s • things, aman cannot endure that his·ferio~ atl:i~ns lhall be iQ;~in~ - . -and to no purpofe; for .thereufually h9pe is more.ftrong~ and there– fore thedifappointmfnt mufi needs be the more vexatiom. This willbeno fmall part of your torment inHell, ·to think that all your profeffion is come to this; I prophecyed in(hrifls n~tme, . in hu nameI Wrought miracles; /.~tJnfe.r.~ecl,_.rep,eated, .clofed Witb1the betterfide, to my lofs .a'!ddi[df/.vantage,andyet am I How.in-EeU: ·Oh how fadwill ,(uch difeburfes be in the place of torlll~nts! . Qh confider, the greater rife your .hope had, the more brui6ng and crufiling will yourf~be ; as a fione that faUetn froman high place isbroken to.powde.r. ' · ~=-~;-q_,l, ... ___, ...... : .-.!- ~... ·.... 1:;. ~-' ~ '! ;(Verfe ,71P11re Religioni and#ndejiler.Hefore (}od -"~d t,he _Fa.;. . .'' · ·~ : · ther, u thu, to vijit the fathfrlefs and the wi4o'P's _ • •. • t. • in their aJJliClio~, avd to k!ep himfelfHt!JFo~tedfrom • · the world-. . · .. , · . . . . ~ t. :~ ... c ,.! .. 1 •' Here tbe'Ape!Ue cometh to thepofitipe, p{lrt o~ thfi:ltrya:l ~r As Ite ·muft not·do'hur.t, lefi,hisReligio>t prOYf 'll ~ii~; r fo; benu.ifij4' gg{ld~ that itmaybe·foundpur~ana·-un-dejilcd}, . · .•<;·:; , ...... ;•o·!· ··: From the Context obferve, . . . . , . , Ne_glltives _in Religion lire not enoNgh: He mufi .fefr~in hu Obflrvat. to)lgue., :andhemu!t vijit the father/eft, .. Out; du~y'. lhould C:!.rry pr-opo~t·i9nwith t~e Divine Gr11.C~ tO , USol 'Gads mercies. arc nqt . enely 'privative; buf'}ojitiv(;:.he d~th 00tione.lf:bning us out\ e{ · Hell; but put 'US ~under lfn t~Jfurl!lnce rif .'Giorj. 7~Iwas Abja/oms mifery robe only acquittedfrom thepunifhmenr,.bu.t not tofee the ' Kings face: Gods Grace is:moreentirdy difpenfed;.Weare taken ' out ot· aftate:of'Wrath into ajht~e of-love.' Godst~rros to Abra– ;_httmwas, tobe" fbiel:d, and an exce.edivg.-great.rewttrd ;. to . bt; a Proteaor, and aSaviour ; and to all the faitbflll, afunandA·]hie./J, , Pfa/.84.11. A Shield againft danger, andaSun the.caufe:ofall ve~ getation, life, and bleffing. Now we fhoulcl imitate our heayenly · Father ; we thould not.refi in·ahare.remo'V.i!ll of evil;.b,Ut be care– ' ful.ofthat which isgood:. 'F-her~ ibould be,not,onaly.an abfiinen,ce ·· fro~ groff~r· fins; .bur ac~re..to, maint~¥"t -tonjll1Qruon W,i.th_God. The 1iefcriptions.of the W.or.d·are .neg)r.ti~e and'Pl!fiti1(e ; .Wali{eth .; ~ot, in:th.e C'Ounfel·;of .the·ungqaf}_;,.'biJt:wA/kfth ·i~.theii}Y~Jf. of .tht • Lord,. -P[Ill. I ,or,.-:.. ~~so JUm .. & i.,, 'fffl~Jb;;. ' . n~t:. ,.ifte.~ .t.h.~ flelb, , · 1 Ee 3 · . but, "-·
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