;Obferv. 6. 1 Ob[erv.7. , I Vs Rs.z6, An EX!fJfition, WithNotu I concernmem? No .tryallike that,when we can part with forne con– veniency in fenfe,upon the proper and fole encouragements of faith. 6. The aflions and duties ofGods children are ufu.ally blemifh. ed with fome notable defect : As Rahabt entertainment with Ra~ habs lye; Mofesfrnote the Rock,. twice, Numb.2o. I I. there was anger mixed with faith. Abrahamoffered lfaac, but equivocated with his fervants, I andthel~tdwillreturn, Gen.22..). and yet he ~. meant with a mind to facrifice him. Thus we fiill plough with lln Ox and an Afs in the bef:l; duties, and difcover corruption in the very tryals ofgrace. 7· God hideth his eyes from the evil th~~tt is in uur good aflio1t!. Here is mention made of receiving the Mdfengers, but no mention of the lye. He that drew Alex~tnder, whilell he had a fear upon .upon his face,drew him with his finger upon the fear : God putteth the finger ofmercy upon our fears: See tttm.).II· 1e hav11 heard ofthe patience of {ob; we have heard othis impatience, his curfing the day of his birth)&c.but no murmurings are meotioned.How un– like are wicked men to the Lord l they only pitch upon theevil,and weakneffes of his people, and over-look the good : like fkili-Aies, that pitch upon the fores; or Vultures, that fly over the gardens ot delight, and light upon aCarrion; one blemifb fhall be enough to fl:ain all their glory : But the Lord pardoneth mu(h weaknefs, [ where he findet:h any thing ofgrace and fincerity; •tis faid, t Pet. 3.6.Evm M Sarab obqed Abraham,calling him Lord: The place alluded to is Gen. 18. 12. Sarahs whole fentence is full of unbelief, Shall I have pleafure,my Lord, alfo being old? There was but one good word, that ofLord, the note of refpetl: and reverence to her .\ husband, and that the Spirit ofGod takes notice of. Certainly 'cis good ferving of that Mafier, who is fo ready to reward the goodof our aC:tions,and to pardon the evil of tht~m. ,Verfe, 26. For M the body without the jpirit is dead1 fo faith · without 'Workf .is dead ~t/fo. · Here the Apofile condadeth the whole Difpute, lhewing how :little is to be afcribed to an empty profeffion of faith without works;cis but-as the body without the vital fpirit '; a carafs, ufe~ Jefs,but noifom : '"fhere needeth not ~uch Illufi:ration of thisVerfe; :tb~ tEatter. ~f_ !~ ~~~ng a~~~~~y ~!~~~g~~ i~ Y~~~ 17•. ~~~ ~?· · For
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