VB R s 9· An Expojitio11, with Nstes his duratifJn by temporal rxiftmcies. Oh , when lhall we look within the veil, und learn to meafure things by Faith, and not by -. S en{e ! .we count moments long, and God that rs of an e!ernal du~ · ration, coumeth thoufands ofyears afmllll moment. All outward accidents have their periods, beyond which they cannot pafs; but . . . eternity is a day that's never overcafl: with the lhadows of anight : 'Z._Sapmttl 1w • certainly all fpace of time lhould be fmall' ro them that know the h 11 •magnuflm tfl greatnefs of eternity ; as in permamnt quantity, fo tis in fui:ce_ ITfve: cue nota e If' l Gl b f . b . JJ' ' t 1 r~itati4 mag. t~e who e o eo the earth, •s. u~ a~ am~dtlle point to the vafl: tzitudo , Circumference of the heavens: fo ts thts life but • moment to eterni- • ty : ifwe did value all things according to the computation , ~md valuation of the Word, it would not be fo irkfom to us, to wait for Chrifis coming j ' cis too mtkh (oftnefs, that can-not brook alittle delllJ•. Verf. 9• Grlddge not one ,llgainft a~~other, Brethren, left ye be conlllemned; behold, the Judg Jlimdeth before the tbor. In this verfe the Apofllelaye~h down the danger of evil groan– ing,ufing the fame argument as befere,th~ near and fpeedy approach ofj ndgmems. Grudg mt one againfl another.] M~ s-sv~S'TS Y.ti.'T, rlM{u... ~v. The word figrrlfieth, grot~~n 110t one~g~inft 11noth1r, becaufe "tis not eafie to find out, what is the particular fenfe, and intent of the Apo– me.The phrafe hathbeen diverfly expounded : fome open it thus.do not Ggh oat your murmuring complaints into one anothers bofom, as if God were unjufi in punifhing his children, and letting the wicked be profperous: but this cannot be the meaning ; "cis in the– Original r..t~.T• aMnAaw, t~~gttinft one a11other ' others thus, do not ip a gt1oani111g manner, require vengeance'at the hand of God, bttt forgive,that God may forgive you ; but certainly tis lawful to com– plain to God ofour injuries, though not with a reYengeful fpirit : much a clo there bath been to fiate this grMwing fpoken of in the Text: groans in themtHves are not unlawful; the Apofile muft QGeds moon fueh groaningas cloth arife from an evil canfe, as dif– content at providence·: fiJIIYfiJ~ring f.'/10tllnJ, fo fome; or defp011• tlency f!ld weaknefeofmind, diflrt~ftfulgroAns ; or from revenge ~~ !!~~~~~ aga!~ ~~~! oppr~[~~s ; '!!}'!4i§lfyJgr~~~~ l<? Q~~ers; or '--~
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=