262 O;rz the 11ati7.J/t)'.- ter qualifying and moderating the ftme~ Firft, • .. ve are allowed, yea and CO;})lnandcd to rejoice; and then \vc are cautioned tO' do it with trembling. And accordingly our difcourfe !hall run in thefc two heads; firfr to cxort you to chearfulnds and joy, then to fet the right bounds and limits to the fame : and, having done this in general, v;e fh1U endeavour to draw both thefc home to the prcfent occafion. To begin ~ith the firfl:: Joy and cbear– fulnefs are fo far fro1n being incon{iftenr with religion, when r!ghtly ordered, that '\Ye find them many tinleh .allowed and re- · cornn1endeJ in fcripture. 'rhus in the. lafb \?erfc of the 32d Pfolm, Be glnJ in tl 1 e Lord, nrul rejoice, y·e rigbtemu: a;Jd foout forJ·ry, a!iy'e tbJ.Jt a;.:e upright i11 heart. And' in vcrfe I. of the next .P._falm,, Rejoice itl the Lnrd, 0 ]e rightemtJ, for pra~fo ts come– !;· fir tb~ uj>right. So Pjol. lniii.. 3 Lf!l tbe rigbte;;Ju be g!:ul ~· let tbem rejoice before 7 1 :d I ' ;;· l .. toe _/Jr , ]Ca, et tne:n' excec.JJ7g y r:qou:,e. Pfal. cxlix. 5· I"'et the Ja.ints b.ejo)jt.d i1z glo1:y: let tlxm Jing aloud upon their bedr.., And, that you may not think this a 1ibcr– ty prop.cr only for the form.cr difpenfations, hut that C-briftians are obliged to greater f(vcrity, the ApofHe' doth no lefs thaq t!1n?c tll1ICS •,
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