188 ~ Sinfoll anduncomfortahle fuffiring. ·~------------------------------~--~ "Cap. I 3· therefore he cloth oppofe them, and is all - . . ,, - one tH to fuffir M an evit doer, therefore they --:------ are jayned together 1 Pet.+1 S',16. · - " 3· That we pull not upon our :Catlves Ne- / ce.fforie.., but deferved evil fufferings from the / hand of Jupice) for our evil doings. Thefe may fay with theThief fiiffering withChrijl, we: have the{amPCr(l}ffe! that he, but wehave not the fame 1:itlu written on· our Crnffu. Luk . We fiiffer ju£Hy the deferts of our ill deeds, ' 2 3·4r. He hath done nothing amifs. Thefe like 1 Ki.t6.I8 Zimri are bur11t with the fire which their ownhands ha.ve kindled. 4· lafi ofall, that we bringnot our [elves under worfe fuffiringt then an'y of theformer; viz. fufferings in Confcience, and ftom Gon– foience, by ihtmning any other fi1fferings for · Godand CoQfcience; ' as Judar and Spira, who b~~aufe. they could not fi1ffer outward– ly, no-w fuffe:r inwardly; they fufler; dread- ·.·:·~. ;;:o. fN!ly fl}op;t: G~~;. <tnd from._Confcience, be– caufe.tliey :would not oncefuffer Honourably for GQd~ a"i1~ for Confcie_nce ; tbefe ~ncl.e God departed from them in anger, bec3:u{/! th~y depattedfrom him 'in ,bafe fear ; the~ want now the Peace of God, and the Peace of Confcience, by feeking to buy at too high a rate ~hepeace of the wor Id. Theywouldhave faved th~felves,but th.ey have loft thetr~folvu. Thefe are .t.l~e . gr~at~ft fulferers, and Lo{eu in theworld. ,lt is a fcarfi1ll.thing to fall into the hands ofthe living G',Jd ; thefe have run ltai.24·IS. from thefe~r3 andarefallen into the pit, tO avoid the
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