Awhalefosne Caveat. dens, becaufe of the unprofitableneffe of them. When a people find not that fpeciall good by them which re- conipenfeth all loffea, and fo prize them, but lay blame on them, becaufe unfruitful! to them, Malacbie 3. i 3. He fpeaks to a people got out of Captivity, Tour words have beenfout againff me, no fay they; 'Tis in vain to ferve the Lord, what profit is there in this ? you muff conceive they had many laffes, were very poor, as verf. z r. a temptati- on which a proudheart cannot indure aboveany, here is now no profit in mourning , fafting, &c. and Gods own people began to think fo : and hence, Verf. 16. Thep fpaleoften one to another, there was goodeffeaof his Ser- mon : nowwhat follows ? Chapter 4. 1. Hence r!:e wick- ed fhall come and cut off Branch andRoot in Antiochus time, there is a burning day a- comming, that (hall burn down houfe, root and branch : and hence, Matthew 31. 43. The kingdomfha!t begiven to them that bringforth frail; Youwill lay, wedo ; No thy own mouth (hail condemn thee , you do not, you find no good by all the ordinan- ces of God, and hence come thole - ueftions : what war- rant for fuch an ordinance ? the bottoine is, theynever felt go©d of it, and hence grow wearyof it : well if it be your burthen, the Lord will cafe you ofit. 2. When you fee men (profeflîng the fear of God) mutually naturallycontentious, and continuing fo : I fay, contentious withSaints which they fay they love, &wch they are by covenant bound to love,either from Come con- ceived wrong, andhence cannot forgive as Chrift doth them ; or from aprejudicate groundleffe opinion, they care not for me, nor I for them; or from a fpirit offcorn- full Cenforioufneffe, what are fuch and Inch ? or becaufe diltafled, becaufe offome reproof in their fin; or by fome opinion, or by fome worldly conveniency, or laying out Jots, or reftraint of fome liberty, &c. of becaufe of fn Now can fir and cenfure ; and I fay, when this is mutual; for a godly man may be contendedwith; but he prayes and mourns and pitties, unlefTe it be at fome time; but when it fhall continually abide fo fierce and implaca- ble Eccief. 7. 9. Anger refteth inthe bofome offools , when aman fhall beg1aft ofan occafion ofdifference, that fo he may depart and have fomething to quiet confcience for breachof Covenant, that there can be no healing, but Bellies of pigs are more dear then bowels of Sakai, and when ,quiet;, upon the 1caf1 oscafien apo to p:dc hokes and ,.. -
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