.r4n.Expofition Upon Ling in this fault, and crave pardon of God through Chrifl ; for as none can lay he is free from lyes, fo God is ready to pardon repentant 'xi-fogs. T i M. What is the fumnteof this Scrip- ture, which the Ap file feteheth oses of the 5 i Psalm ? S I L. That God will be known to be just both in his words and doings, whatsoever men doe deem and judge of him. T i M. What Sayings doti, he rnean,wlx- Chap.3 SIL. Two . Firft, that God is ;oft or true in his promifes. Secondly, that he is juif in; his correfuions: true,becaufe he trulyinffi?se ththreatned=evils,thongh he be patient: just, becaufe heieeflicteth due pain, T i M. What learned we out of this for- mer part Si L. That the Gus which the e'en: fall into, thengh they defervedeilrma-i- on?, yet they ferve to set forth and de- clare howmerciful' and true God is in Cher bis words of wrath and rebuke, or his his covenant. For as in the dayes of words of promife and mercy ? Chrifl , pony fell into fondly itranee S 1 L. Though God be moll tale, both in severe threatnings and Tweet promifes; yet there he meaneth the word of promife; and this made the- Prophet to break out into the commen- dation of Gods truth, even the confide ration of his own falfhood and perfi- dious dealing with God in his grefíe fins, being compared with the mercy and faithfulnefs of God, in pardoning fuch a treacherous wretch, according to his promife. This alfo made the prophet David to confeffe fo frankly his crimes againfi himfelf, even to this very end, that he might the better ma- nifeft the exceeding conflancy of God, who infle,ad of deftroying him for his foul fault, did pardon and forgive his fin for hispromife fake. And note,that to be juflified here, can fgni fie no other then to be accounted jufl, or abfolved from injuflice, and not to infufe the ha- bit of jultice. T i at. How did the Apo filer' aulffçt this to his purpefi ? S i L. Very well ; for if the perfidity and unbelief of men doe ferve for the better declaration of his truth in forgi- ving their iniquities(as in the example of David) then it is certain which the Apoflle faith, That mans unbeleefdoti not make the truth of God to be void ; which remaineth true notwithffanding men be lyers. Ti M. What is meant hereby judgment? Si L. The chaftifements of God for fn,asin1 Cor.11.32. a Pet.4. 17. Ti M. Now we havehave expoundedthe words, tell what be the tarts f this sentence? difeafes, not.onely or chiefly for their punifhment, but that he might h :ve oc- cation to fhewforth his power ; Co in all times fonte fall into grofse fins, to the end, God may have occafion to thew and utter unto his greater glory and i praile, his confiant love and truth to- wards his. Even as a kinde and wife fa- ther,alfo a good and godly Prince,make their clemencies the more famous, by pardoning fume grievous faults of their Subje &s or Child, en. Example hereof we have in Pau/,w hole blasphemy mini- fired unto God occafion to expreffe his unspeakable long -buffering and kind - neffe, i Tim. r. 12_ God would leave David and Paul,andmany others to fall, not to kill them, but to make his grace more illufirious. Ti M. What were we taught from hence for our tile? S i L. Sundry things: Firft,this lets us fee the wonderful' wifdome ofGod, who makes us to know that he can draw good out of evil. Secondly,it mull serve- to keep inch from defpairofparelon, -as have offended moft grievoufly.Thirdly; it should make men waste how they offend filch a-gracious God. Ti it. In the other part of this fen tines, the words of Paul difagree from the words of David,wbofpeaks thus, That thou inaifi be pure when thou judgefl: reconcile them S a L. They disagree in !hew, but not in fenfe; becaufe if God be pure in all his corre&ions of men for fin i it muff needs follow, that he will over- come and have the tipper hand when foever
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