e They are 16 carelefs, thar thev nv) er roublerhemicives about It: or lo obdurate, and {itf, that they n2ver lay ic co heart, or conſider that it 15 God rhar difpolerh of all clings according to his own pleajure, both in rhe Earth and 11 the vreat deer, | Or j-rve and obey ; all terviczro Uod bury boch performed in ir, ant pro- c-eding from 1. eg Without which norhins cou'd fulrift, By chis the true God 15 diftinguiſhed from all filte 1dol idads, C9 14 22 and 11 th:s$ appears net only his power 'in decrevins,';c> 28.25. anc and preparing it, Pſal. 147.8. his Sovercignry in withbo!lding it, Amos 4.7. but hi; genera] goodneſs in beſftowing ir, Dexr. 28.1 2. Mar. 5.45. and his ſpecial providence 11 the fealonavic ditpolal of it, 4c: cording as there 15 need, and which he gives as a witnzHs of it, ff 14.17. As inthe former intance Gol ters forth his peoles infor! blenzt$ of the works of his grearnefs, and power in 0cally tans iuch an unruly Element; 1o here he doth alto furch or munitelt £54, fame by inſtances of his providence and goodnels ; implying, ric fo itupid, refolnte and obſtinare they are grown, that they are new ther afraid of him for his grearnefs, which poflibly may be nnd er- ood by the former, fear; norteur hun for his goodne!s, which pothbly, may Le the ſenſe of the word in this latter places. £ tie
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know by this, what an 1mpudent and feo'th, as we!l as wicked ching, 1t 1s, for them to ter theiniclves againſt thar 30d, rhar keens the whole crder of Nature at his own ditpofal, which ke can.eirhor veitouw or wiratold ; as he fees Men behave themfc!ves wwwargs him. ; ” 7 o * " or Sad : A 5 : - 25 Your1gquities h:ve turned away theſe 7277s &, | / . = » - Þ- - N : by {and your fins have withho!den good rhings from you :*. f Y, es , ; ay , #4 4
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pearance, and ſinging to entice others. p Shewing how, and 11 whar manner they got their riches, tÞcrefore, or by Uh:5 322ans 3 ſuch as are gotten by a lying Tongue, Prov. 21. 6.. called rhe 7re2- ſurcs of wicxed, Mich. 6. 10. _ OR: *Deur.z2. 28 They are waxen * fat, they q imine: Yea, 2c) Ls. overpaſs the deeds of the r wicked: they judge not the —_ 12.5 / cauſe of the fatherleſs, * yer they : proſper; and * > theright of the needy do they not judge. 2 - 9 Or, ſo fattharthey ſhine ; by reaſon of their wealth and ricnes chey pamper themſelves till their cyes ſtan ot with ſatneſs, Pjal. 73. 7. their wrinkles are filled up with far, which makes their faces ſhine. » Either, they go beyond the very Hearhens themſelves 1 wickednels, Ezek. 5. 6,7, or rather, they eſcape tie hardſhips and ſuſſerings that others undergo, Pſal. 73.5, 6, 7, 8. They icape betrer than others ; or, they {lightly paſs over.-udgments threar- ned. { Such whom even the Law of Nature commits to their patro- nage,they eirher difregardthem , or wrongand injure them, cirner by refuſing them a fair hearing, 7/2.1.23. or giving Wrong lentence avainfſt them in Courts of Judicature, Zech- 7. 10, exprefly forbid- den, Exod.22.22, t Things go well with them ; they ive bappt- Iy according to their dehire, proſperam feels, Job 27. 7, &c. Or, that they wizht profper, v/z. that God might ble1s them.
29. Shall I not viſe for theſe « things © {aith the LORD: jhall not my foul be avenged on ſuch a nation as this 7 |
4 It is expreſſed as a thing taken for granted, he certainly vill, Cn I be a God, and wink at ſuch things * Ic cannot be. Sce this explained, 7c g. OS | Or, 272 . Zo || A wonderful and x horrible thing 15 commit-