Aliud eft timere quia peccaveris, aliùd timere ne pecces. Ambrof. Eft timor ne patiaris panam eft alius timor ne amittas juftitiam, Aug. καὶ τέτῳ τῷ φόβῳ παι δευόμενΘ, διονὲι χαλινῷ τινι ἀνάκοπ]ς τὴν ψυχὴν ἀπὸ τῆς πρὸς τὰ φαῦλα ἐπιθυμίας, Bafil. 3. So as ftill to love him, Deut. x. 12. It is true perfect love cafteth out a flavish fear, 1 John i. 18. Ille de timore quo quo timet anima ne damnetur. Ille (David, Pfal. xix. 9.) de timore quo timet anima ne deferatur, Aug.

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4. So as ftill to hope, Pfal. lvi. 3. Pfal. xxxi. 19. Pfal. cxv. II.

5. To delight in his Commandments, Pfal.

cxii. I.

6. Conftantly, Prov. xxiii. 17. Deut. xiv. 23.

IV. How does it appear to be a great Sin? 1. It is a Sin, Prov. xxiii. 17. Deut. vi. 13. Levit. XXV. 17. and xix. 14. Ecclef. xii. 13. Mat. x. 28.

2. That it is a great Sin.

1. Because it is fo highly dishonourable to GOD, Rev. xiv. 7.

2. Because it occafions other fins, Prov.xvi.6. Αιτιονδε, δ τοιαύτης ἀναλγησίας τὸ μὴ δια διέναι τὸν πάντα ἐφορῶν]α δεσπότην, Theodoret.

V. Who are guilty of this Sin?

1. Generally all that live in any known Sin.

2. Particularly.

1. Such as never think of GOD.

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2. Such as take his Name in vain, Deut. xxviii. 58.

3. Such as do not chufe the greatest suffering before the leaft fin.

4. Such as endeavour to please others or themselves more than GOD.

5. Such as do not endeavour to be reconciled to him.

6. Such as hate not fecret as well as open fins.

VI. MOTIVES.

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1. He is the all-glorious Jehovah.

2. Our King, Pfal. xcix. 1. Jer. x. 7.

3. Our Maker, Mal. i. 6.

4. Our Preferver and Governor, Ifa. xxv.

1, 2, 3.

5. We lie at his Mercy.

6. The lefs we fear him, the more cause we have to fear him.

7. Fear him, and ye need fear nothing
elfe.

8. Unless you fear him in Time you must fear
him to Eternity, Revel. vi. 15, 16.
9. The Fear of the Lord is the beginning
of Wisdom, Pfal. cxi. 10. Job xxviii.

28.

10. GOD himself sets much by them that fear him.

1. So as to reveal his fecrets to them, Pfal.

XXV. 14.

2. Dwells with them, Ifa. Ixvi. 2.

3. He hath laid up great goodness for them, Pfal. xxxi. 19.

4. He pittieth them, Pfal. ciii. 13, 17. 5. He delighteth in them, Pfal. cxlvii. 11. 11. Confider the Promises made to them.

1. They

1. They shall want no good thing, Pfal. xxxiv. 9, 10.

2. It fhall ftill be well with them, Ecclef.
viii. 12.

3. Fulfil their defire, Pfal. cxlv. 19.
4. GOD will remember them when he
makes up his Jewels, Mal. iii. 16, 17.

סגלה. they are his

12. They therefore are bleffed that fear him, Prov. xxviii. 14. Pfal. cxii. 1. Pfal. cxxviii. I,

PSA L. xxxix. 7, 8.

Ver. 7. And now, Lord, what wait 1 for? my hope is in thee.

Ver. 8. Deliver me from all my tranf greffions, make me not the reproach of the foolish.

Ere are two things in the former part of this Pfalm neceffary to ear preparations for anɔther World.

1. Stedfaft Refolutions to watch over all our ways, especially the Tongue, v. 1. which he performed, v. 2. which occafioned,

2. Pious meditations upon,

1. The fhortnefs of this Life, v. 4, 5. ma

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אך כל הבל כלעם נצב .0.5,6 ,The Vanity .2

3.

The uncertainty, v. 6.

From whence he infers, And now Lord, &c.
We fhall confider the words,

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I. In general, as uttered by David in the Perfon of any good and pious Man.

1. And now: Seeing this life is fo short, so
vain, fo uncertain, what do I wait for
in it?

For Riches? Prev. xxiii. 5. and xii. 20.
For Honours?

For Pleafures?

For long Life? Jam. iv. 14.

2. I fee there is nothing in this World worth hoping for; wherefore I'll look above it; my hope is in GOD, Pfal. lxii. 5, 6. 1. What Grounds have we to hope in GOD?

His Promises, Pfal. cxix. 147, 170. Heb. xiii. 5, 6. Rom. iv. 20. Confirmed to us in Christ, 2 Cor. i. 20. Eph. iii. 6. 2. What may we hope in him for? 1. In general, for every thing that can make us good, Ezek. xxxvi. 26, 27. or do us, good, Rom. viii. 28. for his Wisdom to direct us, &c.

2. In particular, for Pardon and Deliverance from all our Tranfgreffions. What is neceffary in order to our hoping in GOD for the Pardon of our fins?

1. That we repent of them, Ifa. Iv. 7. Ezek. xviii. 30. Luk. xiii. 3.

2. That we believe in Chrift, Mark i. 15.

Ats xvi. 31. Eph. i. 7. 1 John ii. 1, 2.

II. We fhall confider, and fo apply the words as fpoken by a dying Perfon; and David seems to have apprehended his Death near when he said them, v. 13. When you come to lie upon your Death-bed, you will then

1. Experience the vanity of this World, for nothing can then help you.

2. Be fenfible of all your Tranfgreffions, Job xiii. 26. and xx. 11.

3. You cannot expect or hope they should be pardoned, except you repent of them. 4. Upon your Repentance you may and ought to hope in GOD that he for Chrift's take will p rdon and deliver you from all your Tranfgreffions.

For which purpose you muft then lift up your Hearts to Chrift, and truft on him, as your only Saviour: Lord Jefus receive my Spirit. And then he will do it.

PSAL. li. 4.

Against thee, thee only have I finned, and done this evil in thy fight: that thou mightest be juftified when thou Speakeft, and be clear when thou judgeft.

למען חערק בוברך,

I. IT is our Duty to confess our fins to GOD.

I. What Sin?

1. Original, Pfal. li. 5.

1. As imputed to us.

2. As inherent in us.

2. Actual.

1. Our fecret as well as open fins.

2. The inward Enormities of our Souls, as well as the outward Tranfgreffions

of our Life.