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How to live, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…How to liue, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…
How to live, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps and comforts fail.How to liue, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps and comforts faile.
printed by John Legat, 1601printed by Iohn Legat, 1601
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
IN the former chapter the Prophet complains, and expostulates the matter with God, why the Jews the people of God should be oppressed by the Chaldeans, the enemies of God. In the beginning of the 2. chapter the Lord makes answer to the Prophet, and the effect of the answer is this: They shall certainly be delivered in the time appointed, but they shall not yet be delivered. Upon this answer the Prophet ⟨p. 2⟩might happily object on this manner: How then shall the afflicted Jews be able to live in the mean season: the Lord answers by a distinction thus; The unjust man puffs up himself with vain confidence, but the just man shall live by his faith.
IN the former chapter the Prophet complaines, and expostulates the matter with God, why the Iewes the people of God should be oppressed by the Chaldeans, the enemies of God. In the beginning of the 2. chapter the Lord makes answer to the Prophet, and the effect of the answer is this: They shall certenly be deliuered in the time appointed, but they shal not yet be deliuered. Vpon this answer the Prophet ⟨p. 2⟩might happily obiect on this manner: How then shall the afflicted Iewes be able to liue in the mean season: the Lord answers by a distinctiō thus; The vniust man puffs vp himselfe with vaine confidence, but the iust man shall liue by his faith.
For the better understanding of the words, five things are in order to be explained. The first, what is meant by the just man. Justice mentioned in the word is twofold: the justice of the law, and the justice of the Gospel. The justice of the law hath in it all the points and parts of justice, and all the perfection of all parts: and it was never found in any upon earth except Adam and Christ. The ⟨p. 3⟩justice of the Gospel, hath all the parts of true justice, but it wants the full perfection of parts: as a child hath all the parts of a man in the infancy, though it want perfection of stature and tallness. And this kind of justice is nothing else, but the conversion of a sinner, with a purpose, will, & endeavour to please God, according to all the commandments of the Law. Thus was Noah just, Job,