God beholds us not when men cannot see us, but be not deceived, God seeth not as man seeth. Man sees only the outward act, but God seeth the secretest imaginations of the heart. Again, Man seeth but one thing at once, and cannot see before and behind him ⟨p. 26⟩with one look, but God seeth all things at all times: for when we speak evil he is all ears to hear us, when we do evil he is all eyes to see us. Ananias might have gained by his craft if God had not seen his heart, Acts 5. Gehezi might have profited by his lye, and gained a bribe for his labour if God had not seen his fetches and turned his bribe into a Leprosy, 2 King. 5. The man that bad his soul be merry, might have enjoyed ⟨p. 27⟩his pleasure many years had not God espied his security, Luke 12. Achan might have kept his gold had not God seen him. Achan would never have stolen, nor Gehezi taken bribes had they thought God beheld them; will any steal the owner looking on, will any speak treason the King hearing it: Therefore mark but this part of my Sermon. Say when thy hand is at a sin, I will not do it because the Lord sees me. And as he is all eyes ⟨p. 28⟩to see sin, and all hands to punish it, so if we repent, he is all mercy to forgive it. Now therefore repent of thy sin, high thee fast to the throne of Grace, and try if thy repentance will not as powerfully cry for pardon, as thy sins did vehemently cry for punishment. The Angel cried not so loud Babylon is fallen, Revel. 18. 2. as the Spirit of truth shall assure thee thy sins are forgiven thee, Rom. 6. 14. Psal. 91. 10. 34. 10. 84. 11. Rom. 8. ⟨p. 29⟩28. Repent therefore and truly repent by flying all sin with the occasion and appearances, and love the truth, and as much as is in you, have peace with all men, that the God of peace may give you peace in Christ. All this is grounded on this that God seeth whatsoever we do. So Rev. 2. 2-9-13. and 3-1-8. I know thy works, is spoken to encourage the Sardians and Laod ceans to repentance knowing that God is a liberal rewarder of them that ⟨p. 30⟩seek him, Heb. 11. 6.
God beholds us not when men cannot see us, but be not deceived, God seeth not as man seeth. Man sees onely the outward act, but God seeth the secretest imaginations of the heart. Againe, Man seeth but one thing at once, and cannot see before and behind him ⟨p. 26⟩with one looke, but God seeth all things at all times: for when wee speake evill hee is all eares to heare us, when wee doe evill he is all eyes to see us. Ananias might have gained by his craft if God had not seene his heart, Acts 5. Gehezi might have profited by his lye, and gained a bribe for his labour if God had not seene his fetches and turned his bribe into a Leprosie, 2 King. 5. The man that bad his soule bee merry, might have injoyed ⟨p. 27⟩his pleasure many yeares had not God espied his security, Luke 12. Achan might have kept his gold had not God seene him. Achan would never have stollen, nor Gehezi taken bribes had they thought God beheld them; will any steale the owner looking on, will any speake treason the King hearing it: Therefore marke but this part of my Sermon. Say when thy hand is at a sinne, I will not doe it because the Lord sees me. And as hee is all eyes ⟨p. 28⟩to see sinne, and all hands to punish it, so if wee repent, hee is all mercy to forgive it. Now therefore repent of thy sinne, hye thee fast to the throne of Grace, and try if thy repentance will not as powerfully cry for pardon, as thy sinnes did vehemently cry for punishment. The Angell cryed not so loud Babylon is fallen, Revel. 18. 2. as the Spirit of truth shall assure thee thy sinnes are forgiven thee, Rom. 6. 14. Psal. 91. 10. 34. 10. 84. 11. Rom. 8. ⟨p. 29⟩28. Repent therefore and truly repent by flying all sinne with the occasion and appearances, and love the truth, and as much as is in you, have peace with all men, that the God of peace may give you peace in Christ. All this is grounded on this that God seeth whatsoever we doe. So
