An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

Lastly, To show that God is just in all his dealings, both the righteous and the wicked, learn, from the end of both. That we may fully discover the Justice of God, we must look upon all his works together; while we look only upon some particular piece of Gods dealings with a godly man, he may seem to deal very hardly with him: or if we look but upon some particular piece of his dealings with a wicked man, God may seem very gentle and kind towards him: but take all together, and the result is exact justice. It was a good speech of a modern writer, We must ¹not judge of the works of God, before the fifth act, that is, the last act or conclusion of all. This, and that part may seem dissonant and confused, but lay them all together, and they are most harmonious and methodical: Hence David (Psal. 37.) after he had a great dispute with himself, about the troubles of the righteous and the prosperity of the wicked, and was put hard to it, how to make out the Justice of God, resolves all in the close with this advice (ver. 37.) Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace. Though a righteous man die in war, yet, his end is peace, whereas though a wicked man die in peace, yet his end is war. It is said (Deut. 8. 16.) that all which God did to his people in the wilderness, was, that he might do them good at the latter end. Come to the end therefore, and ⟨p. 122⟩there you shall find justice visible: We often loose the sight of justice, in our travails and passage through the world, mountains and hills interpose, which we cannot see over or through; but when we come home, and arrive at the end of our travails, Justice will appear in all her state and glory, rendering to every man according to his deeds; To them who hy patient continuance in well doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life; but unto them that are contentious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath.

Lastly, To shew that God is just in all his dealings, both the righteous and the wicked, learne, from the end of both. That we may fully discover the Justice of God, we must looke upon all his works together; while we looke only upon some particular peece of Gods dealings with a godly man, he may seeme to deale very hardly with him: or if we looke but upon some particular peece of his dealings with a wicked man, God may seeme very gentle and kind towards him: but take all together, and the result is exact justice. It was a good speech of a moderne writer, We must