An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Two things are further observable from these words;

First, There is no medium between a godly and a wicked man. Every man is one of these two. Some are called civil honest men; many conceit that these are good men indeed, and not a few, that these are in a middle state between good and evil: But the truth is, there is nothing between good and evil, light and darkness: there is no medium of participation between these extremes. Solomon (Eccles. 9.2.) sets all men in two orders, All things come alike unto ell, there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the ⟨p. 483⟩good, to the clean, and to the unclean, to him that sweareth, and to him that feareth an oath. Note by the way, he doth not put the distinction between him that sweareth, and him that sweareth not, but between him that sweareth, and him that feareth an oath. There are many who are not swearers (swearing is debauchery, and so inconsistent with civility) who yet do not fear an oath. It is better to fear to do evil, then not to do evil. This division runs through the whole world. Good and evil (in a remiss degree) mingle in the same person, but no mans person is in a middle state between good and evil.

First, There is no medium between a godly and a wicked man. Every man is one of these two. Some are called civil honest men; many conceit that these are good men indeed, and not a few, that these are in a middle state between good and evil: But the truth is, there is nothing between good and evil, light and darknesse: there is no medium of participation between these extrems. Solomon (Eccles. 9.2.) sets all men in two orders, All things come alike unto ell, there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the ⟨p. 483⟩good, to the clean, and to the unclean, to him that sweareth, and to him that feareth an oath. Note by the way, he doth not put the distinction between him that sweareth, and him that sweareth not, but between him that sweareth, and him that feareth an oath. There are many who are not swearers (swearing is deboysery, and so inconsistent with civility) who yet do not fear an oath. It is better to fear to do evil, then not to do evil. This division runs thorow the whole world. Good and evil (in a remisse degree) mingle in the same person, but no mans person is in a middle state between good and evil.