Yea not to give God his right, is by so much the greater injustice, then not to give man his right, by how much God is greater then man; look how much God is higher and greater then man, by so much is their sin higher and greater, who give not God his right, then theirs, who give not man his right. Many think they are very just, very honest men, because they give every man his due, they wrong, they defraud no man, not any neighbour, not any b•other with whom they deal: come and charge them if you can. 'Tis very good, & more then most men can truly say of themselves, ⟨p. 232⟩when a man is able to say he is just to his neighbour, no man can challenge him of injustice. But many say this, who take no notice, how unjust they are to God; they are not at all sensible, how often they have denied God his right, nor how often they have done God wrong; they take no notice of this. They have second-table Justice, but they have not first-table Justice; this is it that Elihu chargeth Job with. His friends charged him with second-table injustice, that he was an oppressor, &c. but Elihu charged him with first-table injustice, that he had done wrong to God. Therefore, remember, not to give God his due fear, his due love, his due trust and submission (these are his rights by the first Commandment) is to be unjust; not to give God due worship according •o his will, is to be unjust, because in so doing you deny him his ••ght in the second Commandment; not to speak or think reverently of the name, of the word, ways, and ordinances of God, is to be unjust to God, because you deny him his right in the third Commandment. To break the Sabbath, to steal Gods time, and convert it to your own private use, to put it in your own purses, as many do, this is sacrilege, this is to be unjust to God, because you give him not his right, nor that which is due to him by the fourth Commandment; so not to submit to the rod of God, not to be quiet under the chastisings of God, not to take all well at Gods hand whatsoever he doth with us, or to us, is to be unjust to God, because we then deny him the right of his sovereignty, and of that just power which he hath over his creatures.
Yea not to give God his right, is by so much the greater injustice, then not to give man his right, by how much God is greater then man; looke how much God is higher and greater then man, by so much is their sin higher and greater, who give not God his right, then theirs, who give not man his right. Many thinke they are very just, very honest men, because they give every man his due, they wrong, they defraud no man, not any neighbour, not any b•other with whom they deale: come and charge them if you can. 'Tis very good, & more then most men can truly say of themselves, ⟨p. 232⟩when a man is able to say he is just to his neighbour, no man can challenge him of injustice. But many say this, who take no notice, how unjust they are to God; they are not at all sensible, how often they have denied God his right, nor how often they have done God wrong; they take no notice of this. They have second-table Justice, but they have not first-table Justice; this is it that Elihu chargeth Job with. His friends charged him with second-table injustice, that he was an oppressor, &c. but Elihu charged him with first-table injustice, that he had done wrong to God. Therefore, remember, not to give God his due feare, his due love, his due trust and submission (these are his rights by the first Commandement) is to be unjust; not to give God due worship accordin• •o his will, is to be unjust, because in so doing you deny him his ••ght in the second Commandement; not to speake or thinke reverently of the name, of the word, wayes, and ordinances of God, is to be unjust to God, because you deny him his right in the third Commandement. To breake the Sabboath, to steale Gods time, and convert it to your owne private use, to put it in your owne purses, as many doe, this is sacriledge, this is to be unjust to God, because you give him not his right, nor that which is due to him by the fourth Commandement; so not to submit to the rod of God, not to be quiet under the chastizings of God, not to take all well at Gods hand whatsoever he doth with us, or to us, is to be unjust to God, because we then deny him the right of his soveraignty, and of that just power which he hath over his creatures.
