An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Thirdly, As God weigheth men of all sorts, so he weigheth the actions of all sorts of men (2 Sam. 2.3.) By him actions are weighed, that is, all actions are weighed by him; the least actions are weighed by the mighty God, and so are the greatest, he knoweth how to poise them, and so make use of them, that they •ay effect what is answerable to his own counsel and purpose. This is it which the Prophet intended, when he said of the Lord, Thou most upright dost weigh the path of the Just (Isa. 26.7.) that is, the motions, ⟨p. 552⟩and goings, or doings of the Just. The paths of the Just come often into very uneven balances in this world, every one will be weighing them, one gives this judgement of them, and another that, few hit right, the most of men being either blinded with ignorance of them, or prejudiced wi•h malice against them: But the comfort of the just is, the most upright weigheth their path, and will give the just weight of them.

Thirdly, As God weigheth men of all sorts, so he weigheth the actions of all sorts of men (2 Sam. 2.3.) By him actions are weighed, that is, all actions are weighed by him; the least actions are weighed by the mighty God, and so are the greatest, he knoweth how to poyse them, and so make use of them, that they •ay eff•ct what is answerable to his own counsel and purpose. This is it which the Prophet intended, when he said of the Lord, Thou most upright dost weigh the path of the Just (Isa. 26.7.) that is, the motions, ⟨p. 552⟩and goings, or doings of the Just. The pathes of the Just come often into very uneven ballances in this world, every one will be weighing them, one gives this judgement of them, and another that, few hit right, the most of men being either blinded with ignorance of them, or prejdiced wih malice against them: But the comfort of the just is, the most upright weigheth their path, and will give the just weight of them.