A plain discourse upon uprightness showing the properties and privileges of an upright man…A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man…

SECTION II.

And so we are arrived at the Text itself, ¹which being resolved, is an entire Proposition, containing 1. A Subject, a• Upright man. 2. A Predicate, or what is spoke of him; to or with him, God will ⟨p. 5⟩show himself upright. For Explication With] or, before him, unto him.

ANd so we are arriv'd at the Text itself, ¹which being resolv'd, is an intire Proposition, containing 1. A Subject, a• Upright man. 2. A Predicate, or what is spoke of him; to or with him, God will ⟨p. 5⟩shew himself upright. For Explication With] or, before him, unto him.

1. 1Sect. 2. The Text opened.

An Upright.] The same word is oft translated Perfect, hec's good throughout, though not throughly; not one that personates Religion, but that is a Religious Person. He is perfect, because he would be so. So Noah is termed, Gen. 6. 9. Noah was a just man, and perfect (i. e. upright) in his Generation: he was a good man in a bad Age. He was like a glowing spark of fire in a Sea of Water, which is perfect goodness: and therefore the Holy Ghost doth so hang upon his Name, as if he could not give over. It is an excellent Preachers observation, verse 8. But Noah was a just man, and perfect in his Generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. These are the Generations of Noah. Noah begat three Sons: Noah, Noah, Noah, I love the sound of thy name, and so are all your names precious to God, though hated by men, if the Name of God be dear and sweet to you.