Gods husbandry

Men are oftentimes partial to them of their own family, and will not deal so rigorously with those that use them kindly, though they sin; but the Lord is utterly void of all partiality, even to those that shroud themselves under his elbow, as it were, and seem to be as good servants to him as may be, and give him the sweetest words ⟨p. 21⟩that they can invent. Oh how pure and searching are the eyes of our God? how clearly doth he show unto us, in the overthrow of Hypocrites, the truth of that, that the Psalmist singeth? His eyes behold, his eye-lids try the sons of men: but again, Evil shall not dwell with him, the foolish shall not stand in his sight; and he hateth all the workers of iniquity. Look we therefore upon the ruin of Saul, Ahithophel, Joash, Amaziah, Judas, Ananias, Sapphira, and the rest of those whom the Scriptures do tell us of; consider we also of the examples of our own time, wherein our eyes may have seen the experience of the Lords sharpness against such as have trod in the evil steps of these forenamed, not learning to avoid the ways of mischief, wherein they have seen others to be overwhelmed before them; and in all such accidents let us contemplate the righteousness, severity, wisdom and providence of God, admiring his just government of his Church, that will not be slack (according to his threatening long since) to make desolate the congregation of Hypocrites: and learn we here-hence to establish a loving and awful admiration of so great justice, mixed with so great wisdom.

Men are oftentimes partiall to them of their owne family, and will not deale so rigorously with those that vse them kindly, though they sin; but the Lord is vtterly voyd of all partiality, euen to those that shrowd themselues vnder his elbow, as it were, and seeme to bee as good seruants to him as may be, and giue him the sweetest words ⟨p. 21⟩that they can inuent. Oh how pure and searching are the eyes of our God? how cleerly doth hee shew vnto vs, in the ouerthrow of Hypocrites, the truth of that, that the Psalmist singeth? His eyes behold, his eye-lids try the sonnes of men: but againe, Euill shall not dwell with him, the foolish shall not stand in his sight; and he hateth all the workers of iniquity. Looke we therefore vpon the ruine of Saul, Achitophel, Ioash, Amaziah, Iudas, Ananias, Saphira, and the rest of those whom the Scriptures doe tell vs of; consider wee also of the examples of our owne time, wherein our eyes may haue seene the experience of the Lords sharpnesse against such as haue trod in the euill steps of these forenamed, not learning to auoyd the waies of mischiefe, wherein they haue seene others to be ouerwhelmed before them; and in all such accidents let vs contemplate the righteousnesse, seuerity, wisedome and prouidence of God, admiring his iust gouernment of his Church, that will not bee slacke (according to his threatning long since) to make desolate the congregation of Hypocrites: and learne wee here-hence to establish a louing and awfull admiration of so great iustice, mixed with so great wisedome.