It is the duty of the Saints to mourn with them that mourn, and to rejoice with them that rejoice (Rom. 12.15▪) But then we must understand these mourners and rejoicers to be such as themselves are. Saints must mourn with mourning Saints, and rejoice with rejoicing Saint. The godly are not bound ⟨p. 185⟩either to joy the joys, or sorrow the sorrows of the wicked. The judgements of God upon the wicked have a twofold effect eminently noted in Scripture. First, they cause fear; and secondly, they cause joy. When exemplary justice was to be done (according to the law of Moses) upon presumptuous transgressors, it is said, (Deut. 13.11.) All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness. David (Psal. 64.) having complained to God in prayer of the cruelty of his enemies, and begged protection from their malicious practises, grows up to much assurance, that down they must (v. 7, 8.) But God shall shoot at them with an arrow, suddenly shall they be wounded; and then (ver. 9.) All men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God, for they shall wisely consider of his doings. Thus fear is the issue of divine judgement; And yet joy is the issue of them at the 10th verse of the same Psalm; The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him, and all the upright in heart shall glory. Fear is a common effect; All men shall fear; Gladness, faith and glorying, (which is faith triumphant) are peculiar to the upright, when the arrow of God wounds the wicked. We have this double effect again expressed upon the same occasion (Psal. 107.42.) He poureth contempt upon Princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way; but he sets the poor oh high; the righteous shall it and rejoice. What shall they see? not only the Godly poor set on high, but ungodly Princes filled with contempt, that's part of the spectacle which the righteous shall behold and beholding rejoice; yet this is not all, for it follows; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth; The abstract is put for the concrete, iniquity for men of iniquity: And so the meaning is men of iniquity, or wicked men shall stop their mouths; their mouths shall be stopped With shame and fear, they shall have nothing to say when the Lord doth this; They shall not mutter a word against the works of God; but as Hannah speaks in her Song (1 Sam. 2.9.)
It is the duty of the Saints to mourne with them that mourne, and to rejoyce with them that rejoyce (Rom. 12.15▪) But then we must understand these mourners and rejoycers to be such as themselves are. Saints must mourne with mourning Saints, and rejoyce with rejoycing Saint. The godly are not bound ⟨p. 185⟩eyther to joy the joyes, or sorrow the sorrowes of the wicked. The judgements of God upon the wicked have a twofold effect eminently noted in Scripture. First, they cause feare; and secondly, they cause joy. When exemplary justice was to be done (according to the law of Moses) upon presumptuous transgressours, it is sayd, (Deut. 13.11.) All Israel shall heare, and feare, and shall doe no more any such wickednes. David (Psal. 64.) having complained to God in prayer of the cruelty of his enemies, and begged protection from their malicious practises, growes up to much assurance, that downe they must (v. 7, 8.) But God shall shoot at them with an arrow, suddenly shall they be wounded; and then (ver. 9.) All men shall feare, and shall declare the worke of God, for they shall wisely consider of his doings. Thus feare is the issue of divine judgement; And yet joy is the issue of them at the 10th verse of the same Psalme; The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him, and all the upright in heart shall glory. Feare is a common effect; All men shall feare; Gladnes, faith and glorying, (which is faith triumphant) are peculiar to the upright, when the arrow of God wounds the wicked. Wee have this double effect againe exprest upon the same occasion (Psal. 107.42.) He powreth contempt upon Princes, and causeth them to wander in the wildernesse where there is no way; but he sets the poore oh high; the righteous shall it and rejoyce. What shall they see? not only the Godly poore set on high, but ungodly Princes filled with contempt, that's part of the spectacle which the righteous shall behold and beholding rejoyce; yet this is not all, for it follows; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth; The abstract is put for the concrete, iniquity for men of iniquity: And so the meaning is men of iniquity, or wicked men shall stop their mouths; their mouths shall be stopt With shame and feare, they shall have nothing to say when the Lord doth this; They shall not mutter a word against the workes of God; but as Hannah speakes in her Song (1 Sam. 2.9