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9. Cursed is he who scattereth him∣selfe from God by sinne, for he shall be scattered by God vnto iudgement: bles∣sed is he who is scattered by man into trouble for righteousnesse, for God shall gather him.
I Cannot cast my eyes ioyntly, ô my soule, vpon the 2. 3. and 4. verses of that 15. of Ieremie, and vpon the 10. 11. of the 27. Psalme, but lifting vp mine eyes, I must crie out, O the thrise miserable condition of all such who sinning against God, and thereby loosing a good conscience, scat∣ter themselues from that God, who is onely good, and that sole fountaine out of the which all goodnesse flowes! Of the happy and thrise blessed estate of all those who seruing God, and in doing so, keeping a good conscience, are scattered towards this place, towards that place; towards this trouble, towards that trouble; yea to this cruell death, to that cruell death; because they seeke God, because they serue God, because they will not sinne against God. Heare I not our great God, that iust Iudge of the world, speaking thus to his seruant