Preston - BX5133 P738 G65 1638

(;.od af~i8s huOJ&'ne feople. ~ p.rdfed by prayer and confeffion of fins~ ._,..,;~. ~-. • Thirdt1, if they foeke my face, feeke tobee recon- 3 dled,feeke his prefence as feparated from all things elfe, not feeking Corne, Wine, Oyle, but G 0 D ·himfelfe. - ' Fourth!J, if they. pa~t with their fi~s in ~eeki~g, . 4 for they cannot mamtame Cornmum2,n With lum elfe, for GgrJJwels in light, and he \mowalkes in . ,dttrkene{fe; c~n httve no feUow/hip with hJ1.11. And thus you have the .Analyfis of the words ; wee in handling themwill not ufe this method, but be– gin with the words as they lye, andwill obferve firll: thefe three Doetrines from thefe words. I Jf my peDple &AUedfly my Z(ame Fzrfl, God fends iliarpe afflictions on his ·owne people: this appeares by the Coher~nce,for .in the words before the text , If I fendplague, &c. then if mypeople, &c. , Secondly, that yet in them the Lord is very ten– der and full ofcompaffion tohis people; this loving .compdlatio~ [mypeople] argues as much, it is as if he fhould fay, I cannot forget you, for you are cal– led by my Name, you are mine, thc>Ugh I thus punifh you. . Thirdly, that the Lords :N:._ame is calledupcn his ,people. For the firft, the Scripture is frequent in ex– amples ofthis kind, fo as I f.hall no,t need to fiand to . name any places to you, they are fo well knowae · already. "' · . , · I come to reafons ofit, why it isfo. · ·. · . Bz . .Firfl : .. :;. 2Qbe . t ; s ikk•••• iiiiifil'i.S::Sac:::t a. z:..... =a za j 1 D1ti. ,

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