444 VerC 20. An Ex-pofition upon the Bookof J O B. Chap: 3. yea life, the beff, the moll excellent thing in Nature, both there become burdenfom ; how gladly would Jobhave been ridoflight, howgladly rid of his life ? "Confìderthen, 'howburdenfom other things ( which at theibefi are burdens) may be"unto you : Ifyou hear afoul complaining of Light and Life, andwby are thefegiven me when dam in mifery? Then what comfortthink you will Ho- nour give you ? or what comfort will Riches give you ?" or what comfort will Beautygive you, in fuch a condition, as makes you weary of light and life ; What comfort will Sin give you, what cafe will your lulls giveyou,in fuch aconditionas makes you wea- ry-of light and life ? I never heardofanyof the Saints that were troubled at any time with their Grace, or weary ofthe favour of God. I never heard any of them fay,- why is grace given to-one that is in mifery?or the light ofGods countenance-to the bitterin Soul ? I never heard any fay,- wherefore is Faith given to a man that is in mifery ?.or hope andpatience to thebitter in Soul ? grace was never a burden to any man,' under greatef§burdens or-unfa- very to the bitteretl Soul ; when you are weary ofall other things in the world, thefe will be your fupports. Therefore labour after thefe things, which you fhall never be weary of, even after thòfe things which -will be more- pleofa-nt to us, then ever, light was, when light Ihall be to others more-troublefom then ever dark-aefs was to any ; let us labour after thofe things which will be more fweet to us, then ever life was, when life (hall be to others more bitter, then ever death was to any. Secondly obferve, It it a trouble topoffefr good things when we cannot erajoy'tbeni. Wouldyou know, "how lob fpake here as one weary of light and life ?- It wasnot underthe notion of light and life,as if he had been weary ofthere in themfelves,but it was becaufe he could not enjoy thefe. Solomon affures us, (Fray. 25.20. that, As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vineger upon Nitre-, fo is he thatfngeth fangs to an heavy-heart Mufick to one that is in forrow, doubles his furrow; why ? becaufe he cannot.enjÿi the muti-ch ; a heavy heart can worfe intend mufiekthen a heavy ear; only - thefe things whièh we can enjoy in the ufe of them, pieafe in the poffetfing of them : Ofall temporals, the-polfetfton and en- joyment maybe feparated; but for fpirituals, the very poll-al-ion-of them is joy, therefore enjoyment-, their-p-re-fence is a pleafure, and therefore their- prefence (hall ever pleafe. We may difiinguifh be- tween their ufeand theircomfort, but wanneverfeparate them. On
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