310 Chap. 33. An Expofition upon the Book, of j o B. Verf. t 7, after he had received two great mercies ; Firfi, deliverance from a great enemy ; and, Secondly, from a great fickneffe; He.ren- tired not againe according to thebenefit done untohim, for his heart was lifted up. How liftedup? not in rhankfulneffe, for he rendred not according to the kindneffe, but in pride and high-minded- neffe for prefently it is faid (v. 26.) ATotwitManding Heze- k-ah humbled himfelfefor thepride ofhis heart. Ninthly, The heart is lifted up' and waxeth proud with Church=Priviledges; Some fay, they are in the Church, or they are'the Church ; they enjoy pure ordinances and adminiflrations of holy worfhip above others. For this kindofpride the Prophet reproved the 'japes (Jer: 7. 3, .}.) Heareye theword o f the Lord, all ye ofJudah, that enter inat thefegateo to worfhip the Lord, &c. 7 ruff ye not in lying words, faying, The templeofthe Lord, the tem- ple ofthe Lord are we ;7he temple ofthe.Lord are thefe ; As if he had fayd, Be not proud of the Temple ( what we truft to, betides God, we are proudof) nor ofyour Temple priviledges, youwill find no fanauary,no fecurity there,unleffeyou amend your wayes; thefe things will doe you no good, except you be better. The ewes were taxed alfo by the Apottle for fuch a proud cry ( Rom: 2, 17. ) Thou makelt thyboaft ofGod ; and can a man doe better then to-boatt of God ? but they fwell'd with pride, they did not rejoyce with thankfulnefhe,theycontemn'd others, as if God were a God to them only, and faw fomewhat in them a- bove others, as the reafon why he chofe them for his people a- bove others. This was pride of fpirit, or fpirituall pride. And againe to the Jew (v.zz.) Thou that makeft thy6oafl oftheLaw ; And is it not our duty toboat{ of the law or word of God ? But the Apoftle faw them proud of the Law, not obedient to it ; Heperceived their hearts were lifted up in their priviledge of having the letter of the Law, while both their hearts and lives were unconformed and unfubdued to the fpirituallneffe of the Law. Tenthly , Pride is ready to rife in the heart of man from that divinelight & thofe extraordinary Revelations whichhe receives from God ; and it is hárd to keep the heart under when God dif- covers very much of himfelfe to man. This was Pauls cafe ( 2 Cor: i z. 7.) LeFt I (hould be lofted up above meafure through the aboundetnceofrevelations, there was given.«tea thorn in the PA) li,
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