546 Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book, of J o B. Verf,g> Vderur princí-Now becaufe the Scripture faith , He that cometh to God, muff' pion undo ad believe that Gel is, and that he is a rewarder of thofe that diligently omnia peccata feckhim (Heb i t. 6.) and (r Tim: 4.. R.) Godlinefs is profitable feruntur írnprs far aid th nos; having the promife of the life that nowu , andof that °p''Y`b` +JI which is to come ; ( which Scriptures though not extant when job erl end mij ides own lived, yet the truth contained in themwas) Elihumight well be tanturz furori led into this apprehenfion, that Job had brought up an ill report fed et hujus upon the wayes of God, as (in this life) unprofitable unto man. vita magnum But though job fpake thus, yet he was farre from fpeaking this to ad obfequinn. juflifie fuck an opinion, that there is noprofit for aman todelight Coct himfelfe withGod. Hismeaning was only this, that a man may want temporali prefent profit , notwithftanding his delighting in God, He was full and pofitive enough,that they whonew delight inGod, betides the prefent inward peace and profit which they find and feele, fháll hereafter be crowned with everlalling re- wards and delights. job fhoutd indeedhave been more in;uf}i- fyingGod, more in letting forth the prefent profitablenefs of his wayes in the pratife of an holy life ; Andbecaufe he was fo fpa- ring in this poynr, and infitled fooften upon'the aflli6ions of the people ofGod. Elahu chargeth himwith faying,,Itprofited; aman nothing to delight himfelfewith God. Hence note Firfl-. It is our duty, and the femme of all holy duties to delight our felves inGod. The very fpirit of holinefs confills in this ; There is ( asI may call it) a body of holinefs ; but if youwould have the fpirit of holi- nefs (asby diflillation we take the fpirits of any liquor, or of any thing that liquor and moylkure hath in it, if, I fay,we would have the fpirits of holinefs) 'tis delighting in God. Foras'tis the fpirit of finfullnefs to delight in fin ; fo the fpirit of Godlinefs is tode- light inGod. Note. Secondly , To account the fervice of`Godunprofitable, is wicked- nefs bordering upon blafpheney. yobhimfelfe is now chargedwith that, which he charged upon the wicked (chap: za. is.) what is theAlmighty that we 'head lavehim ? anti what profit fhall we have that we pray unto him This ?
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