67 s Chap. 34, AnE.tpóation rsllon the Book, of J o Verf.z2, al fó God, who is God-man, is tikehiding place of humbled limners, again1 the alfault of all evils, whether temporal or fpiritual. Se- condly,As Chrill is a hiding place from, thofe troubles which men bring us unto for righteoufnefs fake, or Nhich Satan and our own hearts b: itng us into by railing queftions about our intereft in the righreouinefs of Ch, ift ; Sohe is a hidingplace for us againif our ownunrighteoufnefs. Sinners or unrighteous perfons cannot hide themfelves from Chrif }; And as Clarift is the bell hiding place from bodily dangers , fo he is the only hiding place from foul-danger : Any firmer may hide himfelf inChrif}, as to the guilt of fin, whofe eyes are opened ro fee and acknowledge his fin. Or more di(}in&ly, finners under afourfoldconfideraticn mayhide themfelves in_Chrift; Fir(}, if humbled:finners. Second- ly, if confeffing (inners. Thirdly, if reforming (inners. Fourthly, Cunivider:nos believing finners,Chrift isa hidingplace toall fuch.fiinners. And noncredimut, feeing no (inner can hide himfelf from the wrath of God by any lo- f iene ofos means ofhis own deviling or contriving : Let all finners give over mss. no a fuch vain contrivements, and learn that Gofpel wifdome, to hide nosabfcondi- themfelves in Chrifl from that wrath which is CO come. When msir,non nos we labour to hide our felves any other way, we lofe our labour, igi.Greg.l 25. and do not hide our felves fromGod, but God from our felves ; 6' thatis, we hide the favour and mercyof God fromour felves. Laf lyOhferve. ;11den are not cagy perfwadcd that they cannothide themfelves from thefight of god. That bath muchhold ofus which we are often warned toavoid. This isnot the onlyplace of the whole Scripture, nonor of this particular book where this truth is held forth. There are many and many Scriptures wherein this commontruth is preffed upon is. And dothnot this (ifnot flrongly infer, yet) intimate at leaft that man doth not eafilybelieve It ? Yea, Is it not an argument that man is apt to nourish himfelf in thofe vain hopes, that he can hidehimfelf fromGod, or that he (hall be hid fromGod ? I may call the fonlith prefumptions of men about this thing into four forts. -Firfl, Some hope tobe hid in the croud, orthat they (hall not be taken notice of among fo many. Secondly, The eyes of :others are fo darkned, that their tins are hid from themfelves,yea they
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