690 Chap.34. An Expofition upon the Bookof J 8. Verf.as. and 1fball be tuned ; if thou wilt but turn thy Spirit upon this hard heartof mine, it will be etfeClually turned, it will be not only broken for fn,but from fin: As if he had faid,I have received reproofs and counfels frommen, and theyhave not turned me,but Lord, if thou wilt reprove and counfel me, I (hall be turned ; thus the Lord carrieth hiswork home toconverfion, in his fpiri- tual dealings with fome, and to confufion in his temporal punifh- ments upon others. Thus he threatned his owne people for their confidence in Egypt,and contempt of his holy word (Ifa: 3o, í 3.) This iniquity¡hall be unto you as a breach ready tofall, fwelling out in a high wall, whop breakjng cometh fuddenlyat an inflant. And hefmll breake it as the breakingof a,potters veffel, that is broken in pieces, he¡hall not..(¡pare ; fo that there¡hall not befoundin the barft- ing of it, afherd to tale firefrom thehearth, or to take water withal! out ofthepit; that is, ye fhall be made utterly ufeleßë and un- ferviceable. That piece of a veffel is of no ufe , which will not ferve for either of tholelittle ufes, the taking ofa little fire frolic the hearth, or a little water out of the pit. And ifGod fometime breake his owne profeffing people thus fmall for their fns, how fmall will he breake his profetafed enemies ! read for this the laff breaking anddown-fall of Babylon (Rev: 18. 2I, a2, 2;4) Therefore take heed how you fall into the Lords hand ;-for he can not only break you in pieces, but break you topowder, he can break you todeffrudìion : The Lords purpofee and thegear ofthem,, his works, are never withouheffe#, forgood or evil,for the better or for the worfe. 0 Bi
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