Chap. 36, 4nExpfiton ox theBcol¿of jo B. Verf.rt. 241 rewird p coifed to thole who ferve hide ; yea, his very, Cervice is a reward, bis work is wages. Therefore what calls foever we have from him let us anfwer and fervehim. There are two things which tihouldbe the dailymeditation of Saints, or they fhould be conrir#allyacquainting themk lyes with them. Firfl,Tloe Crofs of Chriff, that they May know how, and be willing ro Puffer for him. Secondly, The Toak of Chrifl;that they-may know how,and be wit- ling ro ferve him. If they obey and ferve hire, What then ? ven that which was the laid confiderationprovoking us to his fer- vice, there is a rewasdini', If they obey andferve him, They ¡hall fpend their dayes in profperity and their years in plea- furres. Here's good wages ; who would not ferve that Mager who will pas him for his work in that defireable Coyne, Pleafti re and Pro- fperity 1 They fhall fpend their dayes in profperity, that is, they ¡hall run out their dayes in profperity, their dayes and their pro- fperity that! be like two parallel lines, one is long as the other. 41D The word which we tranflate tofpend, fignifies to finii*, and that `7sgnlf cattun in a double refpe6t ; Firfi, in a way of Confuimption; Secondly, our nrave,n in a way of Perfe&ion or ConCumi ation. That which is con- fumed ¡b,, carerrsrn is finned, pr ended. Só the word is tired (Pfal. 9o. 7.) oon vni dejde- ( Numb. 16. 4 S.) The Lord faith toMofes, Go you upfrom this rzo, quoddici- Congregation,that 1 may c rsfume them in a :tomcat; I will difpatch dsrar, oamore> them and make an end bf them prefently. The Lord can loon p rid his hand of finners. And as it notes a confuming by fuddain judgements, by difeafes or age, fo by longing or delre, (aSam. 23. t 5.) AndDavid longed ('tis this word,he was even (pent and çsnfumed, with a longing delire) andfaìd, oh that one wouldgive me drinik,of thewater ofthe well ofBethlehem,which it by thegate. Now asthat which is confumed or fpent, fo that which is perfe- -- ed"is finitlíed.-Thus, Mofes having fet 'down the particulars of the whole workof Creation fummes all up in this word,, (Gen; 2. t) ,a.) Thus the heavens and the Earth were fini fbed,and all the hoff of them ; that is, God compleated or brought that great work of Creation to its .utmoll perfe&ion, he put (as wemay fpeak) his lafl hand to it, there was nothing more tobe added. 'Here in the text we are to take this word fpend, not only as it often frgniftes, tofpend in a way of Confumption, but allo to fpend in a wayof I i Per-
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