283 Verf: 16. crin Expof;tio.n upon tlse Book of ,o B. Chap. 36. to his people. The world thinks nothingbad enough for thofe that are the choyce(t fervants of God, they,are forry to fee that they have any thing that is good ; that they have a morfal of bread, or a penny in their purfes,is thought toomuch for them by the world: And if any trouble befall them, its good enough for them, will the World fay. The World thinks any thing too good for the choycefl fervants of God, how much more the choyce(I things t But God bath other thoughts towards them, he thinks nothing too good for them, they 'hallbefilled withfatnefs. Thirdly, In that Elihu makes promife of there outward things, to thechoyce fervantsof God, whole ears are open to attend un- to him ; Note ; Even outward mercies, and afull Portion ofoutwardmercies, fall fomtimes to the [hareof thefaithfulfervantsof God in this world. Though fuchare not of this World, much lets are fervants to the World, yet God can make theworld ferve them with its beff, and give them a full portion of the World, though the World be not their portion. The fervants of God would not take all the World, if it wereoffered them, for their portion, no nota thou- fand Worlds, confidering what a peri(hing thing this World is, and that at be(+ it is but a finite thing ; I fay, a fervant ofGod would not take all the World,atthe hand of God ,for his portion, though he is thankful for any thing, for alittle ofit, and unwor- thy of any, the lea(t, part of it. Howbeit, many times God gives a large portion of this World tohis people,and that which he fet& upon their Table, that is, outward good, isfull offatnefs. Indeed forne of the choyce fervantsof God have been afraid when they have feed much of the World come in,leaft God fhould put thetas offWith filch worldly things; when their Table bath been full of fatnefs anddaintier, when they have had Hodes andLands, Gold and Silver plenty, they have been troubled,leaft God (hould fay to them, There is your Ail._It is laidof Luther, when he had a confderable prefent fent him from a great Prince ( the Dukeof Saxony, as I remember) this came upon his heart, I hope God will not putme offwith thefe things ,with gifts-from Princes ; I (hall be hungry as longas I live, if Ï have nothing to feed upon but what
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