532 \Teri., 14. n Expolition upon the !?ookof J o D. Chap. 37. more confiderable,and valuable.The Lord(faithDavid, Pfal.r r r. 4.) bathmode his wonderfull works to be remembred. The old trail- Elation faith, The mercrfutl and graá'rottt Lord bathfo dose his mar- veilo ts`works, that puts a fo upon his work, he bath not only done them, bur, he hash done themfo, in fuch a way, with fuch cir- cumfiances, he hath put fuch fuch accents upon them, that they are to be remembred, that they cannot but be remembred. It is but an half consideration of the works of God, to confider them abflracily and nakedly, without their cloachings,that is,rheir circutnflances of time,place ,perfons,when,where,hov,for whom, and by whom they were done. Fourthly , We Ihould confider the works of God, in their ainms,ends,and tendencies;not only what they are, but what they lead to, what the purpofe of God may be in them,with refpeet to our felves,with refpec} to the Church,with refped to,the world, is very confiderable. There isnot a dropof rain that falls from Heaven, but it bath a purpofe in it , and that not only to feed and nouritla man by making the earth fruitfull, but to make our hearts and lives fruitful!. Or thus, We are to confider the works of God in their aimes, Firfl, as to God, to fet forth his power, wifoorne, goodnefs. Se- condly, as to man ; Firfl,'ro drawman nearer to God ; Secondly, to raife him up in thankfulnefs;Thirdly, in holinefs and conformi- ty to the will of God. Now, if this be to confider the works of God, thenwe may inferre ; Though there be many who fee the works of god, yet there are but few,who confider them. It is an carte thing to fee the works of Goa, that's onlyeye-work, but to confider Chet a is diffi, ulr,rFat's head -work and heart-work too. Though I conceive, that word rend red to fee, is fomtimes ufed in the fence of thisTexr,for con-_ fideration ( ¡fa. 26. r r .. ): When thy hand is lifted up they will not fee. They could not choofe but fee with their eyes, that fuch things were done, but they didnot fee, or rather would not fee, as feeing notes ccnldering, the hand and aime of God in doing them o' They who have nomind to anfNer and fubtsaic to, to profit by, and confo-me to the works of God, have no cre,nor will they takethe painyo get fuch a fight of', hem. So that while moll fee the works of God ocularly, while they fee the outfide, the bulke -andbody of them, they fee not the wo.lts of God fpiitualiy,. no
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