iÓa Vtrf. 17. e../4n Expofitïon upon the Book of , Chap. 37. man the mans ( Duo. chap. 22. verf. 5.) Thirdly, Garmentsare ufetul for ornament. There are gar- ments of glory and honour,garments to let forth the tiare andcon- dition, as well as the fex of the perfon wearing chem. Aaron and his Cons had garments made them by Gods o;,,n appoinrm.nr, for glory and for beauty (Exod. 28. 2, 4o ) The Kings an P inces of the world wear garments becoming their flare an, M!jetty and inferiour Magifrates have their proper garments,iutina their offices and dignity. Fourthly, ( Which is the common ale of garments, and that which the text Cpeaks of) they are for wa, mth, ro keep out the cold, and to defend us from the injuries and violence of the wea- ther; yet we fca:ce know, ordo not fully know, how that conies to paf, Hence obferve, Thirdly ; How ourgarments warm us is a ferret, and that they WM au is from the 6lefng of God. Though there be a natural caufeof;, this warmth, yet there is force- what of God, yea, much of God in ir. The effea of that natural caufedependeth wholly upon the concurrence and power of God. That Speech of the Prophet to the 'ewesnewly Aerurned fromBabylor,and neglecting the Lords houfe,while they too much attended the building of their own,doth fully evince this for truth (Haggai r. 6.) Te have fown much, bar bring in ht.'e (naturally they that towmuch,fhould bring in much;butGod cap flop the in- fluences of the heavens,and the increafe of the earth,& hough the feed time be great, the harvefl (hall be fatal! ) again, 7e .°ot (and then lure they were fatisfied ; no, faith the Prophet, ye ea,)but ye havenot enough ; whichnot only implyeth that theyhad not enough to eat (though that might bea truth) bur,that though they did eat enough, yet there was not anutritive venue in the meat, it did not content or farisfie the flomack & revue their flrength: He adds, ye drink,but arenot filledwith driokwhich alfaimplyeth,not only that theyhad but a little todrink,but that their drinkwas not comfor- table or thirfl-quenching to them. Laf?ly (which is the inflance of the text) Te cloathyou, but there is no warmth. What was the reafon ofall this , That they did eat and had not enough, drink and were not filled, put oncloathing and were not warme ? The text
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