518 Chap. 40. an .l xpofitionupon the 13oek, of .1 o s. Vert*. 4 Vnufquifque fibi duns taFïu veri luminN illufratnr mflenditur. Erreg. Hence Observe; Themore we have to do with God, and the nearerGodcomes to us ; the more we fee, and the more we are made fenfible of our own vilenejs. Man is clearly di!covered and known to himfelf, when he be- holds God in the Ihinings of divine light, and not till then. fob was Filcher in his own thoughts'than became him, till God came t hus near to him ; and when God came yet nearer to him, and difcovered himfelf ( as he afterwards did ) yet more fully to him, then Job did not only fay (as here )Iamvile, but abhor my .felt, andrepe>t in daft andajhes. Phis lirfl approach of God in fo eminent and illustrious a way or manner, wrought much upon him, but the fecond more. The light of God (hews us our darknefs, the power of God our weaknefs, his wifdom our folly, his purity our uncleannefs, his Majefiy our vilenefs,and his Allnefs or alfufficiency being Peen, gives us to fee our utter defi- ciency and norhingnefs. still in proportion ro the nearnefs of God to us, or our nearer and clearer apprehenfions of him by faith, we are carried further out of, and further off from our felves ; and thus 'cis inour attendanceupon God in theOrdinan- ces of worship. The reafon why many come to ordinances with proud hearts, and go away proud, is, bocaufe they hate little or no communion with God in themby faith, or God doch not mani- fefi himfelf to them by his bleffd Spirit. They who have Peen the power and glory of God in the SanFluary (as David profeffed he had fometimes done, and longed ro fee it again (PJal.63. 1, z. ) they will fay with the fame David (Pfal. 13 I. t, 2.) Lord, our heart is not haughty, nor our eyes lofty, our foul is lib¢ a weaned child. Lafily, job was waiting for the goodnefs of God to him, or for deliverance out of his fad condition ; and doubtlefs he was convinced, that the aloft probableway to it, was to leave off con- tending with God, and to be found humbling himfelf before himaia this or a like confefíion,Behold, Iam vile. fence
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