Expofitionupon . Boo/ el _ _ cs__t 24, 655 doth is pieafe him ? Wehave a Paying, It is better tofill a mane belly than his eye; and it is a truth. He that hath a great delire to meat or drink, is much pleated to fee either. And 'tis a truth in every thing, the fight of that is verypleafin, to us, which we greatly want, and-much delire. Therefore Solomon gives coon- cel (`Frov. 23.310 Loollnot upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup. They that are given to drink, arc pleated when they fee the cup, they take it with their eyes , or, their eyes are taken with it. 'Tis fo in fpiritual things alfo ; that which we greatly delire and want in, fpirituals, O howpleafant is the fight of it ! how glad are we when we can -take it with our eyes ! Thus fpake David ( Pfal. 63. a, a.) O my God, t bou art my Clod, early will fcktbee ; myfoal thirtieth for thee, my flefh longethfor thee, in a dry and thirfiy Landwhere no water is, to fee thy power and thy glory(O chat I could but fee them, I would take themwith my eyes) as Ihavefeen thee in the Sanituary. M if he had laid,- there I have feen the floorings forth of thy goodnefs, of thy power and glory ; but now I am in a dry Land , ®.how I long to fee thy ?infer and thy glory, foas Ihave feen . thee in thyfan- apiary ! He fpeaks to the fame purpofe (Pf41,27. 4.) One thing have Idelredof the Lord, that will sfeel, after, that fmay dwell in the hoisfeof the Loyd all the dayes of my life, to behold the beau- ty of the Lord. The fpi; irual fight of God is moil tweet in his Ordinances. The very outward enjoyment of tholewho mini ni(ier fpicitual things is pleafant :Hence thatpromife (114.30.2d.) Thine eyes fhállfee thy Teachers ; there is tomething in that : how much more tweet is it tohave a fpiritual fight of fpiritual things! T,hetenfe,of feeingis delightful what then is the grace of tee- ing The Elephant to eth it with hie a es His nofe pierceth throughfnares. That is, he thrulleth hisnote, his trunk into the River ; and if therebe any snares there, fee and prepared on purpofe to en- tangle him, or if any thingbe there accidentally, which may an- noyhim, he breaks through them all ; heis fo thirfly that a final! «matter doth not hinder him indrinking, he makes way through all impedimenta, that he may take his fill of drink ; his thitfl being urgent, drinkhe will whatever comes of ir, Hence
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