326 Chap. y. ,fin Expafrtion argon rho Book of j Q B. Vert, r7 Extenuatioeß, There is one thing further,in the fifth place,obfervablein this namplutftgni- word, Defpile not ikon the cbafinings of the Lord. The word is ficatur quam extenuation or a lcfening of the fenfe. The holy Ghoflintends dicitur,f maxi more than is exprefled s for the truth is, when he faith, Defpife /Pifacito di;c1- not etc. his meaning is this, thew reverence, highlyprize and e- pl;nam Domini fteeme the chaftning of the Lord. As f for inflance ) when the nib;! tibi anti'ue ant Apoftle faith in Theft. S so. Defpifs not P ro bee in g+ Doe you ,oriuefit,quam think, this is all that is due untoanordinanceof God,that a man tit ¡mu, core. fhould not defpife it ?Surely no, he meanes then,prize prophecy- fl=ottemdqua ing highly, have it in great efteeme :So in r Tim.q..ta. and Tit. ani accipi. 2. t when he faith, Let no man dsfpife thy youth, is that all the holy Ghofl means ? That Timothy a godly Paftor fhould only not be delpifedby his people?No,his meaning is,thatthey Ihould honour, refpea & reverence hïm,as one that watched over them in the Lord might giveyou diversotherScripturs,where when the holyGhof}only forbiddeth the fin,he intetedeth the dutyor grace in ftri&}eft oppofition to that fin. So here, Dsfpife not thou thechaflning of the ,,4hnigbtyil ayes this charge and duty upon us, highly toefteem thechaflning of the Lord;we mull put affliflion amongfl our comforts,and rank themwith our bleffings.Not to ttt] defpife, is but the firft ft- pbeyond fin, but that includes the lafl a radice and furthefl ftepof duty, whichbecomes us under chaftenin s vincívi, liga- So much of the a6t forbidden, do ,ling Now, for the obe0c, Vit, CsY per J! J á' m taphoran chat-ning.The original verb lignifies to inftrue, or to reach;fo it caf}igavit,eru. is Eradiated, Chap. 4. v. 3. 7 bon haft infrn ic4 many,Inftruaion divit verbie is both by words and blowes.Thewifdóme of God mixesa rod our verberibut, with his word,and chaftning with reaching:Therefore it is pro- d emir mifcuoufl ufed in Scripture, fometime for teaching,and fume- ve! p2nam Y P + tranifrtar. Si. time for chaftning Chafining belongs properly to children,who cut vox La- are wanton and ungovern'd,who havea bundle of folly in their mad,qure do hearts which the rod of correaion driveth our. To be cbaffned rneti fgna bath a'doubleafpc61 upon us,firfl upon our priviledge.Secondly, uandoßimu. upon our weakne{s. To be chaflned notes our priviledgeand re- Lmfonar. Jation,as children, untoGod our father. He bath revenges for his enemies,hut chafinings are a part of his childrens portion; yet in that we are chafined, it taxesus of weaknefs; we are but chil- dren, foolifh, unruly,wanton;s nd therefore wego almoft all our dayes,with a rod at our backs. Though theSaintson earth com- pared among ; hemfelves, areCome children :andothers men:yet all the Saints on earth,conapared with thole inHeaven, or with what
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