512 Chap 4. An Expaftion upon the Book ofJ O E. Vert' zo, protc&ion ;therefore when dettrt ion fhould overtake them they mull needs be athamed of Oaks and Gardens, becaufe. their hopes were to foully deceivedby them, In the fame fence the Lord fore- tells them by the fame Prophet,thatthey fliall be afleamedof Ethi. *pia,' heir expo¿ïation and ofEgyps ibeirglory, Chap. 20. s.becaufe they had hoped for fomuch help, from confederacies with there NAtions,who in the iffue would delude their hopes,and give them he help at all. Thus alto he (peaks Hillorically, Chap. io. 5. They were all afliamed ofa people that couldnot profit them, nor be a kelp. All they whohope in any thing , Cave the Lord, (hail (as theee troops of Tema)bc afhumed,becaufe they havehoped,for they (halt be deceived oftheir hopes.. And this is the reafoíz, why hypocrites at the IA day wherr Chrift comes to judge them, (hall be filled with flame. The rea fon (I fay) is, btcaufe they havebeen fo full ofdeluding hopes. It appears they had great hopes,becaufe they fpeakegreat words, and make great boatis. Theyprefume ifany are to be faved, they are the men ; they (hew fair for heaven, Math. 7. 22. Many(hall Jay untome in that day, Lord, Lord have we not prophefied in thy Name ? and in thy Name calf out devils, &c. They (hall fay, Lord we have done thus and thus ; what doth this repetition of their great works intimate, but the greatnefs of their hopes ? Nowwhen Chri(1 (hall fay, Iknowyou not, how will flame co- ver their faces forever; and how will they cover their faces for (hate, wifhing theymight never beeither teen or known. When Jacob had ferved a full apprentifhip inorder to his marriage with beautiful Rachel and at latt through the guileof Laban was put off with blear eyedLeah; the holy Ghotl expreffeth him in a kind ofpatfionate amazement. And it came topats that in the morning behold it was Leah. Andhefaidante Laban, what h this thou half done unto me ? As if Jacob had been in fuch a ditiradion, that he could not tell how to exprefs hitsfelf; And therefore faith, What s this thou bail done untome ? I knownot by what name tocall fuch a ufage or difappointment as this. Oh in what a cafe will they be at the laft day, who have ferved out (as it were) an apprentifhip in hopesofRachel, the beauty ofheaven and falva- Lion ; and yet when they wake at the refurret ion, Beboldis will be(infinitely worfethan Lcab)Hedl and damnation how will flume and çonfution efface, take hold of fuch for ever So
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