.....,....._....-. 566 ' Chap. 7. tin Expofition upon the Booli`of JOE. Verf. i In that placeour tranflationputs rappointed time, in the Margin, and, warfare, in the text, as here they put, appointed time, in the text, and warfvre in the Margin ; the fenfc in both is the fame. Tell her that her warfare is ended, that is, the tinte appointed or conjtitutedfor her trouble is ended : So here, Lo there not an ap- pointed time ? that is, is there not a fet, determined time oft'he troubles, or troublefhme warfaring life ofman ? C,ecisrc{+r The Greek Tranflators interpret it, Temptation, Is therenot ate q "r goof, appointed temptation to man upon the earth ? And that gives us tinamubik the fame meaning ; for temptation is a warfare ; temptation is :no vorioex our fpiritual warre, theexercife and brobation ofa Chriffian. p riatur varijq; There are three things in which thegreateff txercife ofa Chriflian evemir e, pe lifè conff}s, Prayer, Meditation, and Temptation. Firfi Prayer, riculis fit ex wherein man, is Peckingunto, atad working his heart towards poFtur,ut God : Secondly Meditation wherein he is preparing himfelf, by let in belie. Y - P P holy thoughts and divine confiderations, for his nearer addreffes unto God in prayer, and how to walk in every duty towards man : Thirdly,Temptation, wherein he wreftles and (hives with thole enemies oppofing Prayer,Meditation,and the whole courfe of holy obedience. The life ofman is a continued temptation,and that's a fpiritual warfare, a continual bickering with a world of enemies; and though they without hand Lill, yet a foul can fcarce pals one hour, but he fha;1 have many fights and bouts with hisown heart. In this laufe, Is there not an appointed time of warfare,or temptation to man upon earth? Our life is a warfare in divers refpcdts. Firft, it is a warfare,becaufe Chrillians do or ought,to live un- der ti egreatefl commandofany in the world ; they ought to (land armed at a call. A Souldier is und. r abfolute command, he mt ít not difpute the Otdersof his General, but obey them; the Centurion in the Gofpe! faith, 1 haze Souldiers under me, dl^slìtia ell o and l fay to one go andhe goals, to another come and he cam, to bedisrtiaqus- and to a third do this and he Both it : wh :ch he.fpeaks not as corn d ,nfartis mendirg the fpecial vertue and good difpofition of his ownSoul- cnv,Ei, animi diers, but as defcribing the duty ofall Souldiers: therefore Soul.. ortitrio cares. diary is well dcf n'd, To be the obedience of a (tout and valiant naf o. mini, out of his own difpofe , a Sculditr_moves Upon direEtìún ; to mutt a Chriflian, he is in a warfaring condition, he mutt have a charge or a word from his Commander,for every flephe treads, or aétion lie undertakes. Secondly,
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