662 Chap. 7. AnExpofttiou upon theBoo1L e [3. erj. God had regard to Oxen, But forour faker no doubt it was writ; ten, that is, chiefly for ourfakes, That be which ploweth (Mould plow in hope, andhe that threfheth in hope, fhould be partaker of bit hope, So, when Chrifi fpeakes of the Liliies, Mat. 6. If Godfo cloath the Lillier ofthi field, hew much more will he cloath you ? You (hall have theuirength ofhis care to provide for you, to feed and cloath you, thus God leas his heart upon man, he looks to his people,as tohis hou(hold, to his charge; he will fee,they (hall have all things needful for them. And fo not laying to heart, (which is the contrary) lignifies carelelacfs, Ifa 47. 7. It is re- ported of Babylon, Thou faidf1 I (hall be a Lady for ever, fo that thou did/( not lay thefe things to thyheart ; that is, thou didfl not regard thefe things to take careabout them. And Ezek4o 4 the exprcfiiion is very full, where God calls the Prophet to attention, and he calieth him all over, Behold (faith he) with thine eyes, and bear with thine eares,andlet thine heart ou all that I¡hallfbew thee; He wakens the whole man; fee, and fee with thine eyes ; heat and hear with thine Bares, and let thine heart upon it, the fum ofall is, be thou very incentive, and diligent about this bufincfs to the utmofi. Secondly, To let the heart notes an ad of the affections and delires, A man may fet his love upon what he Pets his heart;that's the meaning of Pfal. 62. r o. If richer increafe, fet not your heart upon them ; that is, let not your love, your affcetions, your detirts dole with thefe things : when riches abound, let not your delires abound too. It is anadmirable frame ofheart to have a narrow, fcant affeE#ions in a large plentiful etiate, Ile it the true rich man, who lover his richer poorly. Setyour afellioos on things that are above, Col. 3. 2. Thirdly, To let the heart, notes high cfieem and account, this is more then bare love andaffction, 2 Sam. 1E. 3. when a coun- fel of war was held by Davids Commanders, about going out to Battei againfi Abfalom, they all vote againfi David: perfon all undertaking,upon this ground, they will not care for us, they will not fet their hearts upon us, or value us, their hearts are let upon thee, thou art the prize they look for, and therefore the heat of the battei will be againfi thee. Again, a Sam. 4. zo. When the wife of Phineas wasdelivered ofa fon (a fon is the woman joy and glory, yet) the text faith, when the women that flood by told her that a Con was born, . Ikeonfwered not neither did fhe re. gard
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