ii$ Chap. 7. AnExpofitiesupon the Bookof jO$, Verf.ia in mercy. So if need require, Godaftliffs .every day : And the hearts of Tome men, want as much of the rod every day, as bread e- very day ; they could not be without afBition every day, to keep them in order, & God will be as careCel to corral his children, as to feed them. Ifa man be watchful over his ownwayes, and the dea - lings of God with him, there is feldome a day, but he may find Come rod of aftitkion upon him : But, as throughwaht ofcare and watchfulnefs, we loofe the fight ofmany mercies, fo we doe of many affif.lions. Though Goddoth not every day bring a man to his bed and breake his banes, yet we feldome, dal. all, pats a day without fome rebuke and chaltning. PJal, 73. 14. 1 have been cbafnedevery morning,, faith the Plalmilt : Our lives are full of amidions; and it is as great a part of a Ciirilhans skit, to know af#liQíons, as to knowmercies ; to know when Gods [mites, as to know when he gird us ; and it is our fin'ovcrlook afAifkions, as well as toover look mercies. Secondly,Take the word,asit imports care and infpef,}ion,Then obferve ; 7 be care of God it renewed every morning : The eye of God is alway upon us ; He vißteth fo asbe telletb all our jiept, he tells our very wandrings : He vifiteth us fo, that we call turn no way but he is with us ; his eye of infpeutiou,.asa Tutour, as a guide is ever upon us ; he lookes to his people as athepheard to his dock, who knowes their wandrings. sricatumfe. And trie bim every moment. ae,esper:us It is of the (acne fence with the former. Try him. The word a/3,eenravfr fignifis anexai and through tryal : Some take it to be an illu- rurdr!aeeü.s fion to the prall tire ofthole who fet the watch in Armies or Gar- Sept. rifon Townes ; who leaf their Centinels or Watchmen Mould flcep, ufe to come fuddenly upon them ( potlibly ) divers times in a night, to try whether they are faithfull and wakeful ; The Pro- phet ifaiab hints at fuch a cuftome ( Chap. 12.) The watchman is fet, v.óth. Got fet awatcbman let bim declare what be fresh : The watchman is tried.v, t t. Ile calletb to me out of Seir, watchman tnbat ofthe night ? watchman? what ofthe night ? And it is obferved in forraigneparts, that their watchmen in Frontier Towns arç tired every hour ofthe night,the token being,theia giving fomany tolls with the Bell hanging in the Watchtower, as the great City-dock frikcs.This is a good fenceof the place, thcLsrdMks w
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