348 Chap. 9. dig Expofatiánuponthe Bookof JO B. Verf. 27. the hypocrite with his forr®w, or difï'emble the fadnefs of h heart, but it is far harder tobe really delivered of it . S oorow is a companion that will not be call: off with a word. Aman may more Wily cover bis fin, thenhis forrow. Many can put a vi four ofholinefs upon their faces, when nothing but wickednefs as in their hearts ; but it is not eafie to make a thew of comfort, when nothingbut forrow is in the heart. Grief will out. Ilea- vincfs in the heart, islike the ointment in the right band, of which Solomon fpeaks (Prov. 27.16.) that it bewrayeth it fe1f. One laid of a merry Atheift, He lauglteth to thee and to me ; that is he feems to laugh, but he mourns to himfelf, the mans heart is heavy. If it be not fo,yet it may be fo with all wicked men, when they are rnerriefi in the face, they have reafon to have forrow even unto death in their hearts : it is a hard thing (I fay) to put farrow out of the face,much more to get it out of the heart ; when it is lodg- ed there once, it will not loon be difpoffefs'd. TheApoftle (Pleb. a 2. a .) exhorts, TO lay afide every weight, and to caff offthefin that dothfo eafily beat ter ; he means it ofthe fin ofnature, which we bear about us ; this fin(faith he)dotheafily befet us, but let us caft it off, that is, let us fïudy and drive to lay afide this heavinefs offan which is the true({ caufe of ¡the heavinefs of forrow. One would think that a man needs not much perfwafion, when he hath.any heavy burthen uponhis (boulders, to lay it a- fide; yet (fo it is) man can hardly be perfwaded to lay afide this burthen, and it is the bufinefs we have with your fouls every day, toperfwade you to lay it afide. It it a weight that cafe y befits itf Now as we needmuch exhortation to call off the weight ofthis fin, which is fo pleafing, fo altoof forrow, though it be urtplea- fant. When forrowbefets us, it leaves us without eafe, but for- row eaíilybefets us. yob found it a hard task to lay afide his bur- den. Becaufe his friends thought he fed too much upon his of fliftions,therefore he tryed what he could doe, but it would not doe. IfIfay Iwill leave off myheavinefs,I will comfort myfelf,8ec. See the iffue byand by. dwill comfort myfell: Comfort is the very lifeof our lives, the fpring of our year, the .1473 light of our day, the Sun in tour firmament, the complement of mercy a and therefore Chrifk gives his Church the fum of all rnerey, in that one promife offending the Comforter. The He- brew
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