Chap:ro.. An Expofition upon the Book,of B. VerG3. 445 bath wrought in them. Be more thankful if ye arebetter framed, and havemore workmanlhip bellowed uponyou, sleight not thole upon whom God bathbellowed lefs. Thirdly, Dtfpife not what your fives are ; To do -fo is a fin, and a fin (in refped of the body) very common. Many are Ala. med to be Peen, as God hath made them, few are athamed to be feen,what the devil hath made them. Many are troubled at frnall defeéls in the outward man: Few arc troubled at the greater( de- formities of theirinner man ; they call for no repairs, for no frech colours to be laid on there ; many buy artificial beauty to fupply the defeâs of natural, who never had a thought of buying (without money) fpiritual beauty to fupply the deleas of fuper- natural. The crookednels anddìltortions, theblacknefs and un- comelinefsof the foul are moll deplorable, yet are they littlede pored; we are called every day to mend and cure them, we are told where and how we may have all let right, and made fair a- gain, and yet the moll flit not, or not to purpofe. God will not know any body at the Iafl day, unlefs his fouls be mended by grace; ,ud fome do fo trend their bodies by art, that God will not know their fouls at that day. D. p rrt fromme, J know you not (will be all their entertainment) ye have Mended your bodies till ye have marr'd your fouls. Betides, What can the man do that cometh after the King? faith Solomon (Ecclef. 2.12.) The work of the wifeft among men,is beyond the-correftion of an ordinary man. Much more may we fay,What can the man do that cometh af- ter God? T he work of the moll wife God is beyond the correction of the wifett among men*They who thus come after God to mend his work, left they thould be defpifed, will but make themfelves more defpicable. There is more worth in the very defects ofGods work, then in the perfection of mans. We may ufe means to help Many bodily infirmities: but they who are difcontent with Gods work,are quickly proud of their own,andwill one day beafhamed of their own. Secondly, Confider how Job argues,Is it goodthat thoufhould- eff defpifè the work, of thy bands? Hence obferve, It is an argument snaring the Lord to much compaßon, to telihim that we are his work, aswe arecreatures, andhis workefeciaLy as we arenew creatures. When we are under fuck affli ions as threaten to,ruine us, 'tis feafonable to tell the Lord he made us. David ílrengthens prayer
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