Chap. 13. An Expofition upon the Book of Joa. Verf. 24. Ail creatures are not an universal good. 7 he One, the One-mole God is allgood. God will be hereafter, and he canbe now, All inall unto s. Thirdly, Nothing is fo honourable to man as theenjoyment of Gad. It is an honour to a common man when he is admitted to the prefence of a great man. if a Prince ( who is but man in a great letter) speak kindly to us, and Thew us any countenance, we think our felves honoured not a little : what is it then for the great God of heaven toPhew us his face,and give us countenance? Fourthly,- It is joy and delight unfpeakable to enjoy the face of God. One of the Roman Emperours was of fo amiable a temper and compofure that he was called The Delight of man- God is indeed the delight of Saints. The joy of glory is this, ¡ye (hall ever be with the Lord ; the joyof grace is,whin the Lord is withas We may have grace, but we canhave no joy, when God hides his face from us; and hethat hath oncefeen the face ofGod, can never giveover asking,knocking,praying, begging, till the Lord retl:ore unto him the light of his countenance, and the joy ofhis falvation. Wherefore hidefe thou thyface Andholdeft ?usefor thine enemy, We may expound this latter claufe by theformer : Surely than holdeft me for an enemy, elfe why dole thouhide thyfacefromme ? Holdefe. The word lignifies the efleem or account which we have ei- therof perlons of of things ( Gen. 3 I, i i .) Are we net conntcd of him f/rangers ? fay the wives of Jacob, in reference to their .dr, exijt`' Father Laban; he deals with us as if we had not been born in mare, rcpruare,_ etiam in prtris his family, or as if he had no relation to us. Sohere, Thou countoft Inhere. me, or, thin holdeft me for thine enemy, that is, thou carries$ it as if thou hada nothing at all to do with me upon terms of Nonpurisfac e friendíhip, as if thou hadtl: no acquaintance with nie , or hadtt nos quamfi ex_ SaS never leen me before ; yea, thou dealefl: with me not only Yefa as with a granger, but aswith an enemy ; not only as if thou dicta grtnedemo. not knowme, but as if thou didtf hate me. Bynature we are all enemies to God, ( Rom. 5. iÓ.) Whileft we were yet enemies Chri fe diedfor us. Yea, we are his hearty enemies or enemies with our hearts we hate God naturally, as we Ihouid love him fpiritually, with all our might, and all our U u u z mind.
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