i 600 Chap.r4.. f?n "Expofitiont.pon the Book of Jon. Verf.9 3.27.) that is, their garm.nts were not fo much as touched or tinged .with fire. The tire had not made the leaft Impreflion up- on them. Sc'tis faid; when Sampfon was bound, he broke the Cords, even asa Thread that Neils the fire (ludg. i 6.9.)" A Log will endure the fire long, but upon the firít approach of fire, a. thread is burnt afunder. The Prophet faith of Chrift, The Spirit._ oftheLord 'hall reft upon him, and 'ball makehim of quick under- (tandinçin the (ear of the Lord. (Ifa 1 t.3.) the Hebrew is, Shall make himfmell in thefear of the Lord, or, he Jliall fined in the fear ofthe Lord. Smelling is put for understanding, and (becaufe the fmell is a veryquick fenfe) it notes Fceenefs or Qpicknefs of Underftanding, as we render, he fhall be quick of underfanding, he (hall underftand the deepeft Myfteries, and molt difficult cafes. °t j proprie as fpeedily, as the molt exquifite fmell takes a fcent. So then,when meffr r ut pal- yob faith, by the fcent or fmell ofwater it will bud,it notes quick mites quo theOriginal imports)rwhereasoman wllnotegrowagainby(an faint rami application or ufe ofmeans. vitium vo- ATree cut down fprings again : But how? Through thefcent of ranter. Water 3'fal. 80. I 2. Hence Note, First, Ever; effete loath a caufe. The Tree will grow, but it Inuit haveat loft a finell of water. Secondly Obferve, Natural effefts have their natural caufes. Through the fcent of Water it will grow : Water is as proper 'toproferve Or draw out the life of Plants, as Bread is to preferve the life of Man. ThirdlyObferve, Vpon thepretence of the caufe the offelt followspref.entl;. Through the [cent of water it will grow, give it Water, and you ¡stall foon perceive à growth. Hqw dhth this fhame man i a Tree _grows, fends out both leaves and fruit through the fcent of water, but manbath fpiritual Water, the 'Rain of holy Doctrine from .Heaven, he bath not only the fcent of Water, but abundance of Water foakingupon him, yet how little Both he grow ! yea, how many are there that grow not at all ? Many fouls are continually Digged, Dreffed, and Rained upon, who Rand like old Dotards in a Forreft, not having fo much as one green bough upon them : is this to honour the means, or to honour Codwho gives the means?
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