Cap, ï<-6. A>iExpoftiion upon th Book ofJ O R. Verf, 8;' there.Anfutable company would render onr lives miferable in Heaven it felf.God fhould fay to the Godly and to the wicked (as David once did to Mephibofbeth and Ziba, Thou andZiba divide the /and)divide heaven among you might they not an. Ewer with (reverence)as Mephibofheth did to David, Nay let them take it all to themfelves,O our fouls come not into their fecret, and unto their affembly let not our honour be joyned : ifSwearers,Adulterers, Lyars,fhould be our company in hea- ven, heaven it felt were unheavened,and everlalling life would be an everlafting death. And that which further argues the burdenfomnefs of unfutable company, is, that even wicked men themfelves cannot but confefs that they are burdened with the company of thole who aregood,if fuch come in pre- fence where they affociate in any finful converte, how weary are they of their company ? how do they even fweat at the tight of them? And how glad are they when fbch turn their backs and are gone:the only reafon why they like them not, is,becaufe they arenot like them,and they are not good com- pany becaufe they are good. All company is made defolate to us,which is not made fuitable to us. Job had many about him yet he complains,Thou haft madedefo'ate all my company. Job goes on yet to defcribe his troubles,he wanted defirable company about hím,but he had (lore ofwitneffes againft him, he was emptied ofhis comforts, but filled with forrows, as might be teen in the fymptomes and e(féêts offorrow. Verf,8,Thou haft filled me with wrinkles, which it a witnefs againft me : andmy leanefr riling up in me, beareth witnefe to myface. As if he had Paid, Though Iholdmypeace, and fay nothing, though 1 do not aggravatemygrief, yea though jfhouldiextenuate and hide it, yet there arewitneffes enow ofit ; my wrinklesfpeak my grief, and my leanefsChews that I am feafted with thefowr hearbs offorrow:Thats the general fenfe of this verle. Thouhaft filledme with wrinkles. It is but one word in the Hebrew,we might render it,thou haft wrinkledme, or as Mater Broughton, thou haft made me all wrinkled, The word is not found. in this fenfe any where elk
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