Chapad. An ExpoRion upon the Bookof J'OB. Ver, i 2, 287 felfto fill us and to raife our reputation with his Father, laid down hisown. Now feeing Jefus Chrift Cutfered fuch a Wondrous change from the form ofGod to the form of a 'Servant, from the fulnefs of God, totheemptinefs of the meane( man ; this is the higeft teftimony ofhis love. The courfe which Chrill did run to lave us, declares that there went asmuch of his love, as of his worthinefs to fave us . For as nocreature had worth enough to Cave us any way, fo no creature had love enough to fave us in fuch a way. If one had come out of poverty and mifery to dye for us, it had (hewed wonderful love, but to leave riches and become poor, to leave glory and be- come bale, to leave fulnefs and become empty, to leave (in regardof vifible manifeftations) his Gad-head and , become Man : how unchangeable was his heart to us, who yielded himfelf to fuch changes for us ? He being at cafe was bro- ken afunder that we might not be broken, or rather that we might be made whole for ever. Secondly, I was at cafe : What follows ? He bath broken me afunder Hence obferve. 411 wordly prosperity may quickly bedafht andlot. Do not think any new thing happens under the Sun,when you fee men that were at eafe, broken, men that were full, empty, men that were rich impoverifhed, men that were in health, lick. Theholy Apoale(a Cor. 7. 30.) at once coun- fels and commands, Vie the world, as not abufng it, that is, ufe it well: There is much evil in the world, yet we may yea, we muti make a good ufe ofthe world : Why ? Becaufe . thefafhion ofthis worldpaffeth away. As falisions in the world alter and changeevery day,fo doth the fafhions of this world s there is a world to come,the fathion whereoffhall never go or paffe away ; but the fafhion (or fcheme) of this world paireth sontinually,the word which we tranflate fafhion,fignifies a ge- ometrical figure, or artificial form, habit, veflure, as alto any rhetorical finefsor bravery of words : Now all the beauty of this world is but like forceofthere fehemes, which have more thew than fubflance in them ; and the whole worldbe- low-put together, is but like a Pageant) or Mask)on the Rene.. where-
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