Chap. 6. tinExpoj7tion upon the ,Book of`7 O B, Verfi9. 373 be the munitionofrocks ; and I will caufe .thee toride"üpon the high places ofthe earth, Ifz.58.14. When thole builders of the Tower ofBabell thought tomake themfelves fate, they laid , Let us build a Tartre whofe top may reach toHeaven: If there fhould come another flood, they hoped tobe dry, and to get above the danger. Once inheaven, and we are out ofGun - fhott; not only beyond the reach of man, but of Devils too : They who are got into that high place, (hall neither feel, nor fear the Deftroyer any more. Fourthly, Heaven is a high place, then it is a large and ca- pacious place : As a Spherical, or round Figure , is the mot} capacious, to the utmoft round ofthat Figure is the molt capa- cious round ; in Heaven there is room enough; though we are crouded here, yet there we (hall not. We may call Heaven (as ifoac did the Well, about which there was no contention between 1.is Herdmen, and the Herdmen ofGerar) Rehoboth, room, Gen.26.22. In Heaven we (hail not contend for room ; Christ a(fures us that in his Father houfe are many Mnnfions, lobn 14.2. He had Paid before to his Difciples, Chap. 5 33. Whither Igoye cannot come : And when Peter, troubled at this fpeech, put the Qeflion, Verf. 36. Lardwhither goefi thou ? left., anfwered him, Whither Igo thou canfl not fellow enenow, but thoufhaltfollow me afterwards. Chrifl perceived his Di- ciples moreplunged in their fpirits with this anlwer and pro - mile to Peter :, and therefore adds a prohibition of theirfears, at the beginning of this Chapter, Let notyour hea, is be trou bled, ye believe in God , believe alfo in me, in my Fathers houfe are many Manfons : As if he had laid, Do not tbinkthat I toldyou, ye cannotfallow menow, and that Peter(hall follow me afterwards, as if the place Igo to were only large enough for mt and Peter; for believe me, there are many Manfons ; I tellyou not howmany, neither can they, be told, but there are ettow, not onlyfor myjelfandPeter, butforyou all ; Tea, for all :hop, who either have, or (hall believe on my Name; if it were not fo, 1 wouldbave toldyou, I would not deludeyou with vain hopes, 1 am well acquainted with all the rooms in my Fathers houfe: and thoughwhen I came into the Worldfor your fakes, there was no room in the Innfor me to be born in, but a Stable among geaffs, yet Irvin take care that whenyou come to my Fathers hostje, you 'Minot befraitnedfor Quarters, I who amyour Redeemer, wilt alto
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