25 Chap. 19 An expr mon upon the Book of JOB. Verf 15, among them, yet they forgot him, and turned afide unto other gods. They made themfelves ftrange gods, and fo made God a Kranger ro them. Theywho take ftrange gods, makethe true God a ilrarger ; If god alone be not our God, he is not at all our god. It is faid ofgood H zei iah ( 2 Chron. 3 2.25. ) that when the Lord had healed him, and reftored him from the grave, whi- ther he gave himfelfe for gone ; That, yet Hezekiah rendrednot agaive according to the bentfits done to him ; for his heart was lifted rap ; His heart fhould have been lifted up in thankfulneffe, but his heart was liftedupin pride. God dwells with an humble foule, and humble foules dwell with God ; But as God beholds the . proud afarre off, fo when any of his owne people, who are in a Rateofneerneffe to him, are lifted up with pride, they behold God a farre off, he is as a ftranger to them. While we keepe clofe to God by faith, our hearts are kept low by humilitie. Hezekiah prayed hard to have his body healed, and no fooner was his body healed,ofthat fwelling boyle, but his foule fweld. Theywho are proud, whether towards God or man, can never be thankful When (hall we who are fo greedy toreceive, fay, what (hall we returne ? Secondly, Confider how yob taxeth thofe who had dwelt i.n his houle, whom he had entertained when they were Kran- gets, who hadreceived kindneffes from him. O faith he, They- ;hat dwell in mine houfe,cosent weafiranger. Hence note ?an cannot but relent it ill to fee tholeforgetfull ofhim that have received kindneffefrom him. The former poynt` fhewed that we are apt to forget the cour- tefies we receive ; this thews how deep an imprellion this makes upon their hearts fromwhomwe receive them : when they that dwell in our houles count us Krangers, when they who have eatemour bread will not own us, what brand is black enough for fuck unthankfulneffe ? Now, ifa man cannot beare it to fee thofe forgetful! of him, of 'whom he bath been mindfull, and to whom he bath been helpfull, furely God will not beare it at the hand ofman. Thiscaufed the Lord ( Ifa. 1.2.) to make his appeale to heaven andearth ; Heave Oye Heavens, andgive care Oearth : What's the matter ? Ihave nourifhed andbrought up children,.
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