Chap. 19. An Eapofstion upon the Booi¿,of J O S. Verf. .19 difingui(hingly of fuch friends as were highe(t in his favour, and had molt roome in his heart. Thefehe calls the men whom he loved. Againe, We may confider love two wages; &[t, as it is a love of benevolence ; fecondly, of complacencie; yob fpake before ofthofe friends whom he loved with the love ofbene- volence ; but here of chafe whom- he loved with the love of complacencie, of thofe in whom his delight was fet, and in whom all the lines of his affections were firmely centred : Such was the love of7onathan toDavid, of whom hefaith( 2 Sam. t :6 )Very pleafant haft thou:beenunto me, my brother yonathan,shy love to me was wonderfull, furpaJng the love of Women. Women love moll ; 7onathans love to David was more then the love of women to thofe whom thy love molt, their husbands and their children. yob had extraordinary out-goings ofhis heart in love to fome ; what returnes they made to him, we (hall fee in open- ing the next claufe; Thofe whom I loved core turneda ainfl me. As ifhe had Paid, I have hadmolt of their hatred. who had molt ofmy love. They whowere as my Counfellers, are be- come my betrayers. It is one thing to turne from a man, and another to turne againli him ; it is ill if friends turne from us in an evil) day ( as '.cis laid of the Children of Ephraim, . that . being harneffed and carrying bowes, they turned backe in the day of battell. Thus to turne backe in the time ofneed, is ( I fay) bad enough) but when they turne againft us, and not onelydoe us no good, but doe us hurt, this is the utmo(i de- parture from and breach of dale bounds and bonds of friend- lh:p. ThusAchitophel turned againli David in the confpiracy of Abfalem, and yudaa againli our Lord Jefus Chrii . To turne aáainfl, is the at of an enemy, and ithplyes an hohile fpirit. They whom Iloved are turned againfl me. Now feeing yob who had many friends, had aifo fome in- ward friends, whom he, calls by way of eminency; thofe whom I loved. Fir$, Obferve;: That though all friends are loved, yet föme may have.a morefpeciall intereft ni,andportionofor love. All the people of God are his friends, yet Abrahamhad the privi_ 277
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