AnExpofition upon the Booke of J O B. Verf. 21 love to the perfon; and there may be pitty flowing onely from natuerall love to the perfon ; but where pitty flowes from love, and that a divine love, there's fpirituall piety, Such pitty as is more an at ofgrace then of nature ; to the the exercife ofthis pitty the Saints are often called. Put on ( faith the Apotie, Col. 3. i 2. ) as the Flea. of godholy and beloved, bowels cfmercies, kindneffe, &c. They who have indeed put on', and are cloathed with the garments of holineffe, will allo put on bowels ofmer- cy as a Garment. Mercy moves us to cloath the naked, and me cy is alto our own cloathing. Have pity. upon me, faith pittifu.11 ?ob. Have pittie upon me. lob is not content to fpeake it once, but he fpeakes it againe, Have pittie, havepittie ; ingeminations, or the doubling of words are frequent in Scripture, importing much vehemency and intention ofSpirit in him that fpeaketh. What we would be lure to have once, we call for twice, and whomwe reverence anddelire much, we cali after more thenonce. WhenEli:oh was raptup to heaven in a fiery Chariot, his fervant Elafia calls af- ter him (2 Kings 2. I2.) c.í7Mly father, myfather, the Chariots cf Ifrael, and the borfcmen thereof. Father, is a ti :le ofelteeme and honour; we account him worthy ofdouble honour, whom- we ,call Farber, Father. WhenDavidwould fhew how ambitious he was to Band in the Lords Bookes as his fervant, he faith it and faith it againe ; O Lord, truely Iam thy/ervant,Iam thyfer- vane (Pfal. 116. z 6. ) And the fame `David being under a fpiri- tuall defertion, recalls the pretence of God with a double ex- pofiulation ( Ppd. 22. S. ) which is a Prophecy of Chriit, whoalfo tooke up thofe words when he hung upon the Cro% ( his Father havingvailed his face fromhim) My God, my God, whyhat thoatforfakenme, Once more ;The Prophet (Ifa. 65. t.) foretelling the earneft delire of Chria to receive and be ac- quainted with poore (inners, who had no acquaintance with him, nor delire alter him, expreffeth him doubling his delire,; I am fought ofthem that asked notfor me, I wasfoundof them that fought me not ; Ipaid, beholdme,bekoldme,arrntoa 2iation that was not called by my name. As if he had laid to that ftrange Nation us Sinners of the Gentiles be meanes) Te neither afràidnor aJhamed
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