396 Chap. i 9. An Bxpofrtion upon the Backe of J O'B. Verf. 27; morning,withoutclouds : as the tender grafJ'e/ringíng out ofthe earth by cleare/hining after raine : thoughmy henfe benot fo with God,yet he bath made with me an everlafling Covenant, ordered in ali things, andfare, this-is all myfalvatien, and allmy defire;here is the end of my reins ;What though my bottle doe not flourifh, nor flline in that outward brightnes that now it Both ? Are thefe my chicle hopes ? doe there carry my firongeft delires ? No, my hope is layd up in the Covenant of life and peace , the good whereof is all my delire : doubtleffeDavid defired that his chil- dren fhould profper, and that the throne of Ifrael might conci- rue in his line, but comparatively with the fpiritustll benefits of the Covenant ofGod in Chrift, and the enjoyment ofhim, thole were nodelres, and therefore referring to them he faith, this is nil mydelire, or I have no more todeli re, my reins are confirmed »iihln me. Againe , Some render thus ; My reinsare confirmedbl reafon of my de/re: As ifhe had` faid, I have fpoken of death, I have fpokenofglory, ofthe vifionof God, and nowmy reins are con- fumed , my very defiring part is confumed with delire after thefe things : I delire thefe things, fo that I am confumed with.. the delire ofthem,and mydefiring facuitie is fpent with defïring. Not only were all hisdelires terminated in this, but hisdefining power was fwallowed up in the purfuiteofthis defire;he had fuch flrong affections to God, that he was even readie to fall into a, fwoone, and.faint away. Hence note;, Saints upon the difcovery-ofthe gloryofGod, and the happineffe of the next life. arefilledwith longingdefresafterGod, and thole enjoyments. Lord, I have waitedfor thyfalvation,fayth 7acob (Get: 4919). 7otcob fpeaks this upon his death -bed, as that which he had been looking for all his life ; as if that were the account, of all his, a&ions in the world, and the Rory of his whole life; Lord, I have been waiting for thyfalvation(Pfai.119.81.)Myfoulfainter& for thyfalvation.; that is, it faintcth with delire after thy falvati- on; and (ver/.' 12,7.) 1have longedfor thyfalvation. All Mires are fummed up in longing.. There is a ltvng del re in Saints hexe.to.fee C od,,and fuch as_makes them faint, even to fee and enjoy..
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