4.44 Chap. 20. An Expofition upon the rook. of 'J o B. Veil'.' Firlt, In reference to the con{litution or nature of the things about which they triumph or in which they rejoyce Thus'cis {boa. Secondly, Short in reference to the .general{ curie 'which God bath laid 'upon the creature, the creature at the heft is but a celterne, not a fountaine ; There is no water in it but what is n put into it ; And lie the fall ofman the creature is a broken ..a crackt cefterne,and cannot hold the comforts that areput in- to it, they quickly leake out and paffe away, like water fpikt .upon the Ground,which cannot be gatheredup again. Thirdly , That which makes the triumphing of a wicked man.yet fhorter, is, a particular curfe upon him for his perfo- 'nail finnes and crooked wayes, wherein he walketh. Ali his enjoyments are in themfelves vanifhing, and he by his owne folly makes them more vaine to him, thenthey are in theme (elves. From all it followes; Thata wickedman is aver) miferableman; His triumphing is Short, but his declining is for ever, his pro: fperitie isbut for a while, but his mifery is everlafting all his good things will foonebe at an end, but his evills (hall never end ; his light is quickly put our,but when once it is darke with him, he (hail lee the light nomore. Theafi&ion which a beleever meets with in this life is canfiftent with his happi- neffe, or he is notunhappy thoughafflifted,becaufe his affiifti- ons are fhort,and his comforts everlafting, ( Cr.4. 17. ) Our light affáillions which are but for a moment,&c. This makes the life ofa Saint happy while he is inaffliftion, his afi&ions are light when heavieft,and fhort when longeft, compared with that farce more exceedingand eternal' weight ofglory:This alfo makes the life ofawicked man miferable; while he is in profperitie, becaufe his profperitie is but light, and for a moment ; and we may carry the latter part tothecontrary fenfe, that light fhon . profperitie worketh for him an eternal! weight of mifery. For as earthlythings aretemporary in -their nature and ufe to v11, fobeing ill ufed,-&injoyed without God in Chri{t and a good conic ience, they prove eternal{ in their punifhmenr. For the pu:ifhments andmiferiesthat follow them are eternal!, and fa
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