496 Chap. zo. An Expofitionupon the Book of J O B. Verf. i2. break through fore walls : that io, it (firs us to overcome all difficulties, and labour hard for the fupply of nature Many have fo much bread at home, that it is a trouble to them be- caufe they are no more hungry who yet are fo hungry after finne, that it puts them to a continual! trouble of breaking through ftone walls, the greateft difficulties to come at Ql beatitudi- The Philofopher calls thofe who are givenup to pleafure, who rem coitn ántf+snr as the Apoftle fpeaks of the wanton widdow, i (Tim. 6. 5. ) Hominerhypo. Live inpleafure, as if that were their onely element, or who ac- tunfmiArift. count it their bleffedneffe to doe fo : he (I fay) calls fuch, The lib. z. Etlu moft importunate men :I conceive he meaneth that fuch are molt cap. S. eager in purfuing all thole meanes which may fatisfie them with pleafures, and are reftleffe till they have attained them. A poore man pinched with want is an importunate man, you cannot get him from your doores : he is hungry, hunger put- tethhim on : fo it is with every man whole heart is let upon finne, he is an importunate man, nothing can flop him ; Thoughhe meet with denialls, yet he reneweth his motion, though he meet with rebukes, yet he is not anfwered, yea though be meet with blowes, yet he will on again. Hunger muft get fomewhat, or loofe all, andmanyofthefe hungry onel for thegetting ofa Poore fomewhat, (a dry cruft, a bare bone, indeed, a verynothing ) halm loft all. Secondly , obferve ; There is a prefentfweetnefre infin. Sin is not onely meare, but fweet meare, not onely bread, but pleafant bread to an evill heart. Daniel, for force weekes Bate no pleafant bread ; he eate bread to keep life and foule toge- ther, but he forheare feaftingor good cheare. Sin is a feaft to a carnal man, it is his good cheare, yea it is dainties to him. We have that word Mal. 14z. 4.) where David (peaks of wicked men ; Incline not my heart toany evil thing with themthat praFtife wicked work!, and let me not eate of their dainties. Thefe dainties may be expounded ( aswe laidbefore) either for the profperity that comes in by wicked pradficcs (fotneby wicked wayçs get not only ordinary food but dainties) or thofe damn- tias are finit (elfe ; they feafted themfelves indoing evill : Lord let me not eate of their dainties, if that be their food I had ra- ther
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