210 Chap. 22,. 4i F_xpoftiorrupen theBcokef TÓ t. Verf. ther reador beare the word ofGod in faith,we are asking coon- fell of God, and foacquainting our felves with him. Fourthly,We efpecially,acquaint our felves with God in pray. er. That is nothing elfe but the opening of our hearts to God, a declaring ofour wants tohim,Prayer,rs the ejeending,the lifting . up of thefoul to God, therefore in pral.er we acqua, ,ç our felves with God. Fifthly,Oar daily holy walking,is a daily acquainting our felves with God,every ftep of a holy life is both towards and withGod; the life ofEnoch (whowas too holy for a life here on earth, and thereforehe was eranflated that he ¡hovldnot fee death, his life I fay) is defcribed thus, Enoch walked with God (Gen. S.24.) God and Enoch were like two familiars or intimate friends walking to-, gether;And becaufe he tooke fo much delight inGods acquain.. ipnce,Godcook him from allacquaintance with men;fo faith that cext;Enochwalked withGod,and'wae not,for god tookbim, He was io taken with God, that God took him, or as the Author to the Hebrews faith,tranflaredhim(Ar i .5 .)He wasbefore tranflated from nature toGrace &.he proved áfo great a proficient in that fchool,that he was trarfl'ted fromGrace to Glory (as it were per fairum) by a leap over the grave ; for he faw not death ; From which fad vifion, but one more ( that I read ofin all the Scrip- ture, Elias by name) was excufed before he was admitted to the beatificall vifion. Holywalking is the font ofall our acquaintance withGod ; and our fullef' acquaintance with God io but the iffue of aitr holy walking:. To draw towards a dole of this poynt ; we may take notice, That there is a twofold acquaintance withGod Firft,from tlecef liity, when we corne to him and defire to have to doe with him, prat with our own wants, feares, or afilioas ; of this the Pro- phet fpeaketh (.1ía.26. 16.) Lord in trouble have they vifted thee, they have powred out a prayer when thych4fening was upon them. And ofthis thePlatmift fpeaks (Pf. 78. 34.) Wbe,r ,e flew them they fought bim, and they returned andenquirrd early after god: ,evertbelefe, they did butflatter him with their mouth, &c. Thefe make God their refuge not theirchoice ; They,I grant,who have made God their choice in good titres may comfortably make him eir refuge inevitl times.But tcrnegle& Godwhile it is well with us and onely to run to him when it is ill with us, or tohave our evil!:,_
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