Chap. 22. inE.;rpofition upon the hook of JO S. Verf. 29 287 David laid (Pf. 101'4 ) kirt that loath an high look and a Iven enim it fu' proudheart will l nótfufer ; for you may fee pride in the eye, 1 ;tare,e au pride fits upon-the eye, thereforeDavid puts a high looke and a ;trutari pal proud heart both together there. And againe ( Pf 13 r. 1.)Lord ft,, p;,,ed, mineheart u not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty.So that I fayan hum ble perfon, and perfonof loweyes is the fame; as a proud per- fon, and a perfon of lofty eyes is the fame in Scripture fence, and, . both arcvery fignifacant Expre3`fions ; He .5,111 fave the humble perfon, this humble perfon, may be taken twowayes, either par- lively, or actively. Paffively, fo 'tis-be that is caft down and laid low by affiie ion. z so,Cant mode. Thus the humbleperfon is the fame with the humbled perfon ; liu n tui je¡e affli&ion is an humiliation, however the a ltaed take it or carry r'rtrir (r it ; and ufu3lly it makes men humble, at -leaff in appearance and cetj inter z, lowly in their looks, whereas in profperity mzn lift up their eres quoin aírFíu,r ufually and look loftily, $as ifthey would reach h aven with their et ilIud e:iQ;n beads, while their hearts are farre from it. But atliiâion makes9"'ëria non re men ftoope, We may underhand the Text ofa perfon who is hùm- in ".¡ titf ble when humbled, who ftoops down quietly to take up and bear BxorK e his croffe, and' Bothnot in ftoutneffe flight it, or in wantonneffeMerr, play with it, but is ferious under the rebukes of God; He find lave the humble perfon. Secondly, Itmay-be takenaäively, He/halllave the humble .1imigiirocmlip perfon, that is, the perfon who is low in his own eyes, while in the a :' 1 "'f1° iu di:a ry exifi- greateflwnridlyheights, the perfon that humbles himfelfe, and rnariane(,b;;l,r walkes humbly with God and men when moll exalted. Thus thevitrfit. Apoftle ?ones exhorts the brother ofhigh degree, or the rich brother to rejoyce in that he.ùmade low (Jim. 1, io..) But if he be rich, how is he made low ? he means it not ofa lownefs in hate, but of a lowneffe or rather lowlinef% of (pink. The brother of high degreebath no caufe to rejoyce in his highneffe,but when he is low in his own eyes. Lowneff'e°ofeyes is more then a vertue or commonmodefty, °tis a Grace ; That's in a fpirituall fence, the molt Grace-full looke, which is the molt humble look. He ¡hall fave the humble perfon. But withwhat falvation ? I anlwer ; Ssl- Tation is either temporall and bodilyor eternall,ufually called the falvationof the foule. We may expound this Text ofboth The.. Lord faveth the bumble perfon-both body and foul, both,tempo- rallyand eternally, _. Wii e
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