q.o$ Chap. 23 , An expofition upon the Book ofJ OB. VerC F z puts the Law in our minde, and writes it in our heart ; And through that grace received and daily renewed, we alto are ena P nut melon bled to lay it up there. A Good man ( as one of the ancients frri eib iothe feeaketh)makes hie heart Gods library, there he layetb up whole vs. cavnder. .H c- lamesof holy precepts, andof precious eromifes. And looke what N ,.' precepts or promifes he findi in the Bible, or writtenbookof the '`" n °' Word ofGod, the fame he finds tranfcrihed into his owne heart, and fo into l is life. But I will not juliil upon that reading, Ihave .aid up the words of his mouth, more then try necefrary ford. We render, I haveefttemed the words of his mouth, &c. Thefe two rendrn,ngs of the word give light toeach other. That which we efteemewe hide, and the more we theme a thing, the more carefullywe hide it, No man will lay tap that which Is worth no- thing , what we hide is of value, at leaf} we judge it to be fo. Chi`drens pockets are often full of Babies, but to them they are no Babies ; they efteeme them as men doe gold and fiiver, elle they would not take them up, much lcffe lay them up. I haveofleemed the words cfhis mouth. Before it was the commandement ofhis lips; fame make a diftin- etionbetween there, expounding the commandement of his lips, ??iifaoris di. for the preceptive part of the word, and the word of his mouth,f:r fti gu> apr.f- the promiflìveparc ofthe word, or for the promifes, which are apris, drawn gracious declarations andmanifelations ofthe love and goodwit era oft ve,bum ofGod to finful man.As if 7,b in the former words had a refpe& tatiofanuncia- chiefely to the Law,or ruleof doin and in this latter to theGo- aicnis et ¡norm,- y g fienis,q, dgra fpel or groundofbeleeving. But though I fee not well how there tiam annuivia- termes can beare that dill:indlion, yet the matter loth, yea and tamibentèr at- feemes to require it,for though a godly man efleemë the precepts copianimofide. ofGod as well as the promotes, and the commar.deenrertsarc the Cov words ofGods mouth as wet as the promife,,yet the promifes are the molt feeding, fatning,and refrefhing part of the word,& if fo, furely they were not left oursyea poffibly were prircipaliy in'en- dedby fob in this place, that he might Blew how his Spiritwas carriedoutto the full latitude and compaffe of the mind ofGod, both in the Law and in the Gòfpel. And !arcade the promifes have fo much fool food in them, he doth thereforeelegantly pre- fare them beforehis .neceffary food. Ihave e/eemed the word ofhis mouth. But
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