Chap. 23. An Expoftion upon the Book of JOB. Vert. 13 4 I hate your formality in my worfhip, from the bottome ofmy heart. We have the fame fence (7er, 6,8, ) Re thou -irftr elect 0 7erufalem, left my foule depart from thee. That is, Iii I totally depart. I will depart not only by withdrawing fame of our out- ward comforts but even thole which are the more intimate and immediate difcoveries ofmy love, my ¡ uleAAdll depart f°rrrn thee, or, be loo¡ed,anddifjoyntedfrom thee (as we put in the Margin) that is, I will be ofno more ufe to thee, or a help to thee, then a member of the body is to the body,when it is &I-located or remo- ved from its proper joynt. Once more (7er. 32. 4r.) 1 will re- joyce over them to do themgod, and will plant them in tors land at: fared3, with my whole heart, an.i withn y rmhele 'pule ; That is, I will do it for them entirely and 2;f. etionatcly,or with entireff af- fecfion, what kidf.ule drfrreth. That is, whit hr defireth, or whatfoever pleafeth him We de- retie eti h;c ic fire onely thofe things which are very pleating. And thofe things ro aliquid peru- which are molt pleafing to us,are,to us,very delireable.The defire 1 arlcrcxperere, ofman sr love in motto.,), as hioj:r it love at refl. But in God dc- Cer adrein gk fire and joy are not dif ugnilhable, in him there isno motion,all p ¡2711 deteiea- isroll, What his fouldeeth, oiler) refe'rri. Even that bedoth. The Hcbrew is very cn-cife, K ¡rule defireth, and doth. That is, h nofooner defireth a thing, but he doth, or when he de- Optat ranram nrech, it is done. The will sd u execution though he willeth 7proinut J ; f?tíu'J ill. many things, which (os to man) are nor prefently, no nor till a tsierc. long time after executed, yet as to.himfelfe whatCoever God wit- leth is executed, and whenfoever he pleafeth, his will is atually e;:ecuted amongmen. He defireth, and it is done. From the words thus opened,we may obferve according to the fiat readingofche former part of the verfe. That. God is one. There is one God, and but one,Thus the Lord fpeaks ofhim- Idleby theProphet (Ira, 44. 8.) Is there a godbeftdes me? Tea there is no God. Iknow not any. (Ira. 45. 5.) I am the 'Lord, and there is none elfe, tkrre is no God betides me. He is one himfelfe,and, Hhhz he
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