Ó$ Ch,p. 24. An Expof tion upon theBook of J 0B. Verf,24. is all that falls to the (hare of the greateít mtn in this world. philofophers fay Oast the whole body of the earth and Sea toge- ther, is but ss a poynt or prick with a pen compared to the hea- vens ; and yet there arc very fete of the great men of the earth, who p .ff.. ffr fo much as a mathamatical poynt or prick with a pee in the body of the earth. We may fay, that the day of the f;reetrfl man in the world, is but a day of[wall things. The Pro- phet to enc 'urge the meane beginnings of Sieni deliverance ( Z(eh. 4 c o- ) layd: Who kith de.ifed the day offmall things ? As if he had itid, I k :owmany doe it, tome hoping and others fearingch't theft (malt beginnings will have (:Haller endings, or en i in nosh' ng, but in the joy of the enemies, and in the furrow and d, fapp;intment ofthe friends of Sion;But I fay unto you,take hwed of delpiting the clay offmall things, that is, the kart ap- pearance, ofdetiverance and falvation to Sian. Now as we are not to defpVe the workes of God, becaufe they are final!, fo we have no reafon to be proud of, but even to defpife the thins of the world, f_rr they are fmall. Men have great thoughts and make much adoe about (mall things, when they have todoe with the greatetl things on this fide heaven. The greatef tis ngs that ton- tinue onelyfor a little while, are but little worth, then bow little roartb are chofe things, which befides that they continue bat 4 little as+bile, are thenifelves bat little 1 Though wicked menare exalted,- yet no man path caufe to be troubled at it, or envy them; They are not bleffed becaufe Exalted, fer they are exaltedbut a little, and that onely for a little whil;.It (hottldnot be much to us what toy man is as to worldly enjoyments, no nor what we our (elves are as chofe enjoyments, feting whatfoever othersart, or what- foever we are in that capacity is but fora little while. The Apo- ftle faith (z (or. 4. t 8.) we leoke nor at the things whichAre fees", but at the things which are not feen ; that is, we make not the things ofthe world our fcepe, but the things which lye beyond this world, which are fees by faith onely ; And the reafon ri by be looked not at thefe things which are ferne, was becaufe the things that are teen are temporal! :bete things sast.icb are ften, wignot be longfeene, they are but for a while, and therefore not to be much looked after. The Things which are notfrene (hall be Peen f r ¡ver, they are eternal, and therefore molt worthy to be looked afar. Theworldbath beauty and glory in ir, but s ainea thi
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