74 Chap. ay. An Expeftionagen tb:Teel( of TOE. Vert.& theLord would fpeake ofhis people at the loweft race in refe- rence to the opinion which they had of themfelves, or which others hadofthem, be calls them aworme, (Iía.4t. 14.) Fear, out their worm: ?acub, andye men of !frail: God cloth not (peak this to thedifparage went, or to the discouragementofTusk, but to the comfort of ?accb ; As if he had Paid, though thou art a worn, though thou art thus low, thus mean, humbly in thy own thoughts, càntemptuoufly in the thoughts ofothers,yet fear not; yea all (hall have caufe to be afraid of thee,for though thou art a worme, yet thou fualt tbre/ls the Nation, and beat them final, &c,. As National Jacob then, foperfonal ?acob°,'or lac b in perfon be- forewasbut a worme in his owneyes. (Gen. 32. i o.) I asn net worthy ofthe lea / of all the mercies (or 1 am íffe then all the artr- ciu)and ofall the truthwhich tbcahaft ¡hewedante thyfervant,for with m,jl- fire felts/ over ,hie ?urdan ; that is, Icame over in a verypoore manner, all my date was bar a itaffe. Here Jacob in perfon fpakeofhimfelfe as a worme, and when wefpealt tbsa like murmes, we (peakmofif like Saints. Our Lord ferns Chrilt fpake thus of himfelfe, as for our fakes he became Poore and emptyed himfelfe, as for our fakesbe took, upon him theforme of a fervant,, and wwmade in the likenrffe ofman. (Pig!. 22, 6) Iart a worms and no man, a reproach of men, and*oiledof the pe plc. O how low did Chriá deem and fet himfelfe, as, and whilehe flood in the place of (inners? He not only confeffed that he was a worm, becaufe a man, but that he was a worme and no man. How Then. ought every finfuli man to abafe himfelfe and fay?, Iam a warms and no man. Man is a worme in a fivefold refpeá. Fiat, Looke upon his original and conftitution, he is From the earth as the worme is. Secondly, Looke upon him inhis natural Rate and condition,, he liveth upon the earth andearthly things, as wormer doe. Thirdly, He is a worme; becaufe continually fùbjed to dan- ger, every foot may truth him. , Fourthly, As the worme is very fubj.eá todanger, fo likewife unable to refill, or make defence ; the worm is a naked creature, . and weares no armes, neither offenfivenor defenfive. Such a one is man, a worme, unable to defend himfelfe, unle(ï`e the Lord be hi, fltield and a defence to him round about. Fifthly, Man is a worme;, for he muff fhortly returne into the Eire
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