Chap: 26. AnExpofition upon the Roekof JOB. Vert 9, Note. Secondly, God manifefleth hienfelfe in heaven, ea Princes upon their thrones ; fo heaven is the throne ofGod. And where God Ras mot, our affe?ions fhould be mofk, and our converfation molt. Where the Throne is, thither the grea, refort is, many flocke to the Court. As it will be our glory her. after to be in heaven, or about the throne ofGod for ever in perfont fo it is our grace to be daily there in Spiirit while we arc hece.The earth is Gods footlìoole, yet tnrny make that their throne;Heaven is Gods throne, and many make that their footftoole; They tread and trample upon the things ofheaven,while they fet their hearts upon the things of the ea: th. 'Tis a fad miftake, when men let their feete where they fhould let their hearts, and profbane the throne of God, not onely by levelling it with, but by laying it l,wer then the ground. Obferve. Thirdly, God hidetb his mu. glory from the fiht ofman. He h MethBacke the faceof his throne. he will not fuff_r the luftre of it to appeare, but fpreadeth a cloud upon ir. Indeed we are not able to bear the clear difcoveri:s ofdivine Glory(' Tim.6. t6.) ig,d dweieth in light w :rich no man canapproach unto, though he were permitted and offered the priviledge to approach unto it. God dwelleth in and is poffefled of that infinite perfeâion of light that no creature is capable of. When Motes made that peti. tion to God (ex d: 33. 18 )1 befeech thee fbew me thyglory. TheLord'anf,uered (v.ao.)Tbou can't n-t fee my face,for no man fäi,ld fee me and live. It Items that while God fpake with Mofes hii glory was overfhadowed, or that God(toufe yobs language in the text) held back the face ofhie throne, and fpreada cloudup- on it ; and therefore Motes begg'd the removail of it, or that his glory might break through it, and thine unto him ; We/, faithGod, thou rang not fee my face ; as ifhe had laid, IfI fhauld grant thee tharregnefl, thou art not able to enjoy it, or make ufe of it;fer as my nature is altogether invifihie, fo thoucanfl not bear the (upen. excelling brightnefs , which theclears manifefations of say immediate preferce would dartforth upon thee ; for that Glory of mypretence is toogreat a weight for humanefra,yley tofland under; it would aflonilb rather then comfort tbee,and in fleadofrefreJhhing tenforendandmake thee asa deadman.NomanAga fee myface and F 'f f, f f a live. 771
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