Chao. z6. Ao Expofitionupon the $ookof JOB. Vert. 13. 807 adiftiná manner ofworking, according co which each worke is chiefly attributed to that perlon : and fo creation is fpecially ap- propriated to the Father:Redemption to the Son, and Sand+fi- cation to the Holy Ghoft. Seeing then all Three work together in all things towards us. All three ought to be equally a.id eter- nally honoured, worfbipped, loved and obeyed by us. Ay hU Spi- rit be bathgarnifbed the heavens. Secondly, Obferve. Theheavens are fullof beauty, Gad bath not only made them, but adorn'd them, What a rich and Royal! Canopy bath God hung over the heads of poor worms ,duff & afIrs.God did not think it enough togive us a houle, unlo.ffe he gaveus alío a pleafant houle, he was not fatisfied in letting np a large fabrieke for us, unlefTe he alto furnifhed and garnifhed it for us.God hath made the world not Only ufefull but contentlull to us, he bath fitted it not only for our necef icy but delight.The earth is beautiful!, bat the hea- vens exceed-inbeauty.The heavens are the C.ilingofour houle, and the Starres are iike Golden (hide and fparklingDiamonds in that Ceiiing.We may inferre three things from the Garnifhing of these heavens. Firft; If the heavens which we fee are fo glorious, what are the heavens which no eyebath feene.IfGod bath thus difcerna. bly adorned the fill andf condheavens; how unconceiveableare the ornaments of the thirdheavens?If nature hath fo much beau- ty in it, how b: dutiful a thing is Glory ? If God bath prepared luch heavens, as our eyes fee,for thofe whohate him,then Purely eye bath not feene, rare bath not beard, nor bath it en; red into the bear: of man to underftand what thole heavens are which God bath prepared for them and for th.. m alone, who love him. The light of threevifible heave.7s is but darknes to tb.at inheritance of theSaints in light. The CMaon light (if I may, Co (peak) of that. flare, (hoIl be better and more illuftrious, then the Sun-light of this, and the light of the Sun (ball be (even fold, as the light of liven dayes, in that Great day when the Lord (hall perfealy bind up all the breaches of his people, and heale the (croak of their wound. God, who by his Spirit hach garnifbed threebra. yens; will be himfelfe withhis Son and Spirit, theeternal Garni- thingof thofe heavens. Secondly,.
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