4q0 Chap. 29. an Expofition f4pon the Book. of ] O B. \Teri. 4; areof his Privie Counfel, he fheweth them all that is needful and good for them to know. What be bideth from the wife and pru- dent be revealetb to his babes (Math. 11. 25 .) The wife men of the world cannot underfiand the fecrees of the Spirit,but fpiritual babes do. In thenew birth Godputs bis law into the mind (that is, he gives big people a right underflanding of it)and be writes it in their heart, (Heb. 8.1o.) that is, he gives them a futablenefs to it, both in their wills to chufe it, and in their afe&ions CO love and to embrace it. Regeneration is a fecret work, and the rege- nerate are admitted into the fecrets of the word of God ,The fer- vant knoweth net what his Lorddotb, but (faith Chrifi,job. t ç. tç.) Ihave called you friends : for all things that I have beardof my Fa- ther, Ihave made known untoyou. Chrifi came out of the bofome of the Father, and he opens the Fathers bofome to all his chil- dren. Secondly, Obferve ; A fecret unfeen bleffing from God makes the hotels and eflate of a godly man profporous. As a fecret curfe goes out from God upon the wicked mans hou fe or Tabernacle, which blahs his fairefi fruit, and makes all towither. Some are untbriving, and find all going to noughr,they know not how nor which way, furely by no way of their own intending (Ilaggai e. 6.) re bave Town much and bring in lit- tle : ye eat,vut yehave not enough : ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink: ye cloath you,bat there is none warme and he thatearneth wages,earnetb wades to pat it into a bagwith boles. Nothing comes of ir, there is no tack in your hate, or any thing you have, it melts as butter before the Sun. And what caufed all this is a fe- cret curfe (v.9.) And when ye brought it borne,!did blow upon it That is, I made all your labours and endeavours fruitlefs. Now I fay, as a fecret curfe upon a wicked or finful mans Taber naele confumes and wafts ali(no man knowing how)So by a Secret blef- fing upon the tabernacle of the righteous, all their undertakings thrive, they force know how or which way, furelyby no way of their own prcjt&ing or devilling ; fo that while their profperity is vilible toall,and enviedby many,tbe way of it is almofi utterly unknown to themfelves, and they even wonder to fee howwealth comes in. This is the fecret of God upon the Tabernacle of the nigh-
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