..---------- Chap. 29. An Lxpofition repen tbe Bookof J o n. Verf. i8. 565 language of that rich man (Ltak.12.19.) Sòul thou haft much goods laid upfor manyyears, take thine eafe, eats drink and be merry. Agodly man makes afe of the good things of this life which God gives him, but he cloth not give himfelf up to them, nor live in chem.He faith with David, Lord,lift thou up the light of thy coup tenance upon me, thou haft putgladnefs into my heart, more then in the time that their Corn and their Wine increafed. When Cornand Wine increafe, then worldly mens gladnefs is increafed,andwhen (aswe fay)they have well feathered their ne(l,then they lay.fure- ly we (hall dye in our nefl. Yea,not only wicked and meer carnal men,but even the godly doe fometimes over-reckon themfelvcs in worldly things, and over-se their confidences about them. He that hach grace 'cloth not alwayes set gracioufly ; and they whole hope is laid up in heaven, may have too much hope about earthly things. lob little thought tohave fees fuch dayes as were upon him, having once fuch abundance without, and alwayes fuch integrity within, with the favour ofGod fhining upon him. David in his profperity raid ,IPod never be moved ( pal. 30.6.) Lorf,by thyfavour thou haft made my mountain to(land ftrong. Though his was not a meercarnal confidence,yet it was more then a holy confidence ; he fpoke indeed of the favour of God flrengthning him, but he fpoke of more flrengch then the favourof God affures any man of about moveable things, even that he fhould never be moved.. I1ezekiab was a good man,yet his heart over aeted too(z Chron. 3 2.25.) when the Lord recovered him of his ficknefs,it is raid, Eezaekiab rendered not again according to thebenefit doneunto him, . for big heart was liftedup. What was his heart lifted up in? in his worldly greatnefs ; hebuffed himfelf of his riches and treafure, . whenhe amulet onlyhave buffed of the Lord hisGod.He would needs (hew his treafures ro the Ambaffadors of the King of Baby - lon,as if he had been more defirous to have it reported there how rich he was,thenhow good the Lord had been to him. And he (hewed this difeafe of his foul, in (hewing his riches, while he (hould have been wholly taken up in (hewing his thankfulnefs to God for recovering himoneof hia bodily ficknefs.WheoFlezekiab fliewed the Ambaffadors of Babylon his goodly net+, with 211 his treafures and precious things, he little thought that the King of Babylon (as afterwardshe did)fhould find the anti andgather up. and
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