Chap. 29. an Expofition upon the Book of J o E Verf. 24. 613 i1/1y Lord 0King, you have this day forgot who you are, youhave gone out ofyour place, have aúed like one of the common people, not like a Prince, and fo bave darkenedpoor ownglory. A well tern- per'd gravity in fpeech and geflure, isthe befl beauty and light of aXings countenance.And this forne conceive to be principally in- tended here by Job, and I (hall readily fubfcribe to it,if withal we give this Gravity a tin&urn of that chearfulnefs before fpoken of, whichdoth exceedingly quicken it, and is both the life and grace of it. Gravityalone is femewhat too dark a colour to be called the light of a mans countenance, but put a little chearful- nefs to ir, and there's nothing mote beautiful an d taking in t he eye of the wife.T'bat can better becomea Magiffrate,then a Grave, cbearfulnefs,or a cbearful Gravity ? Fourthly , The light: of a mans countenance is that boldness and confidenceoffpirit which appears and (lines much in the face,. when the confcience is clear,and all's well within. A guilty perfbn path a dark countenance, nor dares he (how, his head : bttt light breaks out as from the eye-lidsof the morning, from his eyes,who is full of innocency and integrity.Thus'cis laid of Ste- phen the protomartyr(Aft, 6,15.)Aß that fat in the Council,look- Ing fledf411y on him, law his faceas tt badbeen theface ofan An- gel ; not that an Angel lath a viable face, but 'Lis phrafed fo to note excellent beauty ; Stephen had not thedatk'or ga(hly appear- ance of a guilty confcience in his face , but the fweetnefs and light of his countenanceprefented the innocencyof his caufe, and printed (as it were) a legible not guilty inhis very look(. And as innocency call-alight upon the countenance of that blefl'ed pr i.. loner at the Isart ; fo in grity cauCech a light to thine from the countenance of anyJudge Om the Bench, or Prince upon the Throne. This, yea, all thefe ingredients, favour, chearfulnefs, gravity, integricy,madeup the light of fobs countenance;of which he faith, (which is the fecond thing to beopened in this fenrence) that they (meaning the people) did not call it down ; that is, they didnot abufe my favour, nor difapprove my chearfulnefs, they did nothing either to grieve meor to (lameme. The coun- tenance of a man is caff down two wayes. - Firfl, with forrow ; fecondly, with flame; and both two wayes;firff, with shame and forrow for what others have done a mitre ; fecondly,for what we our felves have done amiiirea:efpccially when having done arni(lei vve
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