29$ Chwtz. 3 i. fin ExpOfctian upon the Booke 0f J o a. Verf,r, of the fle(h through theSpirit, by the exercife offaith upon the croffe or death and fufferings ofour Lord fefus. When Carnal concupicence is thus killed and call out, the right eye is plucked out, the very eye of the body is then pluckedout fpiritually, and ( while this worke of mortification is kept up and carried on ) the eye (hall no moreoffend us, that is, (hall not caule us to of- fend. This is, the proper eífeft of making a Covenant with the eye. The Lord protrufeth (Hof. z. 18. ) that he will make.; a Co. venantfor hispeople with the beafis of thefield ; And while a god- ly man makes acovenant with his eyes,he makes a covenant with the beafts of his body ; What are the eyes and all other fenfìtive faculties but beafts, compared with thofe more noble faculties of fpirituall reafon and underftanding ? And unleffe thole beafts are bound to their good behaviour, what with their vanity and trea- chery,what with their lightnes and importunity, they will breake the bounds of chaftity and modefty, and make the heart of man a thorcugh.fare, and his body a very Brethelhoufeofuncleane- neffe. 7alerrchus the Lochrian Law.giver,appoyrred the pulling out ofthe eyes for the punifhment of thole whohad committed adultery And furely the heft way to pro enr Adultery, is in the Scripture !ence, here intended,to plucks out our eyes ; that is, as 706 here did tomake a covenant with them, I ( faith he) have suade a Covenant withmine eres. Fifthly, Obferve; 7hat finmay be avoyded, wee muff avoyd whatfoever leads to. or cccafians it, As this caufed.7ob to covenant ftrongly with his eyes, fo it cau(ed David to pray earneftly about his eyes, ( Pfad. 119. 37) 7-urne away mine eyes ( or as the Hebrewmay be rendred, make them,to paffe ) frcrJ behrddingvanity. The eye is apt to make a Rand er fixe it (elfe, when we come in view of an enfnaring ob- };Et therefore 'tis our duty to haften,it away, or to pray that God would make it paffe off from it. 7ofeph did not only not hearken to his Adulterous Miftreffe to lie with her,but he would not fo much as be withher, he avoyded her company (Gen. 39. io.) He that feareth burning muff take heed of playing with fire ; He that feareth drownirgmuff keepe out ofdeepe waters. He that feareth the plague muff not goe into an infected houle. Would
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