476 Chap. 3r. An Expojtion upon the Book! of J o a. Vet-fag. Juftifie us ; fo he is our Clothing to cover our finguiltineffe. Secondly in his graces to Sanclifie us ; fo he is our cloathing not properly to cover, but to cleanfe us from our fin- filthinefie and pollution. (Eph. 4. 24.) Tut on tke newman ; that is, Chrift .. in his Graces, or the Graces of Jefus Chrift. ( Colof. 3. I2.)'Pue on as the eleFt of Clod bowels ofmercy, loving kindnefe, htsmilitie,. &c. Here's clothing indeed ; and remember howmuch foever you areclothed, you will perifh for want of Clothing, unleffe you be clothed with Chrifl;,both to Juftifie and to Sanâifie you. Remember that warning of Chrift to the Church ofLaodicea ( Rev. 3. 18, ) I counfelthee to buy ofmegold tried in thefire, that thou mayeft be rich, andwhite raiment that thou mayeft be Ilea- thed. IfI (faith Sob) have feene any perifhfor want ofClothing, Or any porre without covering. Confider both in this and the former part of the verfe, how univerfally yob fpeakes ; he doth not fay, ifI have feene this or that man perifh for want of Clothing, but, ifIleave feene any pe- rilkfor want of (loathing, or any poore without Covering. Againe Whereas ?ob laidbefore, if havefeene any perifh for want of Clothing ; he faith here, ifIbavefeene any poore without covering : though they were not ready to perifh for want, yet if they being poore wanted, or were without a covering, he gave r110:1 pe i- these where- with-all to cover them. And poffibly, this covering n;C,,,,: a , vo in the latter part ofthe verfe may be extended further then dos - sazio operan. thing in the former part of ir. A houle is acovering as wel as a garment. And the poore many times are naked not only of cioathes, but of houles, they have not ahoule, nor a hole in a houle to hide their heads in. We may well fuppofe Sobs charity fo large, that when he law the poore want any thingneedful( for them, whether cloathing or houfing to cover them, he provided for them, and did not Puffer them to be naked, eyther cloathl.effe or harborieffe ; he did not let them lye in the flreetes or open ayre, but gave them convenient fhelter from the in;uryof the weather, Chrift, who endured more then all tftiietions for our fakes, endured this alto in particular ; Thefoxes have holes ( faith he, Math. 8. 20. ) and the birds havehefts, bat the Son ofman bath not whereon to lay his head. Chrift was pore without this covering : And foare many poore at this day , who find not a 7c,6 to give them a covering, Further,.
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