52.2 Chap. 3 An. Expofttion upon the Beoke of Jo a. Verf.24, they who make it their hope, will quickly make it their confi- dence, which is a further bight of this fin , renounced expreffely by rob in the next words. or have Paid to the fcnegold,Thouart my confidence. But is gold to be fpoken with or fpoken to ?It feemes the heart hash a tongue, it fpeakes to Gold. As the foole kath Paid in his heart there re no god (PIal. 14. 1.) So in his heart he faith, gold is his god , while he faith in his heart it is his confidence. Mc worldly men fay this in their heart only ( there are but few fo wicked as openly to profeffewith their mouthes that gold is their confidence) Yea many who profeffe highly that God is their confidence, will be found upon fearch to makegold their confi- dence. If1( faith 7eb )have fayd ( with heart or tongue) to thefine nld, &c. As gold is the fineft metal!, fo there is Come gold more fine then other gold. Some gold is nothing but gold, it bath not the !eltt droffe or alloy in it. Gold is ufually minted out with an Alloy. 7,b had noconfidence in fine , none in the fineft gold. 713,47 or rti The Septuagint render , If1 have trailed in the precioue }gone; xex6t As if in the former part ofthe verfe he had difclaimedhis hope w°iwa s, in la- ingold, and here in gemmes. But it is better to keepe to our tran- pidepretiofo f- fation. The word fignifying gold of thehighef price; from this rteba n. wordwe have that title ofCome ofthe Pfalmes, Niehaus, a gol C7"r'in (ngula- den Pfalme. IfIhave fayd to the finegold, Thouart ris Jpecies auri elt vel edam my confidence. fgnatum ata fculprum & Confidence is the higheft ac`.t offaith ; what we confide in we ronvenit cum fettle upon. Confidence is the fulleit reft of the foule. An ara of 1k1ä dim dium Scult: recumbence gives fome rea to the foule, but confidence is the fe- n= notatft cureft ret ofthe foule.Somuch the word here implyes,even fuch duels fienda aconfluence as leaves not fo much as a jealous thought in the anenturtt ; id in mind. Thus David confeffeth(Pfal.30.6.) In my prefJ:eritie Ifayd qua arp;ef tt (e- Fall never be moved,Lordby thyfavour thou haft made mymoun- animus suxst ep. Caine to(landfirong.The rich man was rifen up to this confidence while he fayd ( Luke 12. 19 . )Soule thou haft machgoods laidup for many yeares, take thine cafe, eat, drinke, andbe merry. Then we have made gold or the things of the world our confidence, when
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