616 Chap. 3 t. An Expofìtien upon the rook of JO a. Verf. 30, (Ezek 14. 8.) where the Lord tellshis people that if any of them comingto a Prophet to enquire of him, (hould yet let up I- dols in his heart, and put the ftumblingbloeke of his iniquity be- fore his face, be wouldfit hisface againfi that man, and makehim afagne and a proverb ; The Hebrew is, Iwill give myface again(( him, that is, I will give leave to mywrath and fierce indignation to proceed in full force againft him. The face inScripture figni fies, as love and favour, fowrath and anger, becaufe there is ufu- ally a difcovery or an image ofthefe pallions printed apon and difcernable in the face. Once more, the Prophet 'Daniel fpeakes in this forme ( Chap. 9. 3. ) to Phew how he put out all the powers ofhis foul(' wreftling in prayer withGod, When 1 under- floodby booles the number oftheyeares whereofthe word of the Lord came to 'eremiah the Prophet, that be would accomplifb [eventy yeares in the defolatiens of 7erufalem. Then I fet myface unto the Lord god to feeke by prayers and(applications, with falling and faclZcloth and aflses. The text is, Igave myface, that is,I gave my felfewkoly up to thefe duties of prayer and fatting, I put no re- ftraint no ftop nor checke at all upon my fpirit, but let it goe forthwith all its might, driving and working with God for the accomplifiament of thatgracious promife to and prophecy cons, cerning hiscaptivated people. Thus we fee the force and ufage of the word throughout the Scriptures of the oldTeftamenc;and in this fence we are to un- Dare guttur ad derftand ?obi profeflion here, neither have Ibuffered ( or given) peccandum off my mouth tofin; As ifhe had fayd, my mouth was forward and xeeraijmcu, ready enough, if it might have had leave, or if I would have i pr9 peccare gut- Y ' g surefive ore ven it liberty to have wifbed ill to my enemy, but I did not fuffer ve lingua, qua my mouth to runinto that fin: ,font formanda I grant it is a harder matter not to fuffer the heart to fin, then your rnJlruine "- notto fuffer the mouth to fin, and therefore when lob had fayd few in buccam put ftop upon eft quits quid in the formerverte that he had a his heart, he did venit fine frano more then fay ( which he faithhere) that he had put a ftop upon effondere. his tongue; the motions ofthefettle areleffe in our power then tbofe ofthe body ymembers ; yet to (hew that he was compleate in this point oflove even towards his enemiec,7ob expreffeth it by both. It is ufuall in Scripture to fpeake of that firft which is harden to be done, or not tobe done , and then of that which is eafieft ; making the latter a fagne of the former or making the latter which
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