on then9.PJalme. 1z I in faith andtrue religion. Then ifmen obie& : Will you nothaue men tobe merrie?Yes, but yet with the word, otherwife their mirth is finne. The wantof this fheweth that men dos nottheir duties withcheerefulnes,wbich thing is threatned inDeut.28.47. Verf.SS.Ibaaeremembred thy name,O Lord,in the night,and bane kept thy Inv Sin another place,the name ofGod is a(trong tower : tothe former meaner he ad- deth this ofprayer,to thew that withoutthis the otherare unprofitable. In the night: Firft,that is,continually,becaufe in the dayalto. Secondly,and fimply,becaufeheeauoy- ded the plaufeof men. Thirdly,cheerefully, becaufe theheauines ofnatural( Ileepe' could notouercome him. All tiefe (hewthathe was wholy giuen to theword: as wee leemen of the world will takefomepart of thenight to their delights.And inthat he didkeepe Gods teftimonies in the night,he fheweth that hewas thefaine in fecret,that he was in the light: whereby he condemned allthofe that will couer theirwickedneflè with the darke. Let vs examine our (élues whether we haue broken our Ileepes tocall vponGod, as we haveto fulfill our plealores. All there meaner did theProphet vfe tokeepshim from falling by the reprochofthe wicked 5 which wealto muff vfe ifwewill ouercome it. Verf. S6: Thisshadbecanfe Ikept thyprecepts. AS Goddoth poni(h finne by fnne;fodothhereward goodnes with goodnes:as that, Tohim that bathitJl all begiuen, Matth.a 3 , for the Lord crowneth his ownegifts : fo that ifthere be in vsa loneofGods avord, this beginningwill God increafe andblelle, fo thatriuers ofwater (hall flowfrom him, I015.7. and the little lumpe of kauen (hall fower the whole. If thoubewicked,God will punifh one finnewith another, as inSail. So 1)amid, when he was not thankfull forhis tieep,he fell toadulterie, whichwaspunished with mintier. But ifwebethankfull for that we haue,we (hall haue more. This then is the caufe that we haue no moemercies, becaufewevfenot themwell which thehaue : for ifwoe couldopen our mooches wide,we fhould befilled,Plàl.8 t. PORTION. 8. Verf.57. O Lord,thou artmyportion,Ihaste determined tokeepe thy words. Erethe manofGod protefteththat the Lord is his portion ; and he further faith,that hewill keepe Gods commandements. All will fay that God is their pottion,and that theirchiefe delre is tobe in his fauour : but Dauid feuereth himfelfe fromothers, when he faith,that be willkeepe the commandements. And hereby he is affured thattheLord is hisportion, becaufe he maketh his word lis chide defire. We(ball then-knowthatwe rnakeGod our poetion, avisen wehaue tisis delight toheare,&c. theword : and thofe that haue not a delight in theword, they make not God their portion. The likePaying is part i 5.verf.2. Let vs then alwaies examine and trie ourhearts toGodward by. theword : ifwee fay that he is mercifull,th'en letvs fee ifwe beleeue his promifes : ifthat he isiuft,then that we beleeue his threatnings.- Thus if wecan lit the word aloft,it is a lureargument thatwee haue made God ourportion. A- gaine,ifwee can begrieued,when neitherpromifesnor threatnings can afferiivs andwee are defirous thatthey might : thisfheweth that wehaue a longingdelre tohaue God our portion. Ihauedetermined. Dauidwas fullyrefolued ofthis: for hehad duly confideredal things, and therefore inwifedomemadehis choice, and 'lathmadeafultresolution. Many haue fucb motions by (tarts, as the couetous man, the adulterer, &c.but itpaflèth away, and therforethey thew thatthey haue not madeGodtbeirportion;for iftheyhad, thenwould they haue this refolutepurpoic. Y 3 Verf..s8.
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