_ 56$ eJVlagfergreenhapns Tqadìngs Verte to8. O Lord I6efiech theaccept thefreeofring ofmy mouth,andteach me thy judge_ ment,. NOw the Prophet prayethfor the dearer vnderflanding ofGods word. This is thenhis principall,which here is fet downe more plaine. Themeaning therfóre of thisverte is: the I maythusbe quickned,deare myiudgment,that I may feehow thou dealea withthy feruants, Simile that I may hone comfort in thy promifes. As theayrebeing troubledtheweather isdarkened: Theminde di- (tithe mindsofmanbeingtroubled with ignorance,fìormes,mills and Bondesoftemptations, (tempered. is much diaempered. Wherefore he prayethagain('thefe, port. r 7. 7. Shame the tightofthy countenance upon thyferuant, and teach me thyiatutea. Where wemaylee, how afflictionshid hiddenas it were the countenanceof God ;; (hewing alfo,that theface and faucet ofGod reth innothing fomuch,as in thetrue vnderaandingof his word. And port. S. 8. The earthO Lord is full ofthymercies,teach methyfatutes. Pour. z. verte4. Blejfedart thou OLord, teach me thyflatutes. WhereasGod is good, heereuealeth it innothingmore,thenin thispure vnder- (landing. OLord,acceptmy freeoffrings,&jc.As ifthe man ofGod (hould fay.This isone thing,where_ ore. ontoI will giueosiermyfelfe,euento fee how thoudochpunifh the wicked ,andcondubleft thy .:ÿthat children. So that we mualearne,thatasitisneceffarietovndcraand thelaw and thegofpell,fo tbau mayen isle requifite to difcerneGods indgements.For as wecannotlearnethe one withoutobferuing feeharo Gad., ofGods merciotfo wecannotattaine to the other,without markinghis vengeance. We mua fee proceedeth alwaies,by the peculiar teachingof Gods(pith , how the Lorde ptsniflerh in ssfiicc,andyet in vvjth hj, mercy; inwrathand etinloue;inrigour andhattedofourfinne,humblingvswithonehand;in children, in ittie&com affrontoour faluation,comfertin vs with theother hand. Wee fee thenhow the the vvorke P P $ oftheiefal- Prophetprayeth both to fee them, and to marke them:wee neede teach this often, becaufevvee Nation. dreame fomuchoffatall necelïìtie,andof the connexionsofnaturallcaufes, otelsbecaufe wee cannot difcerne betweene the crones of the godlie and the vngodlie:fo that as the wifemifaith, Ecdel.9.z. Allthings comealtee toallmens andthefameconkttoni, totheMil andto themjcked, to thegoodandtothepure,& to thepolluted,and tohim thatfacri ficeth,and tohim thatfacrifrceth not: asi, thegood,fois thefinnerhe that fineareth,ashethatfeareth or reuerencethanoath. Thisis thena fingular giftofGod to difckme,howbythefelfe-fame incases the Lord both humbled.* thegood,and ouetthroweth the wicked. The meaning thenofthe'manof Godbriefiie is , O Lordglue mce a right judgement inthy » indgements,that I may fee how thou tauon thy children, andpuniaxa thine enemies,otherwife f) Ifhall neuer difcerne this. Accept thefree ofrings,drc. We muamarke,how there things areioyned together,this is thething,for whichl facrifice,the thing lwifh,Idefire andpray for,and thereforeO Lord accept it. The man ofGod alludeth here Prayer and tofacrifices,and fheweth,that the Lord is delighted with no facrifice more,then with prayer and tAanke(g`amg thanker - iuin For all otherfacrificesinthetimeofthelaw,asthefla in ofgentes andkillin be/tSacrificer. $ n flayi g $ ofbullocks,tendedto there two,as appearethPfal.yo. r4. Offer visto Godprasfe, andpay thyvow to themoll high:andin the 2 2.verf. He that ofereth vetomepraifefüallglcrsfe me,&c. In which placesthe Lord (heweth,that he hadordained the other facrthces, astemporal) meanes to the e- ternallvfeofthankefgiuing: for fo the Lord dealt with them,as with childree,leadingshcmmit wereby the hand,by temporalithings to eternal). Pfal. 541.2. theProphet faith:Let myprayer bediretled in thyfght,as incenfe, and the liftingvp ofmine hand, asan eveningfacriffce. Where be fheweth alludingto the facrifices,that as a tweet (Mel is pleatant onto man : lo is the facrifice ofprayer fragrant voto the Lord. This is thefacrificeeuery day tobeoffresi, la] entiónedinMa- lachie t. r r.where the Prophet,or rather the Lordrebuking the Prielis for their corrupt ()filings, faith: Frm therifingvpofthe Sunne,tothe going donneof thefärs;e, my name isgreat cmcrgthe Gentiles,and inmirkplace,incenfefhall beofreádvnto.mrname;& apureofring, &c. Hereby the altar and facri five, theProphet meaneth the. fpiritualfferuice of God , whic h fhould be un- der the gofpell, when an end (hould be trade to allthelegallceremonies byChrtllsoccise faeriFee. TheteforeHeb.r3.t 5. Let vsby him ofer.thefacrrfcecfprarfeáhaiestoGad,thatis, thefruitofour lors,nbich confeffe his rame,&c. It is good to rote this plainand tbaokefgiuing, which
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