56 Pricing of Chriff. Chrifi a fweet rellifh. telling him yofeph- is yet alive, and he is Governour over all the land of Egypt. yacobs heart fainted', for- he 1 belee- vect them not, afterwards beleeving, he much-rejoyced; but now, not beleeving, his heart fainted. Thus man hearing of Chrifis life and kingdome , hearing him preached in the Gofpell, as the Author of life, and King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, hearing great and glorious things fpoken,i of Chrift, and his heart fainting, his foule fad, dull, troú- bled; andnot folaced with it, that manbeleeves not, for the foule isfilled withal ioy in beleeving, 4Vtncofpre- Where is our pricing of Chrift ?- He that cloth not re cing t,hrüt, Joyce in Chrift comming in the Gofpell, bath a very low efleeme of Chrift : The- Spoufe had a high efteeme of Chrift furpafling all- creatures, and her foule was- ravifhed with love- to him, and with joy in him : The Merchant in the parable prized the- pearle above all that he had, and as he highly prized it, fo he was glad when he found it Did we prize Chrift as the hungry prizeth food, the ficke health, the captive liberty, the rich his treafure, the King his crowns ; we could not but rejoyce iii Chrifis com- ming, as-people in a famine rejoyce in the commingofthe harveft, ficke men in refloration ofhealth, captives in aju- bike, and the rich in his treafure ; the true valuing of Chrift makes his comming in the Gofpell matter of more rejoycing, then the comming of all the fulneffe of the world. 5.4Vanc of re.. Where is our tafle and rellifh , our fence and feeling of liming Chrift. Chrift, if we rejoyce not in Chrift comming in the Gof- pell ; the tafle of wine rejoyceth the thirfty, the tafle of meat rejoyceth the hungry : HethathathnojòyinChrift, . bath no tafte of Chrift ; Chrift is not unto him as Ifaackr venifon was tohim, kfavoury meat which hiefoule loved. The things ofGod arc unfavouryunto fuch ;but thefouie which cloth rellifh Chrifl, which taftethhow good Chrift is, cloth abundantly rejoyce iri Chrift ; to him Chrifis good oynt-,.I menu,- his faving gifts and graces,_are favory are tailed, perceived, felt, like good oyntments, with great joy and re vivement ofheart ; and his name is as an oyntment powred forth-. 1
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