LJB.VI. . TheYai/eofMtis u. . / 8-ji A ir,hath his colour changed.It is not poffiblea man fl1ould have any longconference with God, and be no whir affect<d. We arellrangers from God, it is nowonder lf our faces be earthly; but he that fets himfelfe apart to God, fl1all finde a kinde of Majelly and awful! refpeCl put upon him, in the mindes ofothers. . ' How did the heart of Mofos ihine withillumination,when his fJcewasrhus lightCome! And ifthe Ae!h of Mofor in this bafe compofition, fo fl1inedby converling with God forty dayes in Sinai;what !hall ourglory be, when clothed with incorruptible bodies,we !hall converfewith him for ever in the highefi Heaven ~ Now his face onely !hone: afterwards the threo Difciples faw all his body lhining. The nature ofa glorified body,the clearerVifion, the immediate prefence of that foumaine ofglory,challenge a f3rre greater refplendence ro our faces,then his. B 0 God, we are conr&nt that our faces be blemifhcd awhile with contempt, a ne! blubbred with teares;how ca" we but {bine with Mofts, whenwe fbJll fee thee more thenMo(<s! The brighrnelfe of Mofts's face relle€ted not upon his own eies;He fuone bright, and knew not ofit :he faw Gods face glorious, he did notthink others had fo feene his.How many have excellent graces,and perceive them not! Our owne fcnfe is an ill judge ofGods favors "" us;Thofethat fiand by,can convin;:e us in that which we deny to our felves.Here below itisenough ifwe can fhine in the eyes ofothers; above,we fhall fhine and know it.Atthisinllam tMofts fees himfdfe fhine : then he needed not. God meant notth3t he fuould more elleemhimfelf, but thot he fhould be more honoured ofthe Ifr•elires: That other glory lhall befor our owne happiC ndfe,and therefore requires our knowledge. . They that did but !land fiill to fee anger in his face; ran away to fee glory init ! Before, they ~adde!ired that Godwould notfpeak to them any more but by M•- fo'; and now that God doth but looke upoh them inMofos,theyare afraid; and yet there was not more difference betwixt the voyces,than the faces ofGod and UJ(ol{t;, Thisfhould have dr•wneIfrael to <J11ofos Co muchthemore, to have foene this impreflion ofDivinity in his flee. That which fhould have comforred,afl!ights them:Yea,A•ron himfdf,th3tbefore tiientup into theMountto foe and fpeakwith God,now is afraid to fee himthat had feene God: Such afe3re there is !n guilrinelfe,fuch confidencdn innocency.'0'h~h the ioul 15 once cleared from ftn,11 fhall run to that gloryw11h )oy,the leafi ghmpfe D whereofnotv apj>ales it,and fends itaway in t~rrour.How could the Ifraelites now cl1t1fe but thinke; How fh•ll we abide to looke God in the face,fince our eyesare dazelc:d with the face of M•fos ! And well maywe frill argue,Ifthe Image of God, which he hath fet in the fiefhy fore-he3d dfauthority,dam us; how fhall we !land before the dreadful! Tribunal! of Heaven~ M oft' marvels to fee Ifrael run awayfrom their Guide,as from their Enemy; •nd lookes back to fee ifhecould difcerne any new C3Ufe ciffeare; and riOt conceiving how his milde face couldaffray them,calls them tq fi•y and retire. Ohmy people,whom doe ye flee~ It is for your fakes that I afcended,fiaid,c3me downe: Behold,here ar< no'armed Levites to llriRe you,ni> Amalekites,no Algyptians to purfue you,no fires and thunders to difrnay you.I have notthat RodofGod E in my hand,which you have feeneto command the Elements: Or ifi had; fo farre' am I from putpofing •ny rigour againfi yc:iti, that 1 now lately have 3ppeafed God tO\Vards you ; •nd loe heie ~he pledges ofhis reconciliation. God fends' me rei yo\1 for good, and doe you runfromyourl:iellfriend ~ Whith<orwill ye goe from me, orwithout me ?~tay andheaiexhe chargeofthat God,fromwhom yecannot flee, They perceive his voyceJhe fame,though his face were tbanged,and are perfwided to fi•y,and return•nd heare him,whom they dare not fee;and now after many doUbtful! paces,approaching nearer,dare tell him h(: WaS grown tO? gl~tiOUS. . .Good Mofos, findmg th3t they durfi not look li.Pon theSun ofhlS_face, clouds lt With 3vayle: €hoofing rather to.hide the work of God in him,then towantoppor-. runtty ofrevealing Gods will io his people. I doe tiotheare him!land upon termd ofreputation; Ifthtre be glory itt my face,Gc:id iiut it ihere;·hewould !tothave placed
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