·He4rt~Treajurl; ~~' bldled treafuryof..fpivicual perfetlions ; the 1ni"!IM ar~ foi.d of the Man, is.theman"' and.· 'grace is the 1u(fl) eft r l • · r f quz 1 q· • Ornament of the 10U , every ~ ...an; ts 10 ar taht~ .. - 1 excellent, as he-isreligious,aChriftians great ~ ·~ifq; ejJ, ,eft glory, is, in what be is God-wards:· gta~ qt4Q-Iitus eft cious fouls are truly ptecious. ·and,fuch as are apuel. de,.m., precious in Gods fight ~re hono!lrable, and of lfai.4J·3'4 more Wotth thah the ncheft Pnnces, and lar· . ·geft I\ ingdomes: w_el may theybe the Lords · jew,els, that' have A- treafure of ,tjewtls lockt up in their breafiS': thefe ·precious Sons of Zion are comparable to fine gol_d, thou,g~ Lam. 4 ; 2~ Men dl:eetTh chem as Earthen P1tchers: tts true, they feem .to -be of little)worth to the' · oucward view of acarnal eye, like their dear · Redeemer, of whom ·ds faid by..his defpi.;. lfai.r 3.~fers, he 'hath no form nor comehnefs,. an_d· ..when we thal fee 'him, there ,is no beauty· ·that we fuoulddefire him; fo·cfieSa·intsfeem· fqualid and. fordid, but jf you could' fee all, yot\ would finde them all glc;Jrious within: the .Se-rvants of God are like unto.the Taber– nacle under the :,Law, whofe ··out-fide was Rams skins, Goats hair' and Badgers skins, · . t;; • , courle fiuff, bur--the in{ide was Gold, Silver, , precious fiones; ~and ·curious work~inanfbip . : "' Juft fo ar~-~~ ~aints, com~Jied t~erefore to · the Tents ·of Ktdar,. to the Cu~tatns of So~o. See Aiil/~ ·mrm, Song. 1. s·~ The word ·K-edar doth fig- 'Worth iw \nify b!acknefs, and Xtd~trens (Ifhmatls fecond locum. I Sons pofterity) dwelt in Tents;made .of.hair- . cloath ; thus the Church and particular fouls· are dwelling inTet1ts,ahd through affii&ions, per(ccutions, and many corruptions in thi~ / bowl- .. \ \
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