378 VnRS;9· AnExpojiti~n,withNotn CH~P. I Lord, faith the'Pfalmiff. God gave us thefe pipes and organs for that purpofe; -your breath cannot be better fpem. AaJ 2 • "'· I Whm they fpake with other tongues, tbq JPak_e the wonderful l \\Jork.f ofGod. Well then, Go away and fay, I will b!efs the Lord contitmal!y, hi1 praife fha/1 bealwap in my mQ..uth; Pfa!. 34· '1, \ This is to begin Heaven upon Earth. Some birds ling in Winter, as \ well as in Spring. Sdr up one another, Ephef. 5. 18. as one bird fecteth all the flock a chirping. o/Jforv. 2. z, From that[God, tvm the F~>tther,J that is, ofChrifr, and in him of us ; youhad the fame fpeech Chap. r.• 2 7~ The Note is : We " btefi G()d moft thearfully when we confider him M A Father: . Thoughts of God .as a J udg,cannot be comfortable. Our Medita. · . tions of him are fweer; when we look upon him as" Father in \ t c. aJ'Jt.zcttm' no- Chrill: t The ntw fong and the Hew heart do btft fuit. Every one vum & 1 1Jt.m cannot learn the Lambs n~wfong, Rev. 14. 3· , Praife cometh ·from ho>t·oma eco;.~ ar.· dl he · hf l'k f 1'. ((Jrda t. Aug. us mou "m y, w n Jtcornet rom us 1 e \\later out c. a ;ounin l'falm. \ tain, not l1ke water out of a Still; out of a fenfe of LfJve, not · out of afear ofWrath. Wicked men can howl, though they can– not fing: Ph~raoh in .his mifery could fay, The Lord u righ- -teoU~, · ,Ohfcn.;, 3 • 3-· From that [and therewith we c'!rfc men,J. Tl:efame tong Ne jbou!d not blefs God and curfe men, 'tiS Hypocnhe. Ads of Piety are counterfeited, when ads of Char•ity are negleded ~ Pfa/. 5o. t c. with 19, 20, Verfes: What haft thfm t~ do to tllk.; my Ceve– nant in thy mouth? feeing thougiveft thy mouth to evil, und thy tongue frameth deceit: Thou jpe.r.k!H againft ·thy br-other, and _jlr:mdtreH thine-own motherJ [on, Hypocrites aremofi cenforious, ·but true piety maketh men meek and humble. 'Tis fioryed ofGran– mer, that he never mifcalled a fcrvant, or ufed words of difgrace and contempt to them., Religion begetteth a-grave awe and reve– ·rence: TheScraphim1 nevert'evile, but only praife God: {ude 9. He durft'not bring arailing accufatifJn againfl the Devil. Some are of awicked ttmper, can onely curfe, like dogs, non pro ('tritate, fed pro t·onjuetudine latraiJt,that bark not fo much out offiercenefs n as cufl:om : They know not how topray,t~eir mouths are fo inured ro curfing :tnd evil fpeaking. Others there are that can curfe and bl.efs at the fame time ; They blefs with their mfJuthJ,but thq curfe inwardly, Pfal. 62: 4· Others that curfe and'rail under a pretence of piety and zeal. The evi~~ ~f the J'ongue, where they are .not · rdlrame~
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