An Expojition, with Notes 9.1 I. The fame word is ufed for bounty; and this word.fimpltcity is fo often put for bof!.nty, to Chew, I. That it mufr come from the free and Gngle motion of our hearts; as they that give fparingly, give with an hand halfjbut, and an heart halfwilling, that is, not }imply, with anative and free motion. :1. That wemufr not give deceitfully,as ferving our ownends,or with another-intent then our , bounty feemeth to hold forth : So Godgivesjimply, that is, as Da- :. Sam.7.~. videxprelfeth it/According to his oWn heart. [Anduphraidethn~ man,] Here he reproveth another ufual blemifh of -mans bouncy, "' H~c bcneficii which is to upbraid others with what th~y have done for them; inter duos lex and that eateth out all the worthof a kmdnefs: the * Laws of eft. , _a't cr obli J courtefie requiring, that the receiver fhould remember, and the v_z[.Jlcz 4cbet d 1 a~ giverforget ~ Bu~ Godupbraidethnot. But youwill fay, What t1 atrm a let . h . h f h r. 11l . · . accepti ~unts t e meanmg t en o t o1e Expor.u atzons. concermng mercies quttm. Sen; received;> and why is it faid, Mat. I 1.20. Then he began to up– de benijiciis. braid the Cities,in which many ofhis mighty wor~sWere aone? Be· eau re of this objeCl:iGn, fome expound this claufe one way, fome another; fome fuppofe it implyeth, he cloth not giveproudly, as men ufe to do, upbraiding thofe that receive with their words or looi<s: So God upbraideth not, that is, doth.not difdainfully rejea: the asker, _or twit him with his unworthinefs; or doth not refufe, becaufe ofprefem failings, or former infirmities. But I think,it ra– ther noteth Gods indefatigablenefs to -do good: Ask as oft as you will; he uphraidethyou not with the frequency of your acceffes to him: He cloth not twit us with askjng, though he twitteth us with theabufe of what we have received upon asking. He doth upbraid, not to begrudg his own bounty, but to bringus toafenfe of our fhame, and to make us own our ingratitude. [And it foal! be given him.] Befides the nature ofGod, here he urgeth a pro– ri1ife, Let him ask_ofGod,and it fh_all be given him. The defcrip– tiom ofGodhelp us to form right tho~tghts ofhim;and thep_romijf, to fallen upon him byafure truft. The Notes are thefe : Ohfcrvat. I. 1. Th~t all men a-l'e concluded and jbut up under an eftate o.fi lacking : [Ifany ofyou] This fuppojition, as we Lhewed before, is an univerfol affirmative : Gods wifdom fuffereth the creatures to lack, becaufedependance begettethobfervanr:e; Ifwe were not forced to hang upon heave~, and live upon the continued fupplies of God, we wo1.:1ld not care for him : We fee thisJ the lefs fenfible - .. -- - -- - ·---·--- -- - -- -·-- !!l.CD
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