- . u~ the 'Epif!<Mf J A! 1'1\ li s. linefs is fuch a gain as bringe~h. drmtentm.e~t -and quiet along w!th it : for I fuppofe that place of the Apofl:le IS parald to ~hat of S G"T lomon, ''Prov. ro. 22.. The bltffing of God makrth ru·h, and he · addeth noforroJV ·\t!~thi.t~ .. · _ · ~ , ' ' 6y z. Refr.elh yot~r he:u~s with the fenfe of your privilc:dges : Yotl that are the people of God ate ·ex_~lted in your great eft .~bafur:'es ; Are you naked? you may be arrayed in fin" lim'len, Revel._I9· 8. - _whichj.s J'JIGfUd!p.tLltL,.thc: righte(;ufnef{es of Jf:·e S~tints; that plural word implieth Jufli{ictttion and SttnUificatiatt: 4!"e yo~ hungry? Gods mountain will yeeld ·you* tt.(eaft of jilt things, ~ .feafl of Wines upon 'the lees Weli refinecl'; .iWinesnn the lee,s are rnf>fr gt~neu,. * I f. 1i. • i' • G• ous and fprightly :. Are yt>\1. ·thirfiy? You haye a 'Well of Water JP ringing up to evcrlafling life ·~ Job. 4· 14- Are youbafe? YOtl have glory, you have a crown.; The Word nfeth th~.fe ex– ·preffions;'to. £hew' that all yout? w~n~s . are ma~e: up by· this, i,~- ward[ttpply• .· :: '~: ·~:.· · ;---'-. ~··r.2.;;;. · ~" - 9· Obferve more particularly, That the greateft abafures, and Obfervat. 9• fujferings for Chrijf,are rl'/1 honour to us: Ail.5 .41. T~ey tejoyced they Were ceunted Worthy tqfuffer foame for hu name; 'Twas an ACl: of Gods grace wput this honour qpon th~m.Well then,Do. not look Npon ·that aS a·judgment which!s ajiiVOftr:·; reproaches fo n Chrift :tre matter of thank.!giving rather then diji:.o'J:Jtent: In-ordinary fufferiogs Gods people have this Comfort, That a.s nothing cometh withor-et merit, fo nothing g9eth away Without profit. But he-re, whacevt..r is done to them js {in honour, and .an high vouch- &fernent .: '0h how happy-,are the pec;>ple of God that can fufftlr nothing ~:.froin- God, er DJ(l:n, out what they may take .comfuvt~L · Verfe 10. But tke ri~h, in that he i;s made low; becaufe ~ t he flower ofth.e g1·a[s hefha/l pajs away• • He -take~h occafionfr~m the former exhortation, which preffed. to rtj~yce in mifcrie-s, to fpeak of the oppofite cafe, profJerity : i<' Some fuppofe ~he words to be an Irony, wherein t·he Apofile dif.;. * Tho. LJY. 1 • covereth his low~( ·nceit of wm:ldly glo!y, all their exaltation u _ . k~mi~iatun); and -ther.,e£or.e· if.. he ~will glory,. let him gl-0ry 4n his v-il~nefs,~ndthe ~fedelinefsbf 'hi~ condition, -thac·s aU ~ they can ?Q~ft of, ~ ~\\! ~njoymenr that may~e(oon loft : ~ut I fupp<_>fe ~s rather attlretl,on, for j:le fpcakechbyway of advtce to the nch · -• K z Chriil:ian
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