; 306 'I An Expo{ttion vpon \'"f.'?· \ 1-- - thch:ddm M •nn; tu eau, Mann.1 properly lig/•A fldh.fromhis bones, an-d cote it; Enen fo,for : ~ 1 1 n1fie.hthilt toodc whiCh God g:mc from the thelausfymO'ofourhungryfoulcswirh Chr"{l ! \ · , ciond!i to the people of lfrael, v\·hich for the IctUs this fo~d oflife, \\'C mufi torfakc the dc 1 3 _ , ~ b PCai , S '+ cxccl\cmic of it, is C:.\Jlctl, The b wbuacof hMrefi thing in ~ll the "''odd., though it bee am , 1 c verf 15 , uen. The cfoode oftheflrong, or thejOQde of Anowne Adh;Forthat which we .,,·ill doe for our \ I it:~od.•6. gels . In forme it wa'i!li'<J J Cori.mtkrfeede , and bodies,we inufi doe much more for om· fouh-s. l r~ c~lotl~whire > ia taft~ ir JVM pl~tl{am an~ frPtett'. l2.!!.,rl1.How fl1all we art.ainc .to this true ij>iritu- 1 l HclCWJth,God fed hts 1)(:oplc u1 the wtldcrncs all hunger~ Anfw. le JS \\'ith the hunoer of t: lkut 8.3. 1 40. yc_arcs: to rc~,h ~hem, _Tbtttman /imrhnor · I~1e foul_c >as it is with the hung~r ofthe bodic. l 1 by breade om(J , bw ;;y cmne word tbat proceeIn bodtly hunger be two thmgs: A nrcat Jerh omof themomh of G'od. This is thought to painc in the Homack for w:mt of 1;--ouriflm~cm: 1bee the fJmc ''hire Manna which Is v{f..d in And afhong and carnefl.appctitc, which con- /hops ar this day ; but 1 will not difpute tinucth rill the HomacJ..c be tilled. Euer. fo we : thcrc~t: fccing it is doubtful!. That Manna did fhould fcdr a paine in our hearts, riiing from a i rcprdcnt a more c:<ctllcm food 1and thc:rcfGre fcnfc of the wrath ofGod for our finncs ·And { f •• cor.•o3 l Paul callcth ir,f .Afpiritt!allmeate,bccauiC it rethen we. muft labour to hauca greedy apPcti[e, I prcfented vnw them the ij1iriruall food of the B and earneft Qd ire to be filled with ChriCt cruciJ g Io:1.6". 5 ,, fOulc, Chri!l: Icfnschc true }..1-ann:l_,·!>Thc/ified;:J.ndneucrUcatrcO:till webcfatiarewith j ui"ng Vrudrh.Mc.1medownefromheaum: as wee the merit of his paflion, which only can free vs 1 m:ty fee :Jt brge, loh. 6. And fo in this place from Gods \-\;rath, and fill vs \Nith true ioy.But I by Mannp:, v:c muH: not vndedland the Ma m; a. ·wofull be thefctimes: for there is in mo{l mens of the people of lfrad : But Chri!l himfelfe heam a dcadnc!fe of fpirit, whereby they are the·cruc food of life ctcrnall. HowChrifl: doth made infenGbie of in'-lnrd wams a1.1d mife- :' become vnto vs our fptricuall Manna, and the ries : They arc likcvnto full men thatfcelc no I true food of life, I will lhew by thefe condupairic for want of food. There is indecdc an fions. I. He is this foodc, not in regard of his hu11ger, nay agreedie worme in many after the: doChinc,or ofhis miraclcs,nor yet onely in re· profits:, plcafu:-cs, and honours of this. world: I gard of theblcllings of hisdeath and paffion: but few or none doe hunger after Chrifi. But if But <:;:hri!l bimfC!fc God anfl man is uucfood wee would haue a part "' in rhe.fe.tifl of the .1 Rc,., 19.,. of life as is {hewed at large, lob. ·6. And in I Lambt , wemufi labour to hauc: rh is longing I Chri!l himfclfe arc his death and paflion, and appetite aft Cl' Chri!l: Ifwe be fuU llomackcd, the benefits thereof, foodv nrothcfoulc. I I, we !hall hauc norcfre01ing from his merits. Conclu[. Chritl isthis food,not as he lay in the C Mary faith trudy in her fong, b God jillerh the I b L•<•·ll· m2nger) or as hcc now fcttcth in hcauen at the hJJ"grie withgoodthin_'l/, bnt the rich a"d fullgoe riiht hand of his Father : but as·hefuffered the away emptJ•Which is amofr fcarcfull curfc,whC wrath of God& pangs of hell vpon the crolfc, the loule is d_ebarrcd from the foodc oflifc:But ~\1tl ::tS he died and was buricd:for ourli.fe comchleffed ~trewee if wehuuger after Chrifl andhis . ~r.eth out of Chrills death. I I I. Cone/, He is righttouforffi.' for then wee lha!l be fatisfied: < '"""·>·• this food not in regard of lus godhead: for Chnfi wlll g1uc vnto vs our fill ofthe water of that no crc:nure can receiuc or apply to his life frcely,Rcu.lt.6. iullification, or fantl:ification: but in regard of Secondly, here we may take avicwc-of the his manhood l fubfillmg in the perfon. of the profaoe madneffcofthe world;For though this fonne of God. Chrifls fldh profitcth nothing, bread of life Chri!l Jefus , be the moll cxcd!ct feuercd from the godhead: buryet his bodie& food of all, farre furpafling the Ifraelircs Manblood hauc this vcrtuc, to bee uuc fpir·ituall na,thefood ofAngels; yet irisnothing or lit- \ food, becaufe they arc the fle01 and blood of tie defired, Men are lrke the foolilh Ifraelitcs rh-at pcrfonvvhich is God. I V. ConcJ. Chrift is that had more r('gard to leek.p ;tndonyonJ,andto ' not a bodily food to.be rceciued with the had, thr flefo porsof Egypt, thr>;ro rh, Angrls foode eatrrt \tVtth the mouth, and d1gefled m the whtch Godga11e tbt>mf."omheAUen. They fpcnd fiomackr; buc he is a fpirituail food, to bee re- D thCir wits, and their !lrength, by day and by ceiucd,applyc<l,and digdlcd by faith:And benight that they may fatiate thcmfc!ues with ing fo recciued,he doth preferue the foule vnto the fra1le nches and va1nc plcafures of the ctcnlall life. This faith is that whereby a man wor)d: And yet thcfe men ha.uc thc name to is enabled to belccuc thn Chrill crucifiedis his be the oncly men , whereas mdeed they are . Chri!l. And thus cloth he become our fpirirual prof3.ne Ef~m , a~d .wicked Ifraclites. As I Mant~a, when by rrue faith we atfureour [clues J therefore th1s praCh.fc IS damnable: fo m~fi: that he fi1ffered for our fi.nnc and rofcaoain for weele:uneto detell Jt. And on the comr.atJe, t om dohtcoufneffC'. ~ b fceing Chrifllcfus is the true Manna, our l T/;e-z.fc , ls Chritl cn 1 cified,rhe rruc bread of life,and principall care and dcf:rc m~~ bee to be_ fedde our fpiritu:-.11 Manna? rhen fl1ould we long afthercwith.\i\Te muft_thmkc lt IS a great: d1fg~acc ttr him, with:~ true fpirituall hunger in our vcto Chfifi Iefus, wlHch he cannot endtt.rC\"."Jth1 ry he:~rrs, as truely as any man longeth afier .out ~~ucnge, thlt we ·fllo~Jld haue ldfc regard · meat <!.nd drinkc. When a man is famithcd, for · to ~nn the true ~read o'f hfe, then to Ca{thly · d1e lbyingof hishunger he will pull his ownc foode v··hich penG1cth. \ _~-j ~-- Thirdly,
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