36 AnExpofitionof the 84. Pfalene. Verf. '5. Thirdly, this fhould ferve as a molt forcible motive to -endeavour,this duty,. which we (hall the rather do, if we ' conider`the motivesinGod, in his properties,his workes, ìi£?Gthtish and.agaúnft-his enemies an what our be- ávióúr iñheaven fhouldbe, wheretò we fhould begin to inureour felves here upon earth. ,Verfe 5. Blefjed is the man whofe fi=rength is in thee,the high wagesare in their heart. 6. Theygoing through the valleyofBacamake it a well. -7. Theygoefrom flrength toftrength, every oneofthem ap- peareth before god inZion. Ére theProphet proceedeth in thecommendation of IL 1 the&lateof Gods people, whom hee loth expreíly affirme to be bleífed, and likewife plainly and particular- ly defcribeth them by their true and certain properties : which areoftwo forts : Firft, they are fuch as are ftrong inxhe Lord. Secondly, they doCncerely and earneffly affec theho- ly wor(hipofGod ; which property ishere fullyexpref- fedby three things, firft, their hearts are fee upon thehigh wayes that lead to the Lords Sanctuary, verte S . Second- ly, theydo couragious and comfortably endure and break through all difficulties in theway, verte 6. They increafe in number and ftrength in their journey, and all of them in troupes appeare before the Lord in Zion, verte7. , For theßrft :,Bieiled is the an wholeftrength isïin thee] Tobee bleffed is to be in an happy eátate, wherein a man enjoyeth the true and Chiefeít good, which is the true God in his fpeciall favour , as Pfal. 144.15. But who do fo? efyífw. Firft, the man:whole ftrength is in the Lord, that is, who reOeth not nor relyeth upon himfelfe but on the Lord, andby him is made ftrong againft 'enemiesboth corporáll and fpirituall, and altoenabled for every gooddu- ty,
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=