• \ V p R I G H T N E s. ·men that are .contentious, he puts _t_h_e-fe-· t-w-o ·properties togeth.er; rhey are exceedingcon– ' temious andcovetous,they reckongainego,dlines, bttt thou, faith he, do not fo; .Gut fight thegood fghtqffoith: do not contendwith filch a kinde of contention, and in fitchamanner as theydo: . and againe, :C1itb he; when they lay holdon ~ wealth and preferment, and fuch advantages, do thou lay holduponetermt!!lije. I fay, this was the cafe of the !ewes,they laid hold on fuch benefits as aearnall man is capable of, fuch 'as indeed theyconceivedto comefrom th~ Lords hands onely,and therefore they returned unto him, but they did not lay hold uponGod him– felfe, up ~meternalllife, upon the fpiriwai1 pri– viled~es, and promifes ofgrace, and therefore they returned to him but faii1edly; that is, they did not feeke theface ofGod,that which is requi– red,2Chron.7.I4.lfmy"people httmblethemfelues andJeekemyface :that is, feeke my prefence: this : they did not. . . . Now wirhtho~e that ha;1e f0u 11~ hearts, it is 1 Afound hear- : · not fo, but they feeke the Lord htmfelfej they tedma• fecks h . · d • h 't l I I d thelordhim.. aret us mm ed, t at 1 t 1eymay uue t 1e LfJr 'fdfe. himfelfe, though they be fl:rippedof~1 Il things el fe , they do not much heed it; though they paffe throughevil rcpr)rr,though they lofethcir efiates, let them be put into what conditio~ they can be, yet they are content to haue the Lordalone-fortheir portion, for theylooke on, him as an exceeding great r-eward: as l0ng as they may haue his loue, as 'longas they may X 4 haue
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