a26 A Commentary upon the GI el Chap.6. ficall vition, with, Oh Whenfhall.l come andappear.befOre god ! And An*.mostntra as the Pi tbenians, when they were befged by Sylla, had their corpora hearts with him without the walls, though their toddies were necefftratifer- vientesirtra held within by force : So theSaints, though detained here for a inures baba. while in afarecountrey, yet their heartsare at home. They go Tunto rterc. thorow the world, as a man whofe 'rode is in adeep finely, or as s, Fatels body one that bath fpeciall hafte of forane weighty bufinefTe ; they won- was at der much howmen can awhile to pick uphicksand ftraws with his fpitit with the cotefans, fo much delight and diligence. The timeufhort (or truf ':d up in- ch3p.z.5. toa narrow fcantling) the task is long, ofkeeping faith and a I Cot 7 29' good confcience; hence they of the world, as :f they ufed it net, '"'"Y as having little leifure to trifle. There's water little enough to terminus naurt- runne in the right chanel, therefore they let none runne betide ; pteí;5.15. butcarefully improve every opportunity, as wife merchants, and care not to-fell ail, to purchafe the pearl ofpr ce. In a witty fenfe ( faith Broughton out ofRabbi Bochai) Kain and eXbel contain in their names advertifements for matter of truc continuance and corruption. 'Cainbetokeneth poffeflion in this world, and Ha- belbetokeneth one humbled in minde, and holding fuch poffeflì- on vain. Such was his off:ring, Cheep- kinde, the gentle[ of all livingbeafts, and therefore the favour ofGod followed him. And theoffering of /Cain wasofthe fruit ofthe earth, as he loved the areugbtenof peffeflion of-thisworld, and the fervice ofthe body (which yet the ten Patti. canhave no continuance) and followed after bodily lulls. There- arches, fore thebleffedGod favoured him nor. Kains chief care was to build Cities, that hearight call his Land after his own Name, Pfal. 49.11. and make his forme, Lord Enoch of Enoch, Not fo the better fort, Abel, Henoch, Noah, Abraham, they were content ?leb;ta.ao' todwell in tents, as looking for a City, Which hath foundations, wholemaker andfounder ù god. Abrahambought a piece ofgrouad, but for buriall only. Ifhnaellhall beget twelve Princes, but with If ac will I eftablifhmy Covenant : and although he grow not fo pial.16.5; great as his brother ( that man of Gods hand, that had hto portion here,) yet he null make reckoning, that the lines arefallen untohim in afairplace, that he bath agoodly heritage. Efesa had his Dukes, and grows a great Magni fico : but facob géts fìrft, the birth -rigl t for amefïe of red, red, which the hungry hunter. required to be fed with, as Camels are fed by calling gobbets into their tnotather ( fo the wordLignifies :) And after this, he gets the blefling by his mothers means. And when Ef u threatened him, and had bolted.. 7)e rufo, rufo illo.Gemz5. Lzgnat, to fwallow at osac,e.
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