228 Commentary upon the G4e1 Chap.6. rrray lay hold on eternall lip, z Titn. 6. 19. There (hall be fl4- biltty of thy times , ttrength, falvation,, wifdome and know- ledge : for the fear of the Lord (hall be his tre4.fure, 3 3. 6. Verfe 2I For wixre your treafure ls, &c.] i, e. Where your chief happinefìeis, there your affections will be fetled; Where thecarcafe is, there will the Eagles be alto. Beetles delight in }muck-hils: but Chrifls Eaglesare never in their pride, till fartheft Ephel.z 6, offfrom the earth : they are Paid ( even here ) to be`fet together Witharil) in heavenly places. The Church in the Canticles, bath znc.?a this given her for an high commendation, Thatthe had a nofe liés Titkrn.uus ir: the tower ofLebanon, Si ver6orunaficiern t et7ernass, faith an fnter- 3qa sm' }rater, grid,poterit magic dici ridicralum ? The words at ñrft fight teem foinewhat ftrange : for what fo great a praife is it, to have a nofe like a tower? But by this exprcffion is notably fet firth that fpirìtuall fagacity and tharpneffe of final}, whereby the Saints re. fent and favour the things above, being carried after Chrift the truecarcafe, with unfoeakable defire and delight. The earthly- tal.s7,r4, siinded,that have their belliesfilled withgads hid treafre, the trath e'f this world, and take it for their portion; thefehave their heads fo ftuft,and their eyes fo ftopt with the daft of covetoufncfl'e, that they neither fee nor favour heavenly things. As they areof the earth,fo they .Feakofthe earth , andthe earth hear's therm_. As the Crafhopper is bred, livethand death in the fame ground : fo theft' terrigeme (ratres, thcfe muck- minded men, are wholly earth ih their whole coutf. And as the Grafhopperbath wings, but fli- ,eth not : fmetimes.the hoppeth upwardsa little, but falleth to theground agaitï : fo thefe have fore light and fhort motions to godlinefe, when they heara piercing Sermon, or feel a preflìng afflieriot, or fee others fnatcht away by fudden death before them: but this is notofany long continuance, they return to their for- mer worldlineffe.. The devil bath got full pnfiellion of them, as onceof ?raw by this fin, and could a man rip up their hearts, he or4.4.. might finde there fair written, The Godofthi prefent world. He holds his blackhand before theireyes, left thelight of the glori- ous (ofpel fhould thine upon them. We cry,, Q .e -t& earth, earth, Pear the WordoftheLord: but the devil bath made a path way over their hearts, fo that the feed cannot enter., Earth is cold and day, foare earthly -minded men to any holy duty. Earth s§ heavy and burs downward fo do earthly affections. Earth
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=