2.4o A Commentary Ion the Geffel -Chap.6. provided for the neceffity andcomfort of the unreafonable crea- tures ere he ruade them : graft for the beans, and light for all Ii- -oing andmoving creatures, and all for man, for the man in Christ cfpecially. Compare Pfal 8. 4 5. with He6. a, 6,7, &c. and it will appear,thatwhatfoever is fpoken there ofman is applied to Chritl ; and fo is proper to the Saints, by vertue of their union D ótorge his with Chti 1. In which refpeêi, faithone; they are moreglorious domett dorms. then heaven, Angels;or any creature : and (hall thete want food and raiment ? Veilea 7. whichof by inking tkought,ean adde onecudite uxt. hit nature ? ] And as little able are we ( though we take never fo much care and pains) to adde on mite to that dimension of our rRate, which God byhis wifeand powerfi:iliprovidence hash orroa reeov, allotted unto us. Every man (hall have his feature-ma re, his Luk "'QZ- ftint and proportion in his eftate, as well as in his Rature, to the 8,,t, G:n.q. Which he (ball comeand not exceed. All carking care therefore .isbootlef(e andunprofitable. Menmay eat up their hearts thereby; and trouile their kettles Prov. r 5.27. ( what with labour, and what with patriot", a covetous man andhis houRiold never live at hearts -cafe, all is continually ona tumult ofhaRe and hurry ), but cannot adde any thing totheir Rature or eRate, muchL ff: to their Ipirituail growth, which is hereby ,exceedingly hindered and hide -bound a as we fee in the recusant guests,, the rich young Pharifee, and thofe other, that being called to be ChriRs dif cíples, were fo taken up wish the care of their worldly bu- finrffe, that they could finde -tio prçfnt leifure to follow ChriR. Comerplaeeini. Verse 2 8,. Confider the L'llies ofthe pd.] Contemplate them; Cog elate ¡ilia faith Luther: Vnderfaríd them well, filth E-rafo ur : Learn how 4'r. -- theygrow, faith Reza: Hang upon these fair lowers, with the fìúe porno. belie see, tillyouhave fuckt force tweet meditation out of them. 44),&e.' :, c _God is tobe leen and admired in all his wondrous works. A skit- Ball Artificer takes it ill, thathe Pets forth a curious piece, and no G neratiui lld, man looks-at it. There is not a flower in the whole field ( the nee c4'npideno word here rendred Li/lies, fignidieth all forts offlowers) but Pets tat. forth God to us is lively colours. Not to fie bier, isto incur the Scolrer.in exer- eit-E :n. eurfe he bath denouncedagainst filch; as regardnot the work of the Lord, that is, the firfl making, Neither ce,;i7d,r the operation of Tr,.4.,z. his hands, that is, the wit: difoofìngof his creatures, for our be- es ?aincd. boot and beu:Eir. A godly Aoci:r,t bci,gasked by a profane Phi- 'l,' fop`'er,
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