Chap. t 6. according to Sr. J o H N. i o5 rows in his face, and iceicles from his lips with continual! weep- ing, &c. But the World fhall rejoyce] The merry creek: ofthe world laugh themfelves fat, and are fo afraid of forrow, that they can never find time tobe ferious ; counting it no fport, unleflè they may have the Devil their play-fellow ; no mirth, but madneffe, novenifon fweet,but that which is bolen. Thefe are forbidden to Eriamf Leta rejoyce in any thing, Hofio.T. But if they do, there r.s fnare or tibi obveniant amnia, iron 41 cord in the fin of the wicked., to brangle their joy with : but the tamers quad righteotysfang and rejoyce, Prov.29.6. Wobe to mirth- mongers,that Leteris.Kibera near, when they fhould fear, Luk.6.25. in Hof.io i. But your furrow (hall be turned into joy] God than. loon give you beauty for afhes, the oyl of gladneffe for the fpirit of heavi- nefle, &c. he (hall turn all your fighing into Pinging all your la- ments into laughter, your fackcloth into filks, your afhes into oyntments, your labs into feat's, your wringing of hands into applaufes, &c. Verfe 21. AWoman when JTie is in travell,&c.] The forrow 'of aSaint is oft compared to that of a travelling woman, Ifa. 26.17. per.6.24, &c. r. In bitterneffe and fharpneflè : which made. Medea fay, that fhe had rather a thoufand times be- (laininbattle, aimiesinbell, then once bring forth childe. 2. In utility, it tends to a birth. perire matlem, 3. In hope andexpeIation,., not only of an end, but alto of fruit. quarn femrt In that there is a certain fet time for both. And Finis edulcat Par"' 1. rcicerman. media. Verfe 22.. Andye noW therefore haveforrow,] No forrow like to that,when wefee not Chrib in his favour. Hehides his love oft, as fofeph did, out of increafement of love ; and then we cannot fee him for crying; as Mary Magdalen could not , the was fo bleared : But whenhe feemeth fartheft from us, his heart is with us : and he mutt needs look thorow the chinkes, as in the Canti- 3 cler, to fee how we do,. as that Martyr expreffeth it. There is a S.al suers in x prefenceofChrift that is fecret,when-he Reins todraw us one wa a to his IP y wìfe and and to drive us another. cant. 5.6. friends. Verfe 23. e.ind in that day yefhall,Stc.]' g.d. Ye ll-Iall be fo exact and foexpert, that you (hall, not need to ask fuch childifh que- lions, as hithertoye have done. This is like that ofthe Prophet,. They fbnll not each man teach his neighbour , fitying , Know the Jer.3I.344 Lord ; for they (ball all know me , from the lea,jl to the greateft. They (ball be all taught of rod. Gathedram in cal(' baba qui. corda.
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