The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

The Lord in this work of his, and in this heavy withdrawing himself, he turns away his face, and looks another way, deprives him of the enjoying of the sweetness of his fellowship which formerly he had: Jonah 2.4. Jonah was a good and a gracious man, though he was a strange man, as one observes, yet when the Lord had dealt something strangely with him, and cast him into the sea, a whale receives him; and when he was swallowed up of the whale, he was then swallowed up of a greater grief; for God had taken away the sweetness of his love from him: therefore saith he, I am cast out of thy sight, he would play the run away with God, and would go to Tarsus; therefore God casts him out of his sight to his own apprehension: therefore saith he I am cast out of thy presence this was only in regard of the sense and sweetness of Gods love and favour: this you may see in the example of David, Psalm 31.22. I said in my haste, I am cast out of thy sight; as no question but Jonah prayed in the whales belly, and said, Lord pardon my sin, and forgive my transgressions; no, saith the Lord, get you down to Tarsus: so David prayed, and cried earnestly saying, not smile of thy favour Lord; no, saith the Lord, and he looked another way, yet thou heardest the voice of my prayer: and so Jonah, yet will I look towards thy holy Temple; he looked to mercy whiles his eyes and his heart and all failed; so that faith may well stand, even there ⟨p. 273⟩where there is no sense at all.

The Lord in this worke of his, and in this heavie withdrawing himselfe, he turnes away his face, and lookes another way, deprives him of the injoying of the sweetnesse of his fellowship which formerly hee had: Ionah 2.4. Ionah was a good and a gratious man, though he was a strange man, as one observes, yet when the Lord had dealt something strangely with him, and cast him into the sea, a whale receives him; and when hee was swallowed up of the whale, he was then swallowed up of a greater griefe; for God had taken away the sweetnesse of his love from him: therefore saith he, I am cast out of thy sight, hee would play the runne away with God, and would goe to Tarsus; therefore God casts him out of his sight to his owne apprehension: therefore saith hee I am cast out of thy presence this was onely in regard of the sense and sweetnesse of Gods love and favour: this you may see in the example of David,