And as God is there present, so observe the expressions of his especial presence; he is said to dwell there, Psal. 76. 2. In Salem is his Tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion: Now it is good keeping house with God. You are his house, saith the Apostle; the Church of God is his house, and it is good to be in Gods house. But though it be his dwelling, Is it a dwelling that is lovely to him? Yes, for it is that his soul desires to be in; as if so be God counted it a kind of honour (as we may speak with holy reverence) to have such a habitation; Psal. 132. 14. Here will I dwell, for I have desired it: as if he should say, If I might have but a dwelling among my people, I desire no better habitation in the world. Now you that are fain to be put into mean holes for your dwellings, if you may be with Gods people, do not think it much, for God dwells there, and desires no better habitation: It is strange that God that hath Heaven to be his habitation, should desire to dwell with his people, yet says he, I desire to dwell there, and I will dwell there.
And as God is there present, so observe the expressions of his especial presence; he is said to dwell there, Psal. 76. 2. In Salem is his Tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion: Now it is good keeping house with God. You are his house, saith the Apostle; the Church of God is his house, and it is good to be in Gods house. But though it be his dwelling, Is it a dwelling that is lovely to him? Yes, for it is that his soul desires to be in; as if so be God counted it a kinde of honor (as we may speak with holy reverence) to have such a habitation; Psal. 132. 14. Here will I dwell, for I have desired it: as if he should say, If I might have but a dwelling among my people, I desire no better habitation in the world. Now you that are fain to be put into mean holes for your dwellings, if you may be with Gods people, do not think it much, for God dwells there, and desires no better habitation: It is strange that God that hath Heaven to be his habitation, should desire to dwell with his people, yet says he, I desire to dwell there, and I will dwell there.
