An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Thirdly, The Saints grow weary of their lives through the wickedness of other mens lives, not only do their own corruptions burden them, but (which shows the holiness of their hearts more) the corruptions of others. The sinfulness and pollutions of the times and places wherein they live, especially of persons they are related to, makes their lives grievous, and embitters all their comforts. Rebekah that good woman, tells her husband Isaac (Gen. 27.46.) I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth, for if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, What good shall my life do me? The sweetness of my life is gone, if this son miscarry, as his brother hath done before him. The Prophet Jeremiah cries out, O that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people, and go from them; What made him so weary of living among them? (and that was but a step on this side, being weary of his life.) The next words show us, They be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men (Jer. 9.2.) Better be in a waste wilderness among wild beasts, then in a populous City, among beastly men. 'Tis a part of our complete happiness in heaven, that we shall have no ill neighbours there. They who are evil can take pleasure in those who do evil. But the more holiness any one hath, the more is he burdened with the unholiness of others. And that's the reason why God himself is expressed to be so exceedingly burdened with the sins of men, to be wearied and broken with them, to be laden with them, as a Cart with sheaves, He is infinitely holy. Grieve not the holy Spirit of God (Ephes. 4.30.) The Spirit is so holy, that sin (which is unholiness) ⟨p. 423⟩grieves him presently. And in proportion, look how much any man is more holy then others, by so much is he more afflicted with the impurity of others. As the holy Spirit of God, who is all holy: so the spirits of holy men (who yet have a mixture of sin) cannot but be afflicted with the sins of men.

Thirdly, The Saints grow weary of their lives through the wickednesse of other mens lives, not only doe their own corruptions burthen them, but (which shews the holinesse of their hearts more) the corruptions of others. The sinfulnesse and pollutions of the times and places wherein they live, especially of persons they are related to, makes their lives grievous, and imbitters all their comforts. Rebekah that good woman, tels her husband Isaac (