An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Thirdly, The mighty men of the earth usually despise those whom God honoureth most. God despiseth not any, but he highly esteemeth his own; whereas the mighty men of the World are apt to despise all, especially his, that is, the Generation of the righteous; they that are nearest to Gods heart, are farthest from theirs. The affections and estimations of the mighty, seldom fall in with, but run cross to Gods, (Psal. 10.3.) He blesseth the Covetous, whom God abhors; that is, he hath a high esteem of those, whom God cannot abide; and he that doth so, will never ⟨p. 174⟩abide those whom God highly esteems, and those least whom God esteems most highly; away (saith he) with those that are so strict in their way, away with them (saith he) that walk in the narrow way. O let such mighty ones as despise these, consider how unlike they are to the mighty God, who despiseth not any, who greatly honoureth these. Michal, Davids Wife, Sauls Daughter, had a piece of this spirit in her; though David was a mighty King, she despised him, only because he was a holy and a zealous King: When she saw how he danced before the Ark, when she saw how he was taken with the things of God, she despised him in her heart, and for that was punished with a barren womb, as long as she lived, (2 Sam. 6.23.) They who act highest in holiness, are always lowest in the thoughts of the unholy.

Thirdly, The mighty men of the earth usually despise those whom God honoureth most. God despiseth not any, but he highly esteemeth his own; whereas the mighty men of the World are apt to despise all, especially his, that is, the Generation of the righteous; they that are nearest to Gods heart, are farthest from theirs. The affections and estimations of the mighty, seldome fall in with, but run cross to Gods, (Psal. 10.3.) He blesseth the Covetous, whom God abhors; that is, he hath a high esteem of those, whom God cannot abide; and he that doth so, will never ⟨p. 174⟩abide those whom God highly esteems, and those least whom God esteems most highly; away (saith he) with those that are so strict in their way, away with them (saith he) that walk in the narrow way. O let such mighty ones as despise these, consider how unlike they are to the mighty God, who despiseth not any, who greatly honoureth these. Michal, Davids Wife, Sauls Daughter, had a piece of this spirit in her; though David was a mighty King, she despised him, only because he was a holy and a zealous King: When she saw how he danced before the Ark, when she saw how he was taken with the things of God, she despised him in her heart, and for that was punished with a barren womb, as long as she lived, (