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

Thirdly, In that Elihu makes promise of these outward things, to the choice servants of God, whose ears are open to attend unto him;

Thirdly, In that Elihu makes promise of these outward things, to the choyce servants of God, whose ears are open to attend unto him;

Note; Even outward mercies, and a full Portion of outward mercies, fall sometimes to the share of the faithful servants of God in this World.

Note; Even outward mercies, and a full Portion of outward mercies, fall somtimes to the share of the faithful servants of God in this World.

Though such are not of this World, much less are servants to the World, yet God can make the wo•ld serve them with its best, and give them a full portion of the World, though the World be not their portion. The servants of God would not take all the World, if it were offered them, for their portion, no not a thousand Worlds, considering what a perishing thing this World is, and that at best it is but a finite thing; I say, a servant of God would not take all the World, at the hand of God, for his portion, though he is thankful for any thing, for a little of it, and unworthy of any, the least, part of it. Howbeit, many times God gives a large portion of this World to his people, and that which he sets upon their Table, that is, outward good, is full of fatness. Indeed some of the choice servants of God have been afraid when they have seen much of the World come in, least God should put them off with such worldly things; when their Table hath been full of fatness and dainties, when they have had Houses and Lands, Gold and Silver plenty, they have been troubled, least God should say to them, There is your All. It is said of Luther, when he had a considerable present sent him from a great Prince (the Duke of Saxony, as I remember) this came upon his heart, I hope God will not put me off with these things, with gifts from Princes; I shall be hungry as long as I live, if I have nothing to feed upon but