The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

Finally which brings us home to the text, to keep our eye intentively fixed on him not to understand his looks only as before but to return our own intimate acquaintance; when such friends meet, it is much expressed, and improved by the eye, by a reciprocation of glances, or (which speaks more inwardness) more fixed views; when their eyes do even feed and feast upon each other. This we should endeavour to be as in a continual interview with God.

Finally which brings us home to the text, to keep our eye intentively fixed on him not to understand his looks only as before but to return our own intimate acquaintance; when such friends meet, it is much exprest, and improv'd by the eye, by a reciprocation of glances, or (which speaks more inwardness) more fixed views; when their eyes do even feed and feast upon each other. This we should endeavour to be as in a continual interview with God.

How frequent mention have we of the fixed posture of his eye towards Saints. To ⟨p. 305⟩this man will I look; I have found out, q. d. that which shall be ever the delight of mine eye, do not divert me. Towards him I will look. What he speaks of the material Temple is ultimately to be referred to that which is typified, his Church, ¹his Saints, united with his Christ, mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually, ²and elsewhere,³ He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, He cannot (admirable grace) allow himself to look off, to turn aside his eye. And he seems impatient of the aversion of theirs,⁴ Let me see thy countenance (saith he) for it is comely.