A second use is,1 for exhortation. O labour to see and behold this God. Is there a God, and wilt thou not give him a good look? Oh, pass by all the Rivers, till thou come to the spring head; wade through all creatures, until thou art drowned, plunged, and swallowed up with God. When thou seest the Heavens, say, where is that great Builder that made this? when thou hearest of mutations of Kingdoms, say, where is the Lord of Hosts, the great Captain of these armies? when thou tastest sweetness in the Creature or in Gods ordinances, say, where is sweetness it self, beauty it self? where is the Sea of these drops, the Sun of these beams? Oh that men saw this God; its heaven to behold him: thou art then in a corner of hell, that canst not, dost not see him, and yet what is less known than ⟨p. 14⟩God. Methinks when men hear there is a God about them, they should lye grovelling in the dust because of his glory: If men did see him, they would speak of him; who speaks of God? Nay men cannot speak to God; but as beggars have learned to cant, so, many a man to pray. Oh men see not God in prayer, therefore they cannot speak to God by prayer. Men sin, and God frowns, (which makes the devils to quake;) yet mens hearts shake not, because they see him not.
A second use is,1 for exhortation. O labour to see and behold this God. Is there a God, and wilt thou not give him a good looke? Oh, passe by all the Rivers, till thou come to the spring head; wade through all creatures, untill thou art drowned, plunged, and swallowed up with God. When thou seest the Heavens, say, where is that great Builder that made this? when thou hearest of mutations of Kingdomes, say, where is the Lord of Hosts, the great Captaine of these armies? when thou tastest sweetnes in the Creature or in Gods ordinances, say, where is sweetnesse it selfe, beauty it selfe? where is the Sea of these drops, the Sun of these beames? Oh that men saw this God; its heaven to behold him: thou art then in a corner of hell, that canst not, dost not see him, and yet what is lesse knowne than ⟨p. 14⟩God. Methinks when men heare there is a God about them, they should lye groveling in the dust because of his glory: If men did see him, they would speak of him; who speakes of God? Nay men cannot speake to God; but as beggers have learned to cant, so, many a man to pray. Oh men see not God in prayer, therefore they cannot speake to God by prayer. Men sin, and God frownes, (which makes the devils to quake;) yet mens hearts shake not, because they see him not.
- 1Use 2.Vse 2.
