1. The Matter what, [Attend upon the Lord] The Greek word for [Attend] in our Copies hath a notable elegance in it. 1. That you may be (b)Fit and ready for Gods Service, That Religion and religious Duties may sit fitly on you, that you may be ready to serve the Lord in Duty or Suffering. A most sweet frame of soul, to be always bent and strung for the Service ⟨p. 6⟩of God. That man is meet for the Masters use, that is prepared unto every good work, 2 Tim. 2.21. How many choice opportunities for instruction, for reproof, for charity, for prayer do we hazard, yea and lose for want of a Soul quick and ready to our duty. 2. That you may be (c)Fix• and settled in his Service. The word intimates such an (d)inseparable cleaving, such a marriage of the mind to the work of God, that we have in hand, as can by no means suffer a divorce. It should be as hard a matter, to break off the heart from God in his service, being married to him, and settled in holy duties, as it is to abstract the misers soul from the world, to which it is glued.
1. The Matter what, [Attend upon the Lord] The Greek word for [Attend] in our Copies hath a notable elegancy in it. 1. That you may be (b)Fit and ready for Gods Service, That Religion and religious Duties may sit fitly on you, that you may be ready to serve the Lord in Duty or Suffering. A most sweet frame of soul, to be alwayes bent and strung for the Service ⟨p. 6⟩of God. That man is meet for the Masters use, that is prepared unto every good work, 2 Tim. 2.21. How many choice opportunities for instruction, for reproof, for charity, for prayer do we hazard, yea and lose for want of a Soul quick and ready to our duty. 2. That you may be (c)Fix• and setled in his Service. The word intimates such an (d)inseparable cleaving, such a marriage of the mind to the work of God, that we have in hand, as can by no means suffer a divorce. It should be as hard a matter, to break off the heart from God in his service, being married to him, and setled in holy duties, as it is to abstract the misers soul from the world, to which it is glued.
- (b)Some Copies read [Greek or Hebrew] some [Greek or Hebrew] acceptable, This way the Arabic speaks ut confortemini quàm proximè secùndum Dominum. But the truest is our own. [Greek or Hebrew] de•omposit•m of [Greek or Hebrew] sedeo from which the Syriac differs little.Some Copies read 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 some 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 acceptab•le, This way the Arabick speaks ut confortemini quàm proximè secùndum Dominum. But the truest is our own. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 de•omposit•m of 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 sedeo from which the Syriack differs little.
- (c)Assidere, apiè adhaerefcere Legh. Assiduus in aliquo negotio. Stephan.
- (d)Indivulsè adhaerens. Budaeus. Quasi à latere alicujus nunquam discedens. Stephan. Ut sitis seduli more fidorum servorum qui à latere domini sui non discedunt. Bez. è Sir.Indivulsè adhaerens. Budaeus. Quasi à latere alicujus nunquam discedens. Stephan. Ut sitis seduli more fidorum servorum qui à latere domini sui non discedunt. Bez. è Syr.
