You may read the like in Esa. 8.17. I will wait upon the Lord that hideth his face from the House of Israel, and will look for him. The Prophet at that time saw the Church and Commonwealth of Israel much distempered, and in much distress, both in regard of sin and misery; Now for him to look for, or expect such Princes as might reform it in the Commonwealth; or such Priests as might reform things amiss in the Church, it had been a vain thing, for they were all bent to backsliding, till the wrath of God burst out, and took hold upon them, but though there was no hope in any of the Princes, nor Priests, yet I will wait upon the Lord that hideth his face from the House of Jacob, and will look for him. Though God suffer all things to go to wrack and ruin, yet I will wait for him, and look for salvation from him, and by him; so that suppose God should hide his face from any soul of us, that we lye in darkness and in the shadow of death, or if that we should see our selves in distress of the outward man, or see Church or Commonwealth in many sinful distempers; it is not now for a man to look about him, hither or thither for help and succour, but to the holy one of Israel: And this is indeed to have him for a Saviour: he that hath him for a Saviour waits for him in all distresses. So Esa. 17.7 the time will come when God will gather his people unto him, as the gleanings of berries, when they shall be left like the shaking of an Olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough; four or five in the outmost fruitful branches saith the Lord. Now, at that time shall a man look to his maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the holy one of Israel. Which shows you, that those who are Gods gleaned ones from the World, that are brought on to fellowship with Christ in the Election and Salvation; these are they who look to their Maker, and their eyes are unto him, the holy one of Israel. And so God is said to be, not because he is so in himself, but because, he makes Israel his holy one, and therefore his eyes hath respect unto him, you know in the cast of an eye, we show respect; when the creature looks after this and that in the World, and ⟨p. 77⟩fastens and sets his eye upon any thing there, he hath no respect to the holy one of Israel, but to the Creature only;
You may read the like in Esa. 8.17. I will waite upon the Lord that hideth his face from the House of Israel, and will looke for him. The Prophet at that time saw the Church and Commonwealth of Israel much distempered, and in much distresse, both in regard of sinne and misery; Now for him to look for, or expect such Princes as might reforme it in the Commonwealth; or such Priests as might reforme things amisse in the Church, it had been a vain thing, for they were all bent to backsliding, till the wrath of God burst out, and took hold upon them, but though there was no hope in any of the Princes, nor Priests, yet I will waite upon the Lord that hideth his face from the House of Jacob, and will look for him. Though God suffer all things to go to wrack and ruine, yet I will waite for him, and look for salvation from him, and by him; so that suppose God should hide his face from any soul of us, that we lye in darknes and in the shaddow of death, or if that we should see our selves in distresse of the outward man, or see Church or Commonwealth in many sinfull distempers; it is not now for a man to look about him, hither or thither for help and succor, but to the holy one of Israel: And this is indeed to have him for a Saviour: he that hath him for a Saviour waites for him in all distresses. So Esa. 17.7 the time will come when God will gather his people unto him, as the gleanings of berryes, when they shall be left like the shaking of an Olive tree, two or three berryes in the top of the uppermost bough; four or five in the outmost fruitfull branches saith the Lord. Now, at that time shall a man looke to his maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the holy one of Israel. Which shewes you, that those who are Gods gleaned ones from the World, that are brought on to fellowship with Christ in the Election and Salvation; these are they who look to their Maker, and their eyes are unto him, the holy one of Israel. And so God is said to be, not because he is so in himselfe, but because, he makes Israel his holy one, and therefore his eyes hath respect unto him, you know in the cast of an eye, wee shew respect; when the creature lookes after this and that in the World, and ⟨p. 77⟩fastens and sets his eye upon any thing there, he hath no respect to the holy one of Israel, but to the Creature only;
