in Hypocrifie ;, for the Glory of God, nor for Oftentation and Ay a ance unto Men, Our Saviour probably in this Diſcourke } 1 a reſpect to ſome Hypccritical Uſages of the Phariſees, uſin " disfigure their Countenances, and look demurely, or fowr| ag on their Faſting Days. Not that he prohibiteth here Hibiie | Geſtures ſuired ro the Duty ; himſelf ſomerimes commangeg Fa Jews to put off their Ornaments; nor was any thing more ording. ry tor good Men than to cover themſelves with Sackcloth; ang "- £ſhes on their Heads, All that our Lord prohibiterh, is the - Fo of theſe things, ro cover the Xpocrifie of their Hearts, Nor muſt we think, that it is the Will of God, that we on ſuch Days inould indecd anoint our Heads, and waſh our Faces; or (which; rhe ſame thing wich us) Adorn, Paint, or Perfume our ſelves, o uſe any Hzbits or Geſtures unſuitable ro Mourning, and nor Indics tive of afflited Souls; bur that we ſhould rather do this than the other; viz. put on a Mask and Vizard of Sorrow for Sin when indeed we had no Senſe of it; for ſtill we myſt appear to on Heavenly Father to faſt; which we cannot very well GO, if our outward Habir and Demeanour be nor ſomething Proportioneg ro the inward Sorrow and Afffidtion of our Souls ; for the Putting on of fine Dreſſes and Ornaments, muſt be an imperate as of the Soul, and nor like ro be commanded by a Soul in Affition Ir being natural ro ſuch a Soul to negle& rhe Culture of the By. dy, being wholly ſwallowed up with bitter Thoughts, relating ro its own Spiritual and Eternal State. Our Saviour addeth the ſame Argument to preſs ſmcere Fzſting, which he had before uſg concerning the Dury of giving Alms, and ſecret Prayer, where | have before ſpoken to thoſe Words.
Thieves break thorough and ſeal.
20 * Bur lay up for your ſelves treaſures in He; ven, where neither morh nor ruſt doth corrupt, an where Thieves do not break thorough nor Real.
21 For where your treaſure is, there will you
heart be alſo.
A Treaſure ( according to the Notation of the Word ) ſignifet ſomething laid up tor ro morrow, for future time 3 more large ly it fignifierhany Riches, or whar we judge a valuable Portion; q. d. make not the Things of the Earth your Riches or Portion, wich reference to future time; for all the Riches of the Earh are periſhing contemptible Things: Silver and Gold is wha Ruſt will corrupt; Clothes are what Moths will ſpoil ; any other thin2s are ſubje to Caſualties; and, amongſt others, to the Vis lence of unreaſonable Men; who, tho' they have no Right v chem, will ordinarily take them from you. But ler your Kits, your Treaſure be that which is Heavenly, thoſe Habits of Grac which will bring you co Heaven, the things which accongay Saruation, Heb. 6. 9. which make you meet 85 be Partakers if tl Inheritance of the Saints in Light, Col. 1.12. Be rich in good Wits 1 Tim. 6.18. Laying up in ſtore for your ſelves a good Foundatim « gainſt the time to come, that you may lay hold on Eternal Life, v.ty, chap. 19. 21, and 25. 34. Luk. 18. 22, Thoſe Treaſures will n« be liable ro ſuch Accidents as all Earthly Treaſures are: Where: ever you fix your Treaſure, your Heart will be there allo, think ing upon it, delighting in it, gc.
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23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body ſhall be full of darkneſs. IF therefore the light that isin thee be darkneſs, how great zs that darkneſs?
You had need look to your Hearts, your Underſtanding, Jud; ment and Afffe&ions; for look what proportion there is bervix! your Bodily Eye, and the reſt of the Bodily Members, with rt gard to their Guidance and Condu@t; the ſame proportion there is berwixe your Heart and whole Converſation, with reference to the Guidance of ir, with relation ro God. The Eye is the Wit: dow,' by which the Soul looks out ro guide the Body, if char be nor impaired by the Detluxion of Humours, 7c. wieks ſingle, It dires all che Motions of the Body right; bur if that be df eve, or any way impaired, the whole Body is at a loſs how i move ſafely, and with Advantage to ir. So if your Hearts be {t rizht, if you have a right and ſound Judgment, a true and fan- Aified AffeRion, they will influence and guide all your Attions, your whole Converſation will be Regular and Holy ; Bur jf chat inward Eye be Evil, through Covetouſmeſs, roo much Adherence ro the Earth, or through Envy, (both which are called Evil £ in Scripture,) or through the Prevalence of any other Luſts © Paſſims, your Darkneſs will be exceeding great: You will not be able to ſer one ſtep right ; for out of the Abundance of tit Heart rhe Mourh ſpeaketh 3 and according to the Didtates and Affedtions of the Heart, the Hand and the whole Man adteth.
24 * Noman can ſerve two maſters : for eitherh? w1ll hate the one, and love the other : or elſe hewil! hold to the one, and deſpiſe the other. Ye cannct ſerve God and Mammon.
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