7 The ſame Faith influenced his Wil, the caufe of his former Re- nunciation, for being in the pretent Fruition ot all Court-Favours, 4nd under the Offers. of all worldiy Deitghts by Egypt, and of all worldly Diſcontents by God: Kith determined his Choice, made him a F2!{orv-/i.fferer in all the Opprethons, AtiiiQions, Perfecutions of his natural Brethren the People of God, the moſt priviledged Society in the World for Hope, as the moſt exercifed by Tryals for God's fike ; he knev; there would be eternal Reft and Glory into which they would ifſue him, beſide glorious Effetts they would have on his Seul while he was enduring them; and that they were but paſſinz, and would quickly have an end, Roz. 8. 18. 2 Cor. 4. 17, 13, n The ſame Faith made him to rejet the enticing Pleaſures of Sin, which could not be avoided by his continuance 1n Pharaoh's Couirt,- cither in ditiembling himſelf to be no Jraelite, profeiling himſelf to be an F21ptian, taking part with them 1n their cruel Car- riage to his Brethren, living after their vicions Courſe, in all manner of Voluptuouſnefs, and the Pleaſures which he was to enjoy, were {inful, tranſitory, and momentanious, neither ſatisfying, nor endu- ring, and muſt be attended with a Sting in the end of them, even eternal Anguiſh and Torment, whereas his Affidtions would end in etcrnal Joys and Pleaſures, ark 9. 43, 44, 47 Luke 15. 2
26 FEſteeming o rhe reproach || of Chriſt greater riches then the treaſures in Egypt - For he p had re- ſpec unto the recompence of the reward.
0 Faith influenced and determined his former Choice from the mott excel/ent Ground of it, the Repreſentation of theſe by the di- vine inſpired Truth to him : It made him weigh and deliberate about the matters propoſed, and then to judge, and potitively de- termine about them, that the reproachful Suffering of all ſorts of Afffiitions, Poverty, Diſtrefſes, Tortures moſt ignominioutly inflict- ed on them by their Enemies for their Faith in Chriſt, and Ex- peation of him according to God's Promiſe, and who was now the Anzcl of the Covenant that protefted them, as well as their An- ceſtor 7:coh, Gen. 48. 15, 16, Theſe Moſes choſe, to ſuffer pati- ently out ot Faith in, and Love to Chriſt : theſe with what excel- lent things were to follow by vertue of God's Promiſe, he prefer- red 2s a better and richer Eſtate, and infinitely more defirable than 21 the 77e.14-s of Honours and Riches, which cither Ezypt or its Kins could oblige him with, tne whole of them founded in the Duſt, difpoſed by Flcth, fading 11 Enzoviment, and ending 1n Vanit+, \Wh:it are theſe Treaſures, compared. to thoſe Jad up in ſtore by Chriit for his in Heaven? p Theſe were the things ſes had 1n his Eve, the end of Chriſt's Reproach, and Ezypt's Glory ; this made hum torn his Eye and Heart away from Zzyw, and intently to took on the excellent Iflue of his reproachtal Sufterings for Chriſt, even Chrift r-ndiring to him Is unexprefſibly glorious and eternal Reward for it. 2 Cor. 4! 7, 18, This God had promiſed to, Chriſt had purchaſed for tach, who were by Faith bearing his Re- id gualied for the enjoying of 1t, Rem. 8. 17, 18, 4
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he ſame excellent F'th, after his demand from Pharach of {ior y for Iirael fo leave Egypt, and had brought on him and his" Feauic the Ten Plagues God threatned them with, then he broke the Ends of Captivity, and took up Trazl, and left Egypt fibdued
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waſted by Plagues, and a ptace to be abttoried ; friemphing over it he torſakes it as a Conqueror, and carrieth away the Spoils of it- The Wrath and Rage of Pharaoh at him and his Work tor 1/rue! did not apale him; he was not afraid of his threatn 12 to ki!l him. Exod. 10. 28, 22. yet he defied him, even when {1's Rage made him to purſue. him and 7/.e! with his Hoſt, to deftroy them. r Engpreqnar, he wa: of bo/d undaunted Sprrit, fo 2s nothing was toy hard for him, either to ſatter or do : Magnanimity expelled his Fo: fo as he would ſtand or march according to God's Order, Faith pre: ſenting to his View at 2!l times the greac Anvze! of the Coverane, God the Son, the Redeemer of him and 7/-v!, the only Potentate the imifible IKing of b:nzs, and Lord oi lords, 1 Tim. 5. $4; 39 15. with hum, and tor lim 4zatntt Phar ach, ieeding, COVETtaY, nQ guarding him and Jſrael in all the way, and tulniine his Promia of delivering of his Church from &2y;7 ; tis makes him to mat; undaunted!y with God's Hott.
2S Through fairh s he kepr the naſſorer, and the {[prinkling of blood, left he 7 thi | born, ſhould touch them.
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s This Divire Erith intluenced him 1h all his Work 2 Ordinances, receiving the Law abour them from God s Mou obeying it : By it he made the Patiover, 2. c. as Gods lifiructient, ie 1n{tituted if, and put 1t into being, £aod. t 2 and ſolemnly managed in each particular, and tit the end of 1t accordins to God's Law 1n that beta!!, x £51 Here he ſaw Chritt, and teitined of him, the true Pachat Lap God; by wiom God's Wratit vated over the Children ot 7 racl, wht. © it reſted upon the Fz1rtians, Exod. 12. 21, Nc, By Eith he took a4 bunch of Hp and d:ipt tin the Blogd of the Paicksi 1.7%, aud ſtriked the Lintel 2nd tho Side poſits of the Doors with the £1298: Exod. 12. 22, He uſcd it as a Signal of Ged's ſparinzs {1 ard paſſing over their Houtcs by his Angel, vt. 22. ind he law in it ft true Bland of fprinbline, of Chitit our Pailover, which favecth Sow! trom the Deftrover, 7obn 5. 45. and brings then | of this Worid, 1nto the heavenly CuNX&ite ft lie end of born theſe, was, That the deftrovins Angel, who flew -all the $11 born of the Egyptians, might not touch an Hraelite, Exod. 12, 20, 30. Under all this Keith evidenced fo 3/cs Gol's Faiitiitulneſs in his Promiſe, 1t ordered all his Duty, and it realized to their Hope in that time of Danger, that Gol would tive them, who were un- der that Blood, working their Ailurance of It.
29 By faith z they pailed through the red-l[ea, as by dry /ard : which the Egyprians aitiving w ro do. were drowned.