from them did walke in darkenesse without light. Thus carnall Israel in all things walke by sight in a visible worship of God, persecuting and despi∣sing all that submit not to their glory: whereas the spirituall Israel, though they seeme to this world, as living in darkenesse, and dishonour, without the scare of men, and without the Law given by Moses, yet it is farre otherwise in spirit and truth, for God their God is a light un∣to them, they feare God and obey him, and they are not without the Law of God, but the Law is within them: And these onely are the redee∣med of God the Lord, as Esa. 50.51.1 Cor. 9.20.21.
2. In a generall enmity, Babel oppresseth ••sra∣el. And God hath purged and chosen Jsrael in affliction, and hath given his glory unto him and will be glorified in him Esa. 47. & 48. & 41.9. & 42.8 with 46.13. & 49.4.
3. Abraham and Sarab are a type of God and Sion: the barrennesse of the one is compared to the solitarinesse of the other, and the delight and comfort of the one is signified to be fulfilled in the other, Esa. 51.1. &c. 54—
4. If the way of Christ were, that his people should so low him in the life of the flesh to im∣mortality, then men would perish in their hast: but seeing he is gone before in reproach through death to life, all that follow him in this way of suffering death in the flesh doe walke soberly, and make no