Verse 4. Thy father that seeth in secret.]
And best accepteth of secret service, Cant. 2. 14. O thou that art in the clefts of the* 1.1 rocks, let me see thy face, let me hear thy voice, &c. He is all 〈◊〉〈◊〉, he searcheth the hearts, and trieth the reins, those most abstruse and remotest parts of the body, seats of lust: And as he is himself a Spirit; so he loveth to be served like himself, in Spirit and in truth. He sets his eyes upon such (as the word here signifieth) he looketh wishtly, fixedly, steddily; he seeth thorow and thorow our secret services, not to finde faults in them (for so he may soon do not a few, but those he winks at, where the heart is upright) but to reward them, as a liberall pay-master, rich to all that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 upon him, or do him any other businesse. Who is there even 〈◊〉〈◊〉 you, that shuts the door for nought? that kindleth fire upon mine altar 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nought? Mal. 1. 10. that gives a cup of cold water, and hath not his reward? David would not serve God on free cost; but was he not paid for his pains, and had his cost in again, with 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ere the Sunne went down? Let him but resolve to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his sins, and God (or ere he can do it) forgiveth him the* 1.2 iniquity of his sinne, that in it, that did most gall and grieve him. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him but purpose to build God a house, God promiseth there∣upon (for his good intentions) to build David an house for ever. So little is there lost by any thing that is done or suffered for God. He sends a way his servants (that do his work many times, and the world never the 〈◊〉〈◊〉) as Boaz did Ruth, with their bosome full of blessings; as David did 〈◊〉〈◊〉, with a royall 〈◊〉〈◊〉; as Solomon did the Queen of Sheba, with all the desire of her heart; as Caleb did his daughter Achsah, with upper and nether springs; or as once he did Moses from the Mount, with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 face shining. He shone bright, but knew not of it, yea he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his glorified face with a vail, and had more glory by his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 then by his face. How farre are those spirits from this, which care only to be seen? And sleighting Gods secret approbation, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 only to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 others eyes with admiration, not caring for un∣known riches? Our Saviour (besides the vail of his humanity) saies, See you tell no man. Its enough for him, that he can 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to* 1.3 his father, I have 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thee on earth: I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do. His work he accounts 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gift; 〈◊〉〈◊〉