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⟨ble⟩-like, appearance in the view and esteem of those ⟨whom⟩ the God of this world has blinded. She is as (illegible text)e accounted of as a silly Bramble-Bush, that ⟨attests⟩ no man's regard, engages no man’s observation.
Moses in this Chapter, is about his worldly ⟨business⟩ he kept the Flock of Jethro his father in law, ⟨and⟩ led his flock to the back of the desert: and, ⟨while⟩ thus employed, he is privileged with a very ⟨singular⟩ appearance of God. This may teach us, that (illegible text)gence and activity in our worldly business is a ⟨very⟩ commendable thing, and especially when gone a(illegible text) at with a view and regard to the glory and ⟨command⟩ of God; and that even the meanest office in (illegible text) is by no means degrading or dishonouring to the (illegible text)ts of God; yea many times such as are ⟨endeavouring⟩ to serve God in the meanest offices, are ⟨privileged⟩ with noble manifestations from God, and ⟨sometimes⟩ raised to honourable stations. This ⟨Moment⟩ when keeping a flock of sheep has an ⟨extraordinary⟩ revelation from Heaven and is called to the ⟨service⟩ of a general and deliverer to the enslaved tribes ⟨of⟩ Israel in Egypt. Thus, again, David was taken ⟨from⟩ following the ewes great with young, to sway ⟨the⟩ sceptre of Israel And thus Amos, who was of ⟨the⟩ herdmen of Tekoa was taken from the office, ⟨to⟩ declare the will of God to the People of Israel, to denounce his judgments against the king’s court ⟨of⟩ Samaria
Moses, after he had sojourned, forty years in the ⟨field⟩ of Midian and during the that time, employed ⟨himself⟩ in tending the flocks of his father in law is ⟨honoured⟩ with a vision. The angel of the Lord appeared ⟨to⟩ him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: (illegible text)d he looked and, behold the bush burned with ⟨fire⟩ and the bush was not consumed. In which ⟨vision⟩ this holy man gets a clear emblematical ⟨representation⟩ of the Church of Christ in Egypt, and of ⟨the⟩ wilderness condition and situation of the Church ⟨of⟩ Christ unto the end of Time.
