1 Gltap. 3, fin Expofrtionupon the Bookof J O B. \Fed.. i o 391' who took him out of his Mothers womb : For in the words im mediately foregoing , he bringeth in his enemies laughing at, yea reproaching him and laying , Fie trufed in God that'he would le.- liver him, let hint deliver him, feeing he delighted in him ; They jeer himwith his God , let him deliver him. David Anfwers, What do ye think God cannot deliver me ? Lord(faith he) thou art he that too/eJl one out ofmy Mothers morsb,Can I ever be in filch (traits as I was then, can I ever be in a more helplefs condition ? Can I ever be in more need-ofan: Almighty help,then when I was tt'ruggling to get into the world ? There is more of the power of God put forth in bringing a poor Infant into the World, then in bringing himout of any trouble er firait he can fall into, in his travels through the world; And hence the great deliverances of a people from danger,and their ReformationsfromErrour,are called a birth; as'King Fiezekjah fpeaks in his meffage to Ifáiab, 2 Kings 1-9. 4. The -children are come to the birth,- and there is nofirengih. to bringforth. As if he had fa-id,- :greatthings are now attempted, but nóthing can be perfeled ; great troubles are difcovered, but we cannot be delivered by any humane power or policy ; there- fore lift upa Prayerfor the Remnant that is left.Every new deliver- anceand reformation of a Church is a new-birth of that Church. Who bathheard filch a thing ? who bath fen fach things ? fhaú' the Earth be made to bring forth in one day ? Or 'hail a Nation be born at once ? For as Pion as Zion travelled, Jhe broughtforth her Children. That is, Zions mercies were fpeedily and luddenly obtained. She ufes to have long travel,and many throes, but now the mighty power of God opened the door of the womb, a door of hope, and Sian was eafily d'ciivered ofa man-child ; a glorious mercy, Ifa.66.8. You fee how the Holy Ghoft parallels the work.. ing ofgreat things for the Church,to the travel ofa womàn,whofe Infant fucks in the birth, if God fufpend his help but if he open thedoor by a hand ofgracious providence, fhe brings forth, even beforefhe travels, (as'the fame Prophet (peaks) and before fhe it inpainJhe is delivered. I have adventured to lengthenOut this no- tion fomewhat further then that hint in the Text doth well bear, only becaufe we being a people now in firong travel, and want- ing ftrength to bring forth, may be diretfed to confider whole hand holds the key which opens the womb of Nations, as well as perlons, and at the turning ofwhofe hand we than-quickly be de- livered ; and being delivered, we Inch q_lickly forget all our pains and
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