Chap. 3 3. An Expofation upon the Book, of j o B. Verf. 4. made with the fame hand The Spirit ofGod bath made one as well as another ; This man bath not had a better pencil! nor a more skilful! Limner then that. Thus we may argue from the common condition of \man in nature, to a mutual! condifcenfion among Hien. Indeed Chriflians , who have higher principles, . have alto higher tópicks & arguments then thar,why they (hould condefcend one toanother ; and (as the Apol}le dire&s, 4, 5, 6. ) Keep the unityofthe fpirit in the bond ofpeace. Saints thould be lowly and meeke with long:fufering, forbearing one ano- ther in love, ( as the Apoffle there exhorts ) not only becaufe one hand bath made all their bodges, but becaufe they are one bo- dy ; though they are many natural) bodyes, yet one myflicall body ; There is one body, and one fpirit; As one Spirit hath made them,fo they are made one fpirit ; There is alfa ( as it followeth ) AV hope, one Lords.onefaith, one Rapti fine, one God,and father ofall, who is above all, and through-all, and in yea all. How fhould all Saints be one , who are comprehended and united under this feven-fold onenefs. That we have all one maker in nature, is a very moving argument to meeknefs, love, and unity , but that all believers are made one by Grace, is a much more moving ar$umenr. Againe, We may confider thefe words in connexionwith the three following verfes , and then, as in conneeîion with the former, they area preventionoffob's pride , fo in this, they are a prevention of his feare , or an encouragement of him ro a chearfull!hearing of what Elihu had to fay. fob had been dealt' feverely with by his three friends, and the -terror of God was upon him, he wasunder much d4ondency of fpirit. Now ( faith Elihu) Anfaerme,ifti oncanft,ftae dup,fet thy, wordsin order be- fore me, for the Spirit ofGad bath mademe, andgiven rite life I am a creature, and Iam but á creature, Iam no more then ihou art, I am madeofGod, a el thou art made ofGod as well as1,1was made out of the dazfl , as'. thou art ; I amnotGod to terrifie thee, . but I amfeat ofGod, to counfel and'comfort thee ; my band/hall not be heavie upon thee, I promife to deale tenderly with thee, Iernfich a one ai thy (elfe, as I am not werfe, fo I am not better, wefraud a- liÌ¿e together in this difpute ; therefore thoumayefi freely come forth, aafwer me, whoam bat a poorecreature,, asthy felfe is. Thus EGhubefpeakes fob in the iixth and1eventh vertes ; If thou canft an fwer. r" 175
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