Chap. 3 3. An Expofition upon the Bookof o B. Verf. 13. s S ry cautions the whole world. ( Zech. 2. r 3. ) BeTalent O allflefh be- fore the Lord, ( doe not difpute the doings, of God, doe not'mur- mure at them ) for he is raifedup out of his holy habitation. That is, God is going towork ( as, aman raifed out of hisbed is ) therefore doe not you trouble your felves, nor rife up againft him inyour words or thoughtswhat work foever he makes. Like coun- fell is given (Pfal. 75. 5.) Lift not upyour borne on highfpeak not with a.fiffeneck; for promotion cometh neither from the Eaff, norfrom thewell,nor from theSouth But God is the j udge,heput- teti down one, andfetteth up another. All great changes proceed from his judtment ; take heed of judging the fentence of the great Judge. Remember, That he whofe name alone is fshovah,ù the mofi high over all the earth. (Pfal. 33. IS. ) Again, This is as true ifwe refpea the private or perfonall elate of any man. If God makes a man poorin eftate or defpifed in theWorld ; if hemake him tickor weak inbody, he mull not fay unquietly, why dothGod thus ? Ifhe taketh away our Rela- tions, ifhe empty our families we muff not flrive with him.When old Ely had received one of the faddefigneffages that ever was lent man. It 4 the Lord (raid he) let oam (1)--e whatJeemeth him öood (a Sam. 3. 18.) So David (Pfal. 39.9.) I was dumb, I opened not mymouth, becaufe thou didfi it (Pfal. 62. i.) Truly myfoul waiteth patientlyupon God. The word is, my foul it film beforeGod. And (Pfal. 42. 5.) How doth David chide his foul formakinga noyfe ? why art thou difquiteed O ray foul, hope thou too God, But youwill fay, May we not at all firive ? what ever God ,doh in the World, or with us, muff we fit downe under ir, or ref+ fatisfied in it, and faynothing ? I anfwer,Firfi,we mayand°ought to be veryfen1ble of all the dealings of God. But we mull not be unquiet under any of them. It is one thing to feele the (mart, and 'anotherthing to difpute the rod. Some are under a kindof Stoicall flupidity ; they doe not firive with God,'becaufe they, doe notmind what Cod doth, they are notfeitfible. Others are flout, fiurdy, and-proud fpirited,they care not for the crof=fe, they flight and defpife rehulees: Thus or upon thefe°rounds not to (rive with God is as bad, ifnot worfe . then that hiving with him whichthis poynt diffwades and difap- proves. We may, yea we-ou;,titto take notice of every firoak we receive fromGod, L.1 Secondly
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