26o Chap. 3 3. An Expafition upon the Boot¿ of J o B. Verf.a3, penfation, yea though thou fhouldn let the cloudofmy brothers wrathb. eake upon me, and fwallowme up, for what am I ? If we confider we have defervedno good , we fhall never firive with GLod about any evill that befalls us ; especially, if we confider Thirdly , That we are ill-deferving, or filch as deferve the . greaten' evills. None of us fuller but what our ownefin bath: pro- cured, yea fin might have procured us foarer fufferings. Every fin bath a crofle in the belly of ir. And (hall we firive with God becaufe of our croffes, when our fins havemade them.? Fourthly,Why fhouldwe firive with God about thefe things ?- are they worth the nriving with God about ? furely they arenot worth the (lriving with men about, much leflë with God. If we were in the bell outward mate, that ever any man enjoyed in this world, yet we were not then got a nep beyond .vanity ( Ffal: 39. ç.) Everyman in his befit eftate, is altogether vanity. Suppofe God fhould give you a blank, andbid you fit downe and write-what you would haveas to your outward Bare,and then be- llow it upon yorá, yet in this bell eflate, you and your all are altogether vanity. And ill ye ((rive with God for taking avaine thing from you ? Will fomuch difíatisfed for the taking awayor want of that -w ould - not fatisfie youwhen you had it, nor canwhen youhave itágaine. ? If a man had all thefecom-- fortswhich he lrives for, they could not make him happy, why then fhould he llrive becaufe theyare removed from him ? But as they are vanity,becaufe unable to fatisfie when we have them,. fo they are vanity, becaufe of our uncertainty tohold them. Yea fuppofe we hold them as long as we can have them, it is but a while. And (hall: we firive withGod about looting that which at longefi we cannot keepe lòng?Tobe fure thefe things are not neceffary for us : Chrifl fayd to Martha, There is one thingnecef- fary (Luke 50.42.) But aworldly comfort of any kind' is not theneceffary thing which Chrifl there intends ; And (hall we firive with God about unneceffaries ? Fifthly, Know, afHielionsare the portionof the people of God inthis life. Theyare the corre&ions,ofa father, and there. is- no fon but bath his corre &ion, ormay have it. And (hail we ((rive With God for fending us our portion, our fon-like, child-like portion ? Sixthly, I would fay-this to-believers, Why will ye- firive with
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