I anfwer, ( as was touched before ) he delivers hirr) by deck-, ring to him the minde ofGod, by acquainting the lick with the; promifes.of deliverance, and bypreffmghimto believe and reft, upon them; by. alluring him that as God is able to perforate the promife,.fo he isfaithful! and willing to perforate i t ; yea that he hath.given fome tokens for good that he will deliver him from gang downeto the pit. Thus the'Worke of Gods free grace,, mercy, andpower, is oftentimes attributed to inftruments and- fecond caufes, beeaufe they have their place and ufe in the bring-? ing about the purpofes of God for the good ofhispeople. Heuee fome men. are called Saviours ;■ And Savioursfhall come up on mount Zion ( Obad: v, 21.) No man can, fave either fromtemporal! or eternall deftrutiion ; He that is our GodistheGodoffial- vation, andUntoGod the LordbelongtheIjfuesfromdeath(Pi: 68', 20.) yet faith the Prophet,f£>rrfjkall come,Saviours; that is,God will rayle up worthymen, principal! men ( as another Prophet cals them,ildlc:5.5.) who fhall deftroyZlonsenemies.ThusPaul udmomihcth.Timothy, Take heed-tothyfelfe, and to thy doblrine, continuein them, for info do:ng thoujhalt fave thyfelfe and them that heare thee( 1Tim; 4.16. ) The ApoftleJames ( Chap: y. 20.) fpeakes the fame thing; He which converteth, afinnerfrom the errourofhis way, jhallfive ajoulefromdeath, andfhall hidea- multitudeoffins. And the fame Apoftle faith (as to the cafe in the text) at the 15thverfe of the fame Chapter; Theprayer of faithfhallfave theJicje. Though none can fave, yet many are means of our falvation. And the Lord ispleafed to honour thofe“ who are the meanes of anyfalvation,fofarre, as to fay, Theyfave: It is indeed theduty of allto aferibe the all of every worke and piece of falvation anddeliverance to God only.When thepeople flood wondering at Peter and John after they had healed the lameman, Peteranfwered ( Alls 3.1 j . ) Temen of Ifrael, why- marvel yeat this ?orwhy lookeyefoearnefllyon us, asifwebyour ownpower orholtnefs hadmade, this mantowalke. TheGodofAbrahamfile.hathglorifiedhis SonJefits;As if theyhad faid,Therefore doe ye alfoglorifie him, not us for delivering this lame man. ThoughGod is pleafed to put much honour uponman, byfpeak- ing ofwhat himfelfe doth, asifmanhaddoneit; yet hewill not give the glory of what he doth to anyman, nor may any take it; God fiith to the meffenger, deliver himfromgoingdowneto the pity. 4©4 C h a p . 33. Expofitton upon the Boo^of j o B. Verf.24,
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