Chap. 34. An Expofitton upon the Book, of 1 o is. Verf. 6. laid, to every one of thofe charges ) I an wer, fob fpake of the arrows of God ( Chap: 6.4.) and that they were incurable, he faith in other words ( Chap: 16.13.) His arrows compafJe me round about; he cleavethmy reines afunder ; hepowerboat mygall upon the ground. When a mans reines are cleft in funder with an arrow, and his ;alt powred on the ground, his wound is incu- rable. But where did he fay, My wound is incurable without tranf greggion ; Elihu might colle& that from (Chap: 917 )1He break- oh me with a ten¢pejP, and multiplyeth my wounds without caufe ;, and from ( Chap? 16. 16, 17.)My face isfoule withweeping, &c. not for any injujlice in myhands. While Mary walled feete of Chrift with her teares (Luke 7. 38. ) the might be fayd to her owne face with her teares. Teares, which (in a quali- fied fence,or as a token of true repentance)wafh and cleanfe the foule, doe yet blubber and diffigure the face.My face (faith rob) is foule with weeping,ti,ough my hands are not foule with finning, or any evill doing. Thiswas, in effe& to fay what Dikehere cen- ffiareth him for Paying, Mywound is incurable without tranföref lion. Hence note. Firtt , Gcd loath his arrows, he can wound us when andwherehe pleafeth. He fhooteth and miffeth not his marke. He hath a quiver full of deadly arrows; rake heed how ye provoke him. f 6b had a whole quiver of arrows emptied upon him for rriall,for the exer- cife of his patience. Woe ro thofe upon whomGod emptieth his quivers in vengeance. (Pfel:' 7.11, 12, 13.) God is angry with the wicked every day ; ifhe turne not, he will whetl isfword,he barb bent his bow, and made it ready ; hekath alfä preps-ed for him the inflruments.ofdeath, he ordained) his arrows againfp the perfccu wars. Secondly , Note. The, wounds which god cannot be healed 6y any medi- nines but his owne. 'Tots wound was incurable, there was no balme for him in the VW' ad ofthis world, noPhyfician there. And therefore the Lord bids 527:
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