Chap. 34. An E poftion upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 12, 469 OB. Chap. 34. Verf. 12, 13. Tea, furely God willnot doe wicfedly, neither will thß. Almightypervert jiidgevoent. Who hctthgiven hima charge over the earth. ? or who bath difpófed the whole world? Làhu próceedeth in the proofe of this poynt, (the vindication of the righteoufneffe 'of God) with a ftrong affeveration. Verf. a z. Tea, furely. There is a mighty force of affirmation, in the originali words, o :uk.t qt we may parallel them, with thofeaffertive fpeeches frequently Ingalls eft in e- ufed by our Saviour fetus Chriflin the Gofpel, Amen, Amen, Ve- risi-noii a v- rily, verilyIfay untoyou ; Teafurely, is as much as verily, verily ; tionx vi*, as if Elihu had fayd , 7here 'is noquefiion to be made of what I af.. firme, that God is righteous,or will not doe wickedly ; as the Apottle writ toTimothy about the greatmyftery of the GofpeliGod mani- fefled in the f cfh, (t Tim: 3. i6.) without controverfiegreat ( or, as the word imports,confeffedlyon all hands,great) is the myfle., ry ofGodlineffe; fohere Elihu might(peak to Job, This is a truth beyond difpute or controverfie, an unquefbionable truth, and filch a truth that,ifonce confeffed,orill quickly determine all the Qejiions, which are depending between you and me. There a: e forne Mafaer- truths, ruling truths ; fuch a one is this in the text , Teafurely, or undoubtedly, Clod will not doe wickedly._ Hence note. It becomes us to grow up into"highe.ft confidences, about the troths ofGod, efpecially about the truthand fufliceofGod. We fhould not be as meteors hanging in the áyre, fpeaking with heíitaticn, poffibly itis fo, peradventure it is true ; but (as the Apoille direets the Colloffians, Chap. a. 3. ) i t muff labour togrow uponto all riches of the full aßurance of underfianding ; as there is a full affurance of faith inbelieving, & of hope in waiting or expe&ing, foalto of unde,rfl;anding in apprehending the things of God. We fhould be (in`a fenfe ) Mailersoftruth; and then' Dddd we
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