Chap. 34. An Expafation ùpon the Book of Jo B. Veda3. s8r ward ; Firft, whom he will ; Secondly, for what hewill ; Third- ly, in what kind he will ; Fourthly, in what degree or meafure he will ; Fifthly, for how longhe will, he cangive ( which none of the Princes of the earth can ) everlafting rewards. Fifthly , In punifhing ; God hath abfolute power topunith, and the abfolutenefsof his power inpuniíhing, may be exempli- fied in thofe five particulars, wherein his power of rewarding(in the former paragraph ) was. In all there things.we fee the unii- mitednefs of the power of God , Who bathgiven him aCharge over the earth ? or who bath difpofedthewhole world ? Himfelfe a- lone Both it, and he Both it of hinifelfe. And for as much as there is fuch a fupremacy, fuch an abfolutenefs ofpower in God, take there three inferences from ir. Fir{t, How freely fhóuidwe yeild our felves to thecommands of God, not queftioning this asunequall, nor laying that is hard,? we are more apt to find fault with the work which God requires us todoe, then to remember that it is agreat fault not todoe ir.: Theheart of man naturally rifeth againit the will of God ; It is not fu6jett to the Lawof God, neither indeed can be (Rom: 8.7. ) the wifdome of the flefh thinks there is fome unrighteoufnefle, at leaft fome unreafoífablenefï'e or rigour in the commands of God, and therefore fuch wife men hope they havereafon on their, fide if they omit themor a&t againft them. Anyman will (atleaft he cannotbut confeffe heought to) be fubje1 unto that which is equal' and right. Manbathno colour to difobey, till he bath put force blotupon the command. And feeing the commands of him who bath the charge over all the earth in hinmfelfe and fromhim- felfe, cannot pollibly have any blot or defe& in them, let us take heed we benot found difobeying.. Secondly, Seeing God bath the Charge ofall the earth, we 9Iould as readily fubmit to his difpenfations, works and dealings, as tohis commands. TheJewes of old complained (Ez.ek r 8.. 29.) The way of the Lord is not era ; They did even tell him tohis face, his wayes werenotequall, and therefore they would not fubmit. The Church in captivity fpake well ( Lam: 3.28:) Out of themonth of the moll high preceedeth not evils andgood; that is , whatfoever the Lord bath pronounced to doe or bath done concerning us, is morally good and not evill, though it be penally evils ; and; not good. Eli fpake wel alto to this poyne (r Sam:
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