Chap. 34. An Expofation upon the Book of j o B. Verf. 14. . ¶91 death, or of man's departure our of this life ; when man was formed or created (Gen. 2. 7.) it is faid, God breathed intohim thebreath of life, and manbecame a living fetal r And when man dyeth, his breath or fpirit may be faid tobe gathered or returned backuntoGod ; fo then, the meaning of Elihsa in this double fuppofition, (Ifhefet his heart upon man, if he he gather to lsim- felf hisfpirit"and his breath,) is clearly this, if God were once refolved, or fhould but fay the word,that manmua prefentlydie, die he mutt, and that prefently. Hence Note,. Firer, Godcan eafly.dowhat foever hehath aoxhide todo. If he do put his heart upon thedoing of any thing, it is done Men oftenfet their hearts, yea and their hands unto that which theycannot do ; if men could do that which they fer their hearts to do, or haveaminde to do, andthereupon let theirhands todò, we fhould have ftrange work in the world. 'Tis a mercy to many men, that man is often fruftrated in his thoughts and purpofes, in his attempts and undertakings ; and 'tis a glorious mercy to all that have aninterefl inGod, that God never loft a thought, nor canbe kindred in any work he fetteth his heart upon. He that can Lett or flop all men in-their works, can work, and none (hall` leteor flop him. What Godwill do, is not defecible or undóe- able (if Imay fo exprefsit)by anypower in heaven or earth. And as God cando what he will, and ask noman leave, fo he can do what he will without trouble to himfelf ; .'ris but the refoive of his will, theturningof his hand, or the caft of his eye.(allwhich are loon difpatcht) and'tis done. Thus God breathedout his wifhes for the welfare of Ifrael, (Pfal. 8 t. t 3.) . 0 that my people had hearl<.ned untome, &c. I fhouldfoonhavefaibdued the .r enemies, and turnedmy hand againib their adverfñries.. As if hehad laid, could andwouldhave eafed themof all their enemies, even ofall that rafeupagainff them eafaly,even with the turning ofmy hands What is more eafily done, or moe fpeedily dope, then the turning ofa hand ? Many things are hard to man, (and indeed very few things areeafie to him, except it be to fin, or to do evil, he can do evil ea61y) force things arenot only hard, but tòo hard, impofìi- blefor man ; but there is nothing hard, much lets too hard for God, he can eafily do the hardeft things yea; thehardeft things -are
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