678 Chap. 34. An - Expofitión upon the Book, of J o B. Verf. }7. ned, hebath as it were hit my fin in the eye of all beholders; what I have done may be feene by what I fuffer. Note , Secondly. To condemn, God, who is meik ju.ff , is thehighe.ft' p9ynt ofins jús` ice.. Wilt thou condemne him that ismofl jufl ? wilt thon do fueh a thins ? what ? condemne him that is moll jufl ! How great a wickednelie is this, ifwe confider, Firfl,. that what-ever God doth, we ought to be patient under it. Secondly, that whatfoever God doth, we ought to acquiefceor refl. quietly andcontentedly init that's more then tobe patient. Thirdly, that whatfoever he Both, we ought to approve and juflifie God in it. Fourthly, that we ought tomagnrfre God whatfoever he Both, though his difpenfationsare bitter,& burthenfome ; and ifwe do fo we fhall fnde the bittereft difpenfations fweete to. us. - Now if we ought to bepatient tinder, toacquiefce in, toapprove of, yeatomagiai- fie and exalt the nameofGod in all his dealings with us and de- terminations cnncerningus, then how finfull is it to condemne him ? What ? (:lull fuehpoore creatures as we , take upon us to cenfure and condemne the wotkesof God ! Some fay it at leali in their hearts, if they had the reines of government in their hands, they would carry things evener then God doth, they would put all things right, if they might have the rule ; if they might awhile doeas they thinke fit, they would doe all, things fitly. Some will ralke thus arrogantly of their iitnefs togovern the whole world, who have not wit enough togoverne their,owne familyes nor any gráce at all to govern, themfelves ; yea theywill prefume they could governe all men,who are fcarce fit to governea heard of fr;ine, or as fob fpeakes (Chap: 30. z.) to befetover the dogs of amans flocke ; fuch as thefe will take upenthem to governe the world,& fay they could do it better then'tis done. Things fhould not goe thus, ifthey might have theirwill. Though indeed (like that rafh and inconfiderate young man in the fabulous Poet , who defired for one day at leali tobe Charioteere totheSun ) if they might have their will, they would fet the whole world a-fire, or put all into a flame in one day. Thus, veine manwould be wife ( as Zophar fayd , Chap: al. 22.) Thoughman be borne like awild affes colt, that is,, being altogether unwilling;to be governed by any
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