Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book,of J o B. Verf. 17. 619 any right law, he would faine give the law to and governe all; what is this but to condemne the mot+juli ? and howgreat, how blafphemoufly impudent a wickedneffe is this ! But fome may fay, Did 3eb ever thus condemne God ? I aniwer ; he did not condemnehim infomany words, he did s'ot formally fit uponhis tribunali, and condemneGod, but he fpake fuch words as did fhew acondemning of God, and Elihre jualy condemnedhim for fpeaking them. Hence note, lafily. Not tofubmitfreely to, or to complain of the dealings of God, is a condemning of God. This is a hard Paying, we may bealmoft aflonifhed to heare what ? condemne God ? yeas,fo farre as any manmurmurs againft the dealings of God, fo farre he condemnesGod. The workes of God mufle fubmitted to, as wel as his word, his difpenfations mutt be obeyed aswel as his loves and ccnflitutions. Our`com- plaints of what he doth are cenfnres of his perfon. We quef'ion not only the foveraignty and power ofGod, but hisvery wtfdome and truth and juf'ice , when we reludt again(' any of his atings or awards concerning us, though they produce our greateft fuffer- ings. This Elihu further aggravates in the next words ; Is rt fit to fay to a King, Thou art wicked ? and to Princes , re areungodly ? If men will be mannerly to Princes, how much more mannerly ought they to be towards God ? Kkkka J4ß,
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