Chap. 34. 44 Expoftion upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. 2a. 65a frone which (hall grow up to be a great mountaine, that is, the kingdome of Chrif ,is called afrone cut out without hands (Dan: a. 34..) that is, without humane power. The kingdome of Chrif: (hall be fetup fo muchby thepower of God without any earthly contribution, that it (hall confefledly be fayd tobe fet up with- out hands. Though we ought not to negle& the coming and ad- vancement of the kingdome of Chrifl in the world,yet we fhould not be anxioufly careful' about it,when we fee little or no meaner for it, yea though we fee great very great meanes fet againfi ir, becaufe aProne cut out without hands fhall doe it. The Apofile ufeth this forme of (peaking , both as to eternally and fpiritualls. Concerning the former he is expreffe ( a Cor: 5. a. ) We know that when the earthlyhoufe ofthin tabernacle is difJol- ved, we have a building of God, a houfe not made with hands, eter- nail in theheavens ; that is, a houfe of Gods own immediate ma- king, a houfe to themaking whereof man hath added nothing. The fabrick of this vifible world is a houfe made without hands, much more is heaven, and the glorious unfeene fiate which Saints (hall have hereafter. The houfe above,or Plate of Glory is wholly ofGods making. And as our eternali ehate is expreffedby a houle made without hands, fo our fpirituall eflate is called by the fame -Apoflle, Aworkdone without hands ( Col: z. t t.) where having of erted our compleatnefs inChrih (v. io. ) he adds, In whom afeye are circumcifed with the circumcifion made without hands. Theexternal literal circumcifionwas made with hands; there was anoperation of man in it, the cutting off the foreskin of the fiefh, but in the fpiritual circumcifion, man bathno hand, it is the work of`God alone ; as alto that effed.ual faith is which alwayes accom- panieth it and is therefore called (v.1 2.) thefaith of theoperation of God.There is a temporary faith which we may call a faith of the operation ofman, but true Paving faith is the operation of God, and may be fayd as the fpirituall circumcifion ( which was fignih- ed and lhadowed by the corporali ) to be made without bands. Now as the Scripture fpeakes both of fpiritualls and eternilís mdicaturdtvi. which are made without hands, fo this text fpeakes of external's num fupplici- and providentialls in the fame language, The mighty (hall be taken um, enjoy nulla away without Land, that is, Without any creature-helpeor vifible human calla humane hind ; what ever is done without a vifible hand, is done 9ód Huila hu- by the hand of God. Elihu inrimates a punifhment upon the r,anavi deck- O o o o e. mighty, nari pots(!`.
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