Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 24. inmercy Pets up another. Mighty men are like pillars, which bear the weightof a whole Commonwealth or Kingdom. ' God tardy deals with Nations, as Sampfn did with the houle wherein the Philittimswereaflcmbled, who atoncepull'd away the pillar, and pull'd down thehoule ; but if he pulleth away one pillar, he ` puts in another, that the houlemay ffand. God will not leave the world without rule or rulers: when he takes with one hand, he gives with another ; when fides the Traytor was broken' Chritt found out (a - better man). Matthias to let in his Read. And when the wholeNationor Church of the Jewes was broken and rejected, God called in the Gentiles, and fa them up for a Church and peopleto himfelf in their ffead ; and (which is the' greateft inflance of all) when Jefus Chrift was taken from the earth, whenhe left the world, who was the mightyone (he was farft broken inpieces for our fins, and afterwards takenaway) yet' he gave a lupply, and left us anotherin his flead Iwill not leave . you comfortlefs, (faith he Sohn 14. i S.) Iwill come untoyou,though not till thegreat day in perfon, yet every day in the gifts and gra- ces of my Spirit. Iwillpray the Fatherandhefballgive you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever ; (John id.. i6.)- (7ohn 16. i 3.) When he the Spirit ofTruth is come,he will, cliode you intoall truth. God fent the Spirit inChrift's !lead he oth that for us which Chrift did for us whilehe abode on the earth : and therefore the holy Spirit is not-unfitlycall'd the Vicar Chrift hereonearth, he feeds the flock of Chrid, he looks to his people, he teacheth, he comforteth them in Chrift's flead. And thus inNations, whenGod breaketh one Governour, he Pets up another in his flead; he will not leave Nations without guides and leaders, nor fuffer the ftaffof Governmentto be utterly bro- ken, which is the greatefl plague that can come upon any people. From the wholeverfe take thefe tree dedu6tions. Firft, There is a vanity and an uncertainty, at óa11 the vanity - ofuncertainty in all worldlygreatnefs and powers. GodWafts andbreaks them as he pleafeth : The mod fubflan- tial things onearth are but as á fbaddow ;- or like the Land-fea's continually flowing and ebbing. One is call down, and another is exalted ; one is broken, and another is let up ; yea, the fameman who was lately exaltedand fit up, mayquicklybe cart down and. broken--: 685 .
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