6&6 Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Bork of J o B Verf. 24. broken, There isno affurance tobe had of the heft things here below, buronly this, that we cannot be fure of them : and 'tis good for us, that we cannot be lure of the bell things here below, both becaufe we are fo apt to fay, It isgoodfor to to be here,where yet our bell things are not tobe had, asall() becaufe by thisconf- deration w may be provoked to lookafter, and make lure of bet- ter things thenany are here enjoyed,even thofe bell things which are under hope. Secondly,Great examplesof God's judgements,are to be eyed and marked. Why doth Elihu call lob to this confideration, but that he might be humbled, and give Godglory ; it is not for nought that God breaks in pieces the mighty ones of the earth, (I Cor, to, II.) thefe thingshave hapned unto them for examples ; and theyare writtenfor,our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world arecome. As all thofe things among the Jewes were Types ; fo all that God Both to this day.upon the Princes, and Powers ofthe Nunquam cul- world, arebelt as types and enfamples ; they are foradmonition, pow foamra- that we ihould confider thofe fins which have brought fuch judo- probi ni to ments upon men, fuch breaking judgements, and avoid them. pow aenof- force will never fee fin in it felf, but in the judgments of God all aunt.ereg,hb may fee what fin is ; when mightymen are broken in pieces, what. ca. Moral. will God do with the refl, if they fin againfl him, and provoke P the eyesof hisglory ? Zenacharib that proud Prince,who invaded the land of Ifrael in the time of Hez.ekak, being broken in pie- in me ¡mum,. ces by his own bowels (his Eonsflew him) it was ordered to be par cflo. He- writ upon his Tomb, Let everyone thatfeethme, learn tofear God, rod.lib. z. and not to defie him, as Ihavedone. The breakingof the powers of the earth, fhould exceedingly exalt the fear of God in our kuicunquo hearts. It is better to learn wi fdomeby :thepun[fhrnent of others,then ceifa domina- by eatYtuT'ro- our own . tut aul'tu vi- Thirdl IfGodwill break the mighty,thoughmany,yea though fa,nunquam do- innumerable ; This is comfort to thepeople of God when they cumenta dedit are opprefl, and brokenby oppreffors, let them remember God forsmajora, is able to break their oppreffors, though they rife up like Hydra's uaflQrgntfu- heads oneafter another ; read the whole fifty and fecond Pfältn, as ,er5í.Senec.in allo the 39th and 4,oth verles of the 107th Pfalm, as a clear proof Troad. de of this. Elihuhaving [hewed what fad breaches Godmakes upon Hecuba, Mt: mightymen,makes a fourth inference in the words following. I. sc. s. Verf.
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