716 Çhap. 34. 4n Expofitian upon the Book, of J o B. Verf.27. Cod bath many invifible works both of mercyand of judgement; yet we fhould be, though not curioufly , yet feriouliy fearching, Arcana imperil. as much' as potlibly we can , even m:o thofe wayes of God which are unfearchable ; we fhould confider, though we can- not fearch them out. But as for thole worksof God that are vie- bleand plain, which are written as it were with the beams of the Sun, which are fo plainand obvious, that he who runs may read them, to neglect the confederation of there, or lightly to pals them by, how finful is it ! Thole works of God which are molt plain, have wonders in them , if we could finde them our. As in the. plaineft Text of Scripture there is a world of holillefs and fpiritu- alnefs ; and if we in prayer and dependance upon God did fit down and confider ir, we might beholdmuch mere of tholewon- ders then yet appear tous It may be at once reading or looking we fee little or nothing, as Eh/oak's fervant, whenhe went once, he law nothing,therefore he was commanded to look fcven times; What now, faith the Prophet ? Onow I fee a cloud rifna Ike mans hand and by and by the whole furface of the heavens was covered with clouds. So you may look lightly upon a Scripture, . and fee nothing, and look again, and fee little, but look feven- times upon ir, meditate often upon it, and then you (hall fee a light like the light of the` un. 'Tis thus 'alto with the works of God,we pats many ofthen by as fmall matters,but when through- ly confidered,there is a wonderful depth in them;now not to con- fider thofe wayes of God wherein he is fo vifible, and which are the a&tings and exercifingof his power, goodnefs, wifdome, and faithfulnefs, this muff needs be a very great fin, (Ifa. z6. II.) Lord, when thy hand is liftedup, theywall not fee, (they take no notice of it, much letslay it toheart) but they (hallfee, (they (hall be made to fee one way or other,) and be afhamedfor ther envie at thepeople, or (as the margin hath it,) towards thy people.As god- lymen fee the hand of God,and are both confirmed and comfort- ed for his mercy to his people, fo wicked men (hail fee, and be both afhamédand confounded,becaufe they both envyed the peo- ple of God that mercy, and oppofed it. Theywho will not fee the works of God togive,him glory, !hall fee them to their own fh.ame. God hath given tas his works of Creation, that we fhould confider them daylie, as David did (Pfal. 8. 3.) when I confider 4yhearent>tbe-werk°,ofthy fingers, the Mn, oo and the Stgrs which thou
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