732 Chap, 34, An Expofition upon the Book. of J o B. Verf,zc4 alhuswe fee, how the Spirit of God byElihuhash rna dou- ble application of, the former part of the text ( when hegivetb quietnefs , whocan MA! trouble, &c. ) inthis latter, fill}, to a na- tion ; fecondly,to a perfon., lithe text were not thus ecpreff , it might be thus expoundedand improved without any (freineat ail to ir. But fo:afrnuch as the Spirit of God bath told us diflinetly, This Leaure that thisgreat truth concernes nations as well asperlons , there- was preached fore we have a cleare ground (beides the greatufefulisefs of it ) upon th Fifth. to fpeake to the words in both their references. And this pre= of November fent memorable day (as alfo their nativeorder) leades me fpec - ally to fpeake of`fhem, firif, under aNational confideration. when hegiveth quietnefs toa nation, who can make troubleor di- fíurbe the peace ofrt. And the text mäy well refpeef that national bleifìng, peace, becaufe the word tranflátedgiveth quietnefs, ligni- fies fuch quietnefs primarily, as is oppofite unto warre, fedition; and tumult in a nation (Yofh,: at . 23. ) And the land reliedfrom warre, it is this word, fo (fudg: 3, z r,) Theland had refi forty yeare..-( J.udg: 3. 30.) And the land had relt fourfcore yearer; ( zChron: 14. r. ) In hie ¿ayes the land was quiet ten yearer; (Zech: r..rr.) And behold all the earthfitteth ,till,and it atreli; in all thefeplaces we have the wordhere rendred quretnefr,in op- poGtion to warre: ; who knows not how great an unquietnefs warre makes wherefoever it comes ? andby a like an¡logie, the word is fometirnes iendred to be filent. Warre is full of clamour (Ifa: 9, 5.) Every battell of thewarrier is with confufednot fe, Not only is it fo in forne battells, but ( faith that Scripture) 'cis fo in all bat- tels, Everybattel ofthe warrier is with confufed noife.Whata noife is there in an Army, efpecially when joyningbattell with another Army ?what beating of drums ? what founding of trumpets ? what neighingofharfes ? what ciafhing of armour ? what groanings of the wounded ? When Godgives quietnefs or peace,there is none of thisnoire, none of this confuted noife of the warrier. Hannah faith inher ion; (r Sam: z. 9.) Thewickedfhall befilent indark- nefs ; that is, either they (hall be deffroyed and thruff" into their graves, where there's nothing but rottennefs and flench, darknefs and filence ; or they (hall be fo affrighted &confounded with the horror'and darknefs of thofe miferies which (hall come upon them while they liye, that they fhaIl.not have a word to fay, the mouth a iniquity fhall be flopt. In this manner the wicked are filent in dark- i
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