Chap. 34. An Expofitton upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. 29. en to nay voice : What then ? So 1gave them up to theirownhearts lofts, and they walked in their own counfels : and that was to give then up toafpirit of divifion, to aipirit of difcontent,to a fpirit of envie and jealoufie, to a fpirit of ambition, of felf-feeking and emulation, and fo to a fpirit of diflrae'.ion and confufon, and fo to ruine and deflruClion : fuch and no better is the iilue, when God gives apeople up to their own counfels ; then they foonbe- come a very Chaos, and run themfelves into a ruinous heap. As . good lave no counfel from man, as none bat man's. Fifthly, When God hides his face from a Nation, be is ready to declare his difpleafure, and the forell reflimonies of his fierce anger,formally,againft them ; God looks upon a finfully fanning people as aburthen upon his heart ; he is prefl, and even oppreft with them, he loaths them, his flomack turns at the thought of them, (Ifa. 1. 24.) Ah! I will cafe me (theHebrew is, I will be comforted, or I will comfort my felf, that is, I will unburden my foul, and fatisfie my felf by taking vengeance) of my adverfaries; that is, of mypeople who have rebelled agaiPUmycommand, and havebeen difóbedient to myword.Thefe the Lordcounts nomore as his children and friends, but as his enemies,and numbers them amonghis adverfaries ; Ah, faith he, I will cafe meof mineadver- farir, and avengeme of mine enemies : I am grieved to do it, yet hniuit do ir, I amrefolved todo ir. As foon as the Lord hadde- clared that he would receive no interceffion for lfrael, he adds, (ter. is. t. 2.) Calf them out of myfight, let themgo forth, and it (bald come to pafs, if theyfay unto thee, whither fhallwe goforth ? then those Maltfay unto them, thusfaith the Lord, fuch as are for death, to death , and fuch as are for the fword, to the (Word ; and fach as are for thefamine, to the famine ; fuch as are for captivity, to captivity ; Iwill caufe there toberemoved intoall Kingdoms ofthe earth, (verf. q..) and as Iwinner pity them, fo nonefhall, (verf. 5.) All thefe tokens of difpleafure fall upon a people when once the Lord hides his face from them. Yea then theLord himfelf will go forthagainft them asafierce Von, (Nor: 5. 14, 15.) He was to Ifrael as a moth,and asrottennefs, (verf. t 2.) that is, a fecret con- fümption,he would alfobe an open deflruClion to them as a Von, yea as a Leopard by the way would he obferve them, or lye in wait for them, andmeet them ac a Bear that is bereaved of her wire ps, and rent the very caul oftheir heart, (Hof. r 3. 7, 8.). The Lord Ccccc God 745
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