Chap. 3G. E.ti'pi'ian opon the $oelz, of .1 o B. Verf. 2 g. 367 flefb adore, let none prefurrae toclue.f}ion the work of God ; let God alone with his work;as he will have no controler,fo he needs no counfeiler. Remember, tis mans duty to mag>nfäe his work, not to mend ir, to filmhow food it is, not to attempt the making of it better. And indeed as ir is thehihef{ poync of prefumpri- on, fo of ignorance, tomeddle with the mending of ir. The Lord is a Rock (faith tfrtcfes, Dear, 32. 4.) and his work is perfeCE. Who but a fool,;or who but by the over-working of his own folly would venture to mend that which isalready,not only perfeaed, but perfe&, were it only the work oft man, much more when it is the work of God,the onlywife God ? And that we maybe provoked humbly to magnify,and for ever deterred from that proud attempt of finding fault with, or mend- ing the workof God, confider thefe three things ; Firfi, Take the argument in the text, theplainnefs of the work ofGod, it is fuch as maybe feen afaroff , none can pretend igno- ranceof ir,or ifthey do,that's a vain covert.,or excufe ; everyman may fee it, man may behold it afar off, as mof{ worthy to bemag- nified. Secondly,Ifwe do not magnifa the work of God, God will leffen his own works of mercy and faveur toward us. Thirdly, He will dononaorefor us if we magnifienot what he bathdone. Ir is Paid (Math. i 3. 58.) Chrifl didnot many mighty works there,hecaufe oftheir. sinkelerf. God will do no more mighty works for them,who refufe or negleF:k to pay him a tribute of praife and glory for what he bath done. 0B?
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