- 36. an Expegtiom aspen the I;ook,of J 0 B. Verf. 26. 371 fiance of all duty to Cod. We owe the full fubr Ilion of our wills co the Will of God in a twao:old retpeet. Vint, to !rahatfo- ever hewilleth us to do, or to his commanding will. Secondly, to whatfoever he will do with tss, or to his diipa ing ;n thefe, and in all things, lec us drive to greaten all the at ings of oar fouls towards cod, becaufe he is great. Secondly, IfGod be great, thenwe May infer for confolation. Firt+, Be not difcouraged in prayer when you have great things to ask , when your wants are great , and yew ne- ceíties urgent, when you muff have great fuppiies, when fmall matters will not ferve your turn (In many cafes, it is not a little help, it is not a (mall matter which will do the thing which we fue untoGod for) now here is a mighty ground of comfort for us, if we want great things, we have a great God to go unto ; and how great foever our wants are, they are all but imall to the greatnefs of that God untowhomwe go (Ephef, 3. z,o.) He is able to do exceeding abundantly abetve what we as or think ; and not only above what we a&ually ask and think;but indeed, beyond what poilìbly we can ask or think, above what we are able to askor think. 4fherefore let us never be difcoa- raged in prayer, becaufe of the greatnefs of the things that we have to askof God. Secondly,Be not difcouraged,though as your wants,fo your dan- gers and your troubles aregreat. How great (Dever the danger is you would be delivered from, God is greater, to whom you corne for deliverance: And therefore when a greatMountain tiood in the way of the deliverance of the people of Cod (Zech, 4. 7.) the Prophet speaks in this language, Who art them? O great Mountain, thou (halt become a plainbeforezertebbabel ; that is, before the power of that God in whomZcrobbabel coatis and whole work Ze- rabbabel carries on. Hence that holy confidence (Pfal. 66. 3. ) Through the greatnefs of thy power, thine enemies Ball fx6mitthemfelves to thee, or, theyfhall yeild feigned obedience, as we put in the margin, which force render thus, thrsagh the gre a. - nef; ofthy power,tbine enemies (hall 6efound liars. All the read irgs magnifie the greatnefs ofCCod.Through the greatnefs of shy pcov,:r thine enemies, the enemiesof thy people, (hall tub nir, they i?,all be found liars, they hal] yeild feigned obedience, they ii,all _not be able with all their greatnefs to fland it out againfï the great B b b
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