atSo Verf. 7. c/fn Expofition upon the rook of Jo a. Chap. 37' Secondly, 'Take his work, more largly ; God fealeth up the hands of men,that they having avacancy from theirOwn work tnaq confider his ; he doth as it were force them from what They were doing or intended to do, that fo they may have leifure to take notice of 'what he bath done, That all men may know his work. Hence note, Firft-; God can hinder or flopany man or all men in their work. He, when, and as he pleafer h, can. Peal up thehand of every roan. If God bath a mind to worknone can lett him (1/4.43.13,) Who can feat the hand of God ? I may fay allo, who'e hand can- not God teal ? How eafily did theLord feat up the hand of the the buildérs of Babel (Gen. t I. 7.) They were hot upon a migh- ty work;but God byconfounding their tongues,fealed their hands, and they (as'tis faid,v, S.) Left off to build the City. Secondly, When the text faith, Godfcalethup the handofevery maro, that all men may know his work, Obferve ; How diligent foever menareabout their own works, yet they are flow enough, too too flow to take noticeof the work! ofGod. When the hand of God is lifted up Tome will not fee it, they arenot only backward to fee it, but appetite to the feeing of it ; and though others do not fee thernfelves againft, yet they donot fet themfelves to the knowledge of his workd. 'Tis a great and common fin, our not audying toknow theworks of God ; we tIould fiudy the works of God as much as we do the word of God ; we fl,ould Rudy both his workof Creation, and his works of Providence, whether works of Mercy, or of Judgment; we 4iould endeavour to know all his works. From the univerfality of the expreffion, that all more may know his work, Note ; Godwouldbave all flay this Rook,, the book of bis work:. They whole bufinefs and labours lie in fields, the Plow-men and the Vine-drefl'ers, he would have theta know his works, tbofe afs
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