Chap. 37. eflnExpoftion upon the Book of j o B. Verl, 14. confider God, as good in his beingand nature, and as good in his workings & aperations.That's the bufinefsof this text,co,: fader the wonderous works of God ; confider them in the fullnefs of them,and confider them fully. In which fence the Prophet reproves the yews for their non- confederation, Ifrael doth net knotty, mypeople donot co,fdcr (Ifa. r. 3. ) They do not confider what I have done,nor what I am d©ìng ; they are an inconfiderate and regard- lefs people, and therefore a people not to be regaded. There's nothing worth the taking notice of in a people or perfori, who takeno notice of the works of God. They who will not confider his doings will quickly be inconfiderable, and of no account with him. Confider the wonderful works of God. Confideration is oppofed to two things ; Firfl, To flightnefs of Spirit, or the light palling over of what we hear or fee. Secondly, to unquiernefsand palliorarefs of fpirir, becaufe of what we hear or fee. Some lightly pats things by, others think of the works of God in a pall-ion, or with a kind of rage ; they are rather vexing rhemfelves about the wonderous works of God, than confidering them. Confideration is a wok that (lands be- tween thefe two extreams, ffightneffe and unquietneffe of (pink. Confideration requires a ferrous foul , and if right, it makes the foul patient. They who once confider the works of God rightly, will refl in them fatisfiedly. Confider the wonderful work! ofGod. Elibu was fpeaking of chofe works of God in the Air, the Me- teors, Clouds and Rain, oLc. as under the rule of his providence; now faith he, Confider The wonderful works of Clod. This informs us, that the worksof God arevery confide-able. Firfl, In natural things; that is,what God doch in difpofrng the course of nature, mull be duely confidered by man. Secondly, In civil things, that is, in what he doth inordering the affaires of men , and thefe either pub.lick inNation, er pri- vate in Families : In all thefe God harp his workings, and his woks in all mull be considered. Thirdly, In fpiritual things, what he doth in wayes of graceup- on the fouls of men, in convincing andconverting them, in hnm- Y Y Y bling 29
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