Chap. 37. t;an upon the Bookof o s. Verf. t 5. extraordinary and ordinary works of Cod,as to the real! wonder- fulnefs of them,by two Scripture miracles. The 'flopping of the fire from burning the three Chkildren, was a wondertúll work of God ; fo alto is'the making of fuch a creature as burning Fire,.yet who wonders at it ? It was a wonderful! workof God to flop the mouthes of thofehungry Lyons from devouring Daniel ; fo allo is the making of a devouring Lyon, yet who wonders at it ? Now, feeing there are wonders even in the ordinary Works of God, We may take much comfort in our firaits, for 'cis no hard mat- ter with God to work wonders; he works fottie for us every day, they are his daily works. If we need a miracle to fave us in an e- minent danger, God can do it ; when we fee no means in the world to produce fuch aneffca, yet we are never the further from it. Gods ordinary works are full of wonder ; He Both the, hardefl things with as much eafe,as thofe which we call and count the eafefl. Elshu having thus awakened the attention of Yob , and called .him ingeneral! to that internal work of confideration about the external works of God, he (I fay) having dine this, defends- ,,to particulars in thenext verle, arte thofe which follow. Verf;a 5. Doeft thou know when god difpofed them, and eau-fed' the light of hto CLnad tofhiné Here Elihn begins to comeupon yob thickand three -fold (as we fay) with hisqueflions, he puts him many quefiions; and hard, ones ; and fodoth God al lo, Chapter 38th, 3 gth, and 4th. And as here Elihcs, fo there God pofeth or examineth J06.in r he. things of Nature. If we look from this verte to the end of Gods dif- courfe isith job, we may find this queflion, Doeft thou know ? put more than twenty rimes to Job. But why are thefe pofirg quefii- ons put to often ? I arrIwer, to humble Job and thence him frc.rn queflioning the dealings of God with him ; why did God alter my condition ? o.by have I been thus a1;li&ed ? why emptied from veffel to vefÏei, laid job ? I would faine know the reafon of my fufferings. Well, faith God, anfwer my queflions firfl; i would know this or that of thee; and fo faith Elshu in the behalte of God, Doeft thou know *hen God difpofed there ? tPl1 osdïs :x The word rendred difpofe, fignilieth toorder, dïrea, appoynt, Ye,1patuere,de. and comae. 535
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