Chan. 37. ,4n F5,rion upon the Book of J o B. Vert. 23. 613 J O B, Chap. 37. Verf. 23,, 24. 23. Touching the Almighty, we cannot findhint .out ; he is excellent in Power, and in judgement, and in plenty ofjuflice : He will not ajflic`l. 24. Men de therefore fear him : He refpetleth not any that are wife ofheart. THefe twoVerfes conclude the whole difcouríe of Elihu with rob. The 23d verfe is Do&rinal, the 24th is the the or Application of the Do&rive. In the 23d verfe we have a four-fold Do&rine held out con- cerningGod. Firli, The Do&rine of his Incomprehenfblenefs, We cannot . find him out Secondly, Of his Power,,. He is theAlmighty, he is excellent in Power. Thirdly, Of his Rigkiteoufnefs, lie excells in yuadgement, ttnd plenty of Juflice. But though he is thus full of Juflice, yet he is allo very Gracious, and therefore, Fourthly, We have the Do&rine of his Mercy and Tendernefs towards the Creature in the latl words of the Verle, He will not mfit. God is infinitely above man in Power and in Wildom, yet he never ufeth either the one or the other to the oppreffionor wrong of anyman; He will not afft:Et. This is a very fuirable peroration of the whole Narrative or matter,declared, which like had fo long infilied upon. And having laid down this four-fold Do&rine concerning God, he (hews us the ufe of it in the 24thVe, fe, where we have apra&ical Inference from what was before afferced concerning God ; Men do thereforefear bime, or, therefore men ought to fear: him.As if he had Paid, Seeing God is thus incomprehenfible,thus powerful,feeing he is thus excellent in Judgement,&.in plenty of Ju!lice, asallo inGoodnefs and Mercy ; thereforegood men do,and admenMouldfear him. This isa very natural and undeniable In- ference,yec,Elihu lothnot leave it bare,but addsaftronginforce meat
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