494 Chap. 39. e/fn.Expofatienopen the Book, of Jo B. Verf. 3o . greateddanger, when the Dragon become a Serpent, or the Ser- pentine Dragon feeks molt to annoyher. Thus far the Lord bath been interrogating fob, not only about the inanimate creatures, the Heavens, the Air, the Sea, the Earth, but alfo about leveral Animals ; in the leali of which, becaufe they not only have a being, but life, fenfe and motion, more of the power, wifdom and goodnefs of God fhines forth, than in the greatefi of the former. And all the quefions propofed to yob in there twoChapters have (as bathbeenhinted heretofore, and fhould beconflantly minded ) this general fcope to convince ( as then fob, fo now) all men, both of their own nothingnefs, and of the all-fufficiency, wifdom, care and power of God, who hath fo wifelymade, and doth fo wifely difpofe of all tbecrea- tures which he bath made. And therefore, man who bath recei- ved more fromGod than they all, and of whomGod ismore ten- der than of them all, fhould fubmit to the difpofe of God in all, things without diCputing about, much more without murmuring at, or complaining of his clifpenfations inone kind or other. The Lord( though he had done much in the way of interro- gating) bath not yet done interrogating Job concerning the works of his hands. Neverthelefs, before he proceeded any fur- ther, to enquire of him about the creatures, he faw it fit to feel his pulfe a little, by a clofe application of what he had al- ready faid, mingled with high language and cutting reproofs, thereby to trywhat effeet this forepafled difcourfehad wrought uponhim, or whether he were come to a more humble añd fub- entttingframe than before, as will appear in opening the former part,of theCbspter following. JOB
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