Chap. 4a. an 4xpof:tionupon the BoolZ,of3 o B.. Vat'. a, SvS Secondly, In that the Text faith, /hall be that contendeth with the Alruighey inffruft him) Obferve; They who contendwith god, or aredi /content with the works. of God, perm to themfelves able to inflrn£f and teachgod. That's the thing at the bottom which the Lord would convince fob of. Difcontented perlons fcem to fay untoGod, they could put things into a better way, if they had the handling of them; or that they could model the government of the worldwore s- qually, if it were in their hands. Such is the pride and-finfulr nefs, or the finful pride of mans heart, that he thinks himfelf able to inftrua God, and teach him to mend his work. Some have been fo arrogant and prefumptuous, as tofay, they could have mended fome things in the natural fabrick of the world, had they been the contrivers of it; and many have laid, at leaf/ in their hearts ( where the fool faith there is no God) that they couldmend the providential fabrick or courfe of it. Beware of there prefumptione. Remember, it is our duty to be infiru.&ed by God, to receive inllru6}ion from God. Wo to thofe who would give him inftru6lion(job 2,2. 2 2.) acquaint thy felfnow with him, and receive the law at bis mouth, that is, the rule of all thyaaions, but donot give the law to him. Nomanhath more need of inflruaion than he who thinks he can give inflruelion to God. It isfail proverbially, whenwe feean inferior, much more a fmatterer in any Art or Science, offer to controule a perfei Artifl ; What , A Sowor a Swine teach Minerva ! how much so, wirservaat more may we fay fo of the moll learned, that controuFe God or contend with him about his works! The works of Gód of every kind are fo exaf inevery kind,that itis impoflible to find any real defetek or redundancy in them. To goabout tomend them, is to 'parr them;to alter them,wereto deface them.Thofe things which men call or count the blemilhes of Gods works,are the true beau ty of them ; and what they contend with himabout, is the com- mendation of them, and the glory of his workmanlhip. And as at left Jefas Chrift will ?refent the whole body of belie- vers, or the perlons of all that believe , to himfelf a glorious Church, not having fpot or wrinkle, or any [rich thing (Eph. S, $7. ) fo he will at ha reprefent the providences of God, or his T t t works
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