Chap. 4o. an Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 6, 5 3 a break, the-meaning is, he will bind upand flrengthen the bruifed reed; And when it is faid,he will not quench, the meaningis, he will blow up and kindle the frisoakngflax , that is, weak belie- vers, or fouls affli&edunder the fence of their own weaknefs and finfulnefs, or finful weakneffes. 'As its a great part of the wifdom of the Minifcers of the word, todivide theword aright, that is, togive every one a por- tion futable to his condition (they muff [peak to forne, as it were, in awhirlwind, in the whirlwind of the Law ; they muff fpeak to others in a ail! voice, that of the Gofpel ; they muff threaten and terrifie force,comfort and refrefh others) So the Lord hirn- Pelf deals ; he hashmany wayes of humbling the creature, and as manywayesof comforting the creature ; he fpeaks in a whirlwind (as I may fay) when he threatens in the Law, he fpeaks dreadful- ly, fometimes by his providences and judgemenrs(there's a voice in them) he fpeaks terribly to us in our own perfonal afflictions, andwhen under fad difpenfations : All this is, as it were,a [peak- ing in the whirlwind. And he fpeaks gracioufly, winninglyand comfortably, or to the hearts of his people, even when he leads them into the wildernefs (Hof. 2.a4.) The Apofile faith,Knotv.. ing the terror of the Lordwe perfwade men ; that is, we perfwade then by the terror of the Lord : and fo, knowing thegoodnefs and the mercy of the Lord, we perfwade men ; that is, we perfwade them by the goodnefs &the mercy of the Lord./ (faith theApoffle, Rom. a z a. )befeech you by the merciesofGod,prefent your bodies,S&c. Of forrewe muff have compaffion,makinga dijference; & others fave with fear (Judeverf. 22. as.) that is, we muff put them in fear, that theymay be faved, or (as I may fay) (care and fright them toheaven. Secondly, Confider, whoit is that theLord fpake to in a whirl- wind ; he fpake to fob : and who was fob ? furely a very godly man, aman that feared God, a man that hada very noble teffimo- ny fromGod himfeif, and yet here God fpake to ob himfelf in a whirlwind. Y y y ., Hence
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