Chap. 4o, An Expofition upon theRo1¿, of J o e. Verf. 6. God make us more humble,nand to have higher thoughts of before,even in every e ob had very low thoughts of bimfelf be- But fume may fay, fore, he had laid, I am vile ; doubtlefs Job fpake this in great humility : why then doth the Lord (peak to Job in a whirlwind again, feting he was truly humbled at his flrft fpee was hum- 1 anCwer, Though Job was humbled, yet bled enóugh, he wasanot yet laid low enough, nor melted down enough, and therefore God fpake to him in a whirlwind again. It would not ferve his turn, barely to fay /am vile, God mutt have more of him than that, he muff make a fuller confefflon of his fault than that;God brought him at lafi to fay, Iabhor my [elf, and repent in dull. and aches, which is a defcripton of deepefi hu- miliation. Now becaufe Job was not come to that, but had only laid, I am vile ( though there was matter of great in that) the Lord quellions with him again inawhirlwind. This lhould be of great confideration to us inany day of aliftion. For if God bath not his purpaftib bringing the firft affli6ion, we (hall be fpoken to in a whirlwind a fecund time. We are apt towonder and think it flrange,that God ihould (peak terribly to us fo An, that he (hould renew our affli&ions, and make us new croffes. We think, if we do but make a light confefhion of our fins, and fay, we are vile , prefently the ftorm fhould ceafe, and the affiliationbe removed. Let us not deceiveour felves, Job had laid Ire was vile ;yet :God continued the fform, becaufe he was not yet low enough. 'Tis not enough for us that we are truly hum- bled.As there mutt be truth in our humiliation, Co there ma be depth in it ; for quetlionlefo, when Job laid before, /am vile, he did not diffemble withGod, he was hearty in ir, and fpake his heart ; what he fpake was from his very foul, and in fincerity, he did not complement with God, he did not flatter God with his mouth, nor lie:into him withbù tongue, as the *gaiter did (Pfal. 7 S. 36.) his heart mu right withGod,as theirs was not (ver. 37.) yet, becaufe his fpìrit was not come down as it ihould, therefore he mufl be he mutt be further fchool d, that he might give furtherglory to God in his own abafemeat. And 533
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