fq;o Chap. 4o. An ,Expofation upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 8. or beyond his power. What, faith the Lord, wilt thou difanul my judgement ? furely thou wilt not venture at that , thou wilt not offer that; 'ds more than thou or any man cando. TheLords judgement, or the way which he will take with any man, no man can fuperfede or flop ; no man can hinder him in ir. What the Lord determines, what he gives forth, it (hall Band. Balaam could fay (Numb. a 3, co.) The Lordhath blefed , and 1cannot reverieit. The judgement of the Lord at thattime towardsIf. reel, was a Judgement or Sentence of favour and mercy ; there- fore faith Balaam, The Lord bath bleff'ed , and l cannot reverfe it. And if the Lord gives out a Sentence of aflietion, -or commands a crof e upon any man, who (hall reverfe it (Pfal. 33. io.) The Counfel of the Lord (ball fand, and the thoughts of hieheart to all generations. They (hall (land ; who then (hall make them fall? The Sentences or Judgements of men are often difanulled by men , and they may alvvayes be difanulled by God (Lam. 3.38.) who ss he that faith, and it cometh topats, when the Lord hath not commanded. The Lord can difanul all the Judgements of men, of the wife(I men in the world ; but none can difanul the Lords judgements, and make them void. There are but two wayes by which the judgement, that is, the Sentence,. or the refolution and purpofe of a man is diCanulled. Firft , By the power of the party againfiwhom theJudgement is given. Sometimes there is a Sentence given againfl a man, which comes tonaught, 'Cis made void; why ? there's no power can execute it upon him : David fpake much in that language, re fans of Serviah are too hardfor me, Secondly, Sometimes the Judgements of men are difanulled by a fuperiour Authority; one Court recalls or takes off the judgement of another. But neither of therewayes can the Judge- ment of God be difanulled. If God give out aSentence again(} a perfora, his power, how powerful foever he is, (hall never hin- der the execution of it thoughhe be (as it's fpoken in Amos) as high as theCedar, and as firong as the Oak, yet he (hall not hinder the Judgement of God. And as there is no man bath power of arm, or of arms, to hinder the Judgement of God fo there is no Authority fuperiour to, or above Gods. There's no Court above the Court of Heaven, to which appeal may be made a, to get Gods Sentence difanulled , or his Judgement reverted,
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