Chapa.®. don Expofition upon the Book of J o E. Verf.8. S41 reverfed ; therefore the Judgement of Clod cannot be difa- nulled. And feeingthe Judgements of God, as taken for the Sentence which hebathdeclared againti finners , fuch as that (Rom. 2.9.) Trtbalátion and anguifh upon every foul that doth evil , &c. cannot be ditanulled ; what caufe have we to bleffe God for Chrif},who hash endured that Judgement in his own perfon, which could not be difanuiled nor made void; and bath alfc(as the Apotl e fpeaks, Col. 2 14.) blotted out the hand-writing ofordinances that was a gainfi us,whichwas contrary tom, and tookit out of the .vay,nailing tt to his Croft. Yet Obferve , Secondly; The 9udgements of God are by himaccounted as difanulled or made void by uss , when we do not fubmit to them, nor humbleour felves as we ought under them. This was rob, Cafe. Whydoth God aske himwhether he would difanul his judgement ? furely,becaufe he had made ma- ny complaints (as hath-been (hewed in this Book) about the dealings of God withhim : The Lord interpreted this as a dif anullingofhisJudgement. If we are not fatisfied with the Judge- gent of God , though it be a Judgement of anger and difplcad fure towards us,we,asmuch as inus lies,difanul theJudgement of God. Let us often remember this , The way ofGods proceeding with us, his way of adminif}rationtowards ue, is his Judgement; now if it be a way of affli6kion, if he (peak terribly tous,, let us take heed of complaining , left we be. found difanulling his Judgement. We may come under the compaffe of this Cha -ge before we are aware. As for inf}ance ; If we (hall fay, we could bear any Judgement but this, any aflhi&ion but this; this is to difanul the Judgement of God. Let us fay, whatever the afflid}ion is, it is bef} for us, and God bath mof} righteoufly brought it upon us. Again, If we (hall fay , we could be patient even under this Judgement of God for the matter of it; but when we confider the degreeof it, that it goes fo far, and wounds fodeep , who can bear it ? Thus Tob complained ( Chap. 6. z.) Oh that my griefwerethroughly weighed , andmy calamity laid in the balla- ces together ; for nowit wouldbe heavier than thefarad of the Sea there:
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