542. Chap. 4o. an Expojition upon the Book of J o s. Verf. 8. thereforemy words are[wallowed op. It was not fo much the mat- ter of his affiietion, as the degree, or weight, or extremityof ir, which put him to thofe grievous complaints. Now if we arenot patient and quiet under that very degree of the Judgement which God is pleafed to heighten it unto, this is a difanulling of his Judgement ; therefore let us take heed of complainings upon that account. Yet further, Others will fay , If this Crofl'e had been for a thorn time, we could haveborn it; but it hash been long upon us already , and we knownot how long it maycontinue, we can fee noend of it. Take heed of there complainings ; for thisalfo is to difanul the Judgement of God , if we find fault with the length of the Crolfe.Though we may cry with thefouls under the Alcar,How long Lord, how long, yet we muff not fayit is too long. Laflly, There is this alto at whichmany are muchtroubled, and fo evendifanul the Judgement of God ; for fay they , if is were but in fame one thing that we were afflicted , we could bearit ; but we are afflicted in body, and afflicted inmind , and aflheted in our children,andafllieted in our eflate, we are afflicted in our credit, and in all our comforts if it had been inTome one thing, we could have fat downquietly under it; but now it'saf- flietionall over. Takeheed, for this alto is todifanul the Judge- ment of God. And if any of thofe be to difanul the Judgement of God , how faon may wedo it ? And if they are nor, as to ei- ther,free from this charge , who thew Tome impatience and trou- ble of fpirit under the feverer dealingsof God , what (hall we fay of thofe who openly murmur, and even rage again(} them -? Thirdly , Wilt thou difanul my Judgement ? Note ; god takes it ¿e ahigh af front,and adifhonour,whenhis Judge®. ment is touched, or when his Judgement is not quietlyfub- mitred to. Wilt thou, faith he , What ! difanul my judgement ! The Apoale faith , Let God be true , and everyman n liar. Let the Judgement ofGod Eland, though we fall. Fourthly, Confider what a huge boldneffe it is in a creature, to do or fay any thing which may be interpreted a difanulling of the Judgement of sod. Fifthly,
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