Chap.4o. (4n Expoftion upon the Book of j o B. Verf.9. i5i horn is cut off, no can a cruel- heartedman, with a broken arm. InMete and many other Scriptures we fee, both that mans arm . is in thehand of God, and what Cod Both often to mans arm ;. upon which-confiderations he infers (Ifa. 51, i 2.) 1 am be that . coinfortcth thee ; Who art thou that art afraid of a man that (hall die, and of the fan of man that floall be made as thegraft, and for- getteft the Lord, thy,i aker? As if the Lord had faid, doll thou hear and believe that I have a ftronger arm than man ? and art thou,who haft an intereft inme,tfraid of aman ? We have caute to fear man, when we do that which is evil; the magiftrates arm . beareth not thefivord in vain, for he is the Minifter of God, a re- venger to e.,rectstewrath upon him that Both evil (Rom. 13.4)But to ail them who remain peaceably in their duty to God and man,,, JefusChriff bath faid, (Lake 12. 4,q.) Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that, have no more that they can do : But Iwill forewarn you whom you fhallfear; fear him, which after he kath killed , bath power tocaf into hell; yea,1 fay untoyou, fear Chriil, who gave but a Lingle prohibition of our fear of man, . gave a double charge to fear God, knowing that to be the bel+ . cure of, and remedy againll any undue or finful fear of man. Further, teeing God bath fuch anarm, let us be much in the confideration of ir, let us oftenmeditate upon the ftrength of his arm, his almighty power. The mighty God is as a weak one to . us, both for the doing us good, and the keeping us fromevil, till . we fit down, and beiievingly meditate upon hisalmighty power and greatnefs. As David called the faithful of old to view the ftrength of Sion (Pfäl. 4$. 12.) walkabout Sion, and go round her ; markwell her Bullwarkc,tell her Towers. So I may call upon . all to view the flrength of the God of Sion, and to remember his arm, which is the only ftrength, the Bullwark, the Tower of Sion. Befìill (faith the Lord, Plat. 46. r o.) and know that I am. God. We never trulyknow either that God is, or what God is, we know him not to be Cod, but carry it as if hewere but a man, till we are frill, that is, compofed into a deep filent confiderati- on of his eternal powerand Godhead, or that he is God. And the godly have done fo, efpecially in two cafes. Firft, When they fast littlehumane ftrength,little of mans arm for them. Sácoñdly;
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