Chap. ga. an Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf.I2. 5$I daily produfts of divine providence. And the Lord is fo much an enemy topride, that if he fee it in any of his own fervants, he will abate them and lay them low for it ; as we fee in the cafe of that good ICingHeo.ekiah,His heart being lifted up(not in thankful- nefs,n®r in zeal for the ways and things of God,as once it was,but in pride) there If a;wrath upon him,a;ad upan Judah and Jerufalem (2 Chron.32.3 5.)The Lord will not bear it,when his own bear or behave themfelves proudly (Prow. 29. z3.) Amans pride ( any mans pride) (hall bring him low ; that is, he (hall be brought low for his pride, or his pride will bring him into filch extrava- gant wayes as will be a means to bring him low. Thirdly, Note ; God can corny abate and coil down proud ones. If any ask, how eat ly can he do it ? I anfwer, He can do it with a look; Look upon every one that it proud, and bring him low, faith God to fob, thew thy fell like me in this, Ican do it as eaf:ly as look upon him. God by a call of his eye can call down all proud men; as the Lord can help his people with a look. David defired no more for his portion, but that God would lift up the light of his countenance upon him (Pfal. g.. 6.) that is, that God would look upon him favourably: And that prayer is made three times (Pfal. So g,7, t9.)Caufcthyface to fbinesep- on us, and (we have enough) we (hall be faved , we (hall be de- livered, we (hall be protedled.A good look from God is ail good toman. God with a good look can Cave us ; and if God withdraw his eye fromany, and will not look upon them, if he turn his back upon them, or hidehis face from them, his favour is withdrawn, and they are helplefs. Now as God can fave his people with a fmiling look, fo he candefiroy his enemies with a frowning one. His look isas powerful and effeaual to defiroy, as it is ro rave ; though to look ravingly be much more the delight of God (if I may fo (peak) than to look dellroyingly. Isis laid, God looked through thepillar of fire and the cloud, upon the Hofls of Thee, roab, and troubled them, and took off the chariot wheels (exod. 14. 24.) Surely God abafech the proud men of the wold eafily, when he cloth it with a look. He indeed (as the holyVirgin fpake in her long, Luke a. 51 5z.) Shewethflrengthwith his arm (or theftrength ofbiùarno)when {fie fcattereth the proud in the imagina tioas
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