586 Chap. 4o. An Expoftion upon theBook,of Jo É. Verf. 12. bled under the hand of God in any affidìion. He mindes not God either in what he enjoyeth , or in what he fuffcreth is not this a provocation ? Thirdly , Pride muli needs provoke God, as a proud man lets himfelfagainfl all the Commands & Laws of God.God cannot but be provoked, to fee all his Laws and Commands flightedby man. Aproud man will keepno bounds, or would he be kept in any. Fourthly , Pride is a Mother fn, it brings forth many other fins. As Unbelief is a Mother fin, fo is Pride (gab. 2. 5.) He is a proudman, neither keepetb at home, who enlargeth his defireas bell , and is as death, and cannot befatisfled, butgatbereth untohim all Nations, and heapeth unto him all people. The pride of the Ajfyrian put him upon other fins upon oppreffion efpecially ; he could not keep at home,nor be contented with his own Dominion, theugh a very large and vall one; he mull go abroad,and invade o- cher mens Territories ; his pride fent him to do milchìef,and he enlarged his delire as hell. Proud menmull opprefs and wrong o- thers, to bring in fewel for their own lulls. Pride calls in aid frommany fins to ferve its turn. LalBy , If Pride provokes God , if he looked) upon every one that is proud, to abafe him and bring him low ; then how fhould we labour to be humble ones , that the Lordmay look upon us with a favourable eye , and fo he doth uponall them that walk humbly with him. As God reftffeth the proud , fo he giveth grace to the humble , that is, favour. The humble (hall have his favour, and the proud his frowns. As to do jufily and to love mercy , is the fumof all duty toman ; fo to walkhumbly, is the fum of all duty to God (t.3'tic. 6. S.) They who walk humbly, walknot onely holily, but fafely. Theywho are low in their own eyes, are un- der the fpecial proteo`lion of the highGod. The Lord having called upon Tab to Phew the of eet of his wrathagainfi one fort of bad men , the proud, calleth upon him in the next words, to (hew the effcels of his wrathupots all forts of bad men,comprehended under thisgeneral word , The wicked. and tread down thewicked in their place. TheLord bids Yob de this if he could (indeed he could not) thatbe might (hew himfelf a comprent match for God. As if the Lord had Paid , I tread down the wicked in theirplaces , do thou f®
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