598 Chap. 4o. an Expofition upon the Book. of J o B. Verf, 5R. Aafw. fob never Paid it, nor thought ir, his mind was pure from filchblasphemy ; yet he fometimes fpake as if he had been fome- what more than a man, efpecially, when he fpake of debating his matters and arguing with God. pirfi, In that the Lord faith, in cafe fob could .do all thofe thingshe wculd confefs that his own rsght handcould fave hugs, Note; He thatcan defiroy all others, can fave bimfelf. tüa Poore Theregoes no more to Cave our felves out of any trouble,than pop, 00 i.e. to deftroy all others. The Apoflle fames faith (Chap. 4. iz.) ipfara [Avow There is one law-giver, who is able to fave and deflroy. God is ulrisir, ° ejef- this law-giver, he is able todo both ; and becaufe he candefiroy dem fun` vir- all, he can Cave all, and will fave all that trufi in him. The devil auo' is called a deflroyer,he is called Abadden in Hebrew, and Apollyon inGteek,that is,a deftroyer(Rev.9.1 r.)but he cannot defiroy all;if he could , he would foon make fad work, none fhould be fax, ed. There is but one law-giver, who can fave and defiroy, take away life and give life he cando the one as well as the other, and both as often as he will. The Lord bath an abfolutely fupream power over men, and may difpofe of them for life or death as he pleafeth ; even, eternal life and death, falvation and damnation are in his hand ; 'cistherefore a fearful thing to fallinto the hand ( the revenging hand ) of the living God (Heb. io.3r. ) upon the negle&, much more upon the defpifing and contempt of the covenant of life and peaceby Jefus Chriff, as 'cis faid at the 29th verle of that Chapter. Chrif+ is the befi friend and the wort{ enemy ; To him belong the if tees fromdeath (Pfeil. 68.20.) and bebath the keyes of death and hell(Rev. r. r 8. ) Let us rejoyce with trembling before him, who is able to fave and defiroy. Secondly, Note ; Man cannot favehimfelf by the bell ofbis power. No, not by his own right hand. Man cannot fave himfelf, Firfl, from temporal evils; he cannot fave himfelf from ficknefs nor frompoverty, he cannot fave himfelf from any danger that is ready to fall upon him ; nor can the 1}rongefl creatures rave him (Plat. 33. 17.) 4 horfe is a vain thing to faveaman, and man isas vain a thing to fave himfelf ; a bode cannot deliver us by his
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