Chap. 40. an E"xpofition t4ion the Beoikof J o s. Verf M effect to what we do , is to take upon us to be God. The King of Tyros iis,therefore .faid, re fetehis heart as the heart of God (Ezek, AS. 6.) becaufe be thought he could defend and fecure himfelf by a felt-power and tireugth, or by a felf-wifdom and policy. Let us renounce our ownarm, and power, and 'Length, and right hand, in all things; kt us look upon our own right hand as weak and withered, unable, to bring any thing to pafs, but as the Lord .fhall .be pleafedwpm forth bis.tght hand to firengthen ours. And when:'we are thus fenfible of our own weaknefs, as altohumbled under a fenfe of it, then the Lord gives out moil firength to us ; yea, makesus able to do all things (which are our duty, and we have acall todo) through (krill ffrengthhioig tee .( Phil. 4:i 3 ) Mad' as we`iAnil find Chriff firengthnrng us to do, fo tofuffer all things whenwe are weak in our (elves. The Apofiles experience taught him tafay'fo(a Cor. 12. io.) E take .pleafare.in infirmities, tnreproaches, in nocef- ties, inperfecutions, in difiref fes for Cbrl¡ls rake ; for where 1 am wok (that is, in.my ielf ) there.Iany flron . ; thatis, in the Lordi Thus the Lord bath been dealingwith job to humble him, by puttinghim uponchore things which he himfclf.alone cando; by which hetaught fob, and teacheth us and all men, that no man can fave hilnfeif by his own right hand. There is no falvatron in anygnatte,i.n any hand,bur in Jefus Chrifis ; much lefs fpiritual or eternal falvation. Hh h li _s J p gi. 6o3
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