634 Chap. 40. an Expofition upon the Book of J B. Verf. /9: God is the Makerof all in a, threefold fenfe, and he loves to be acknowledged as fuch in them all. Firft, he is the Maker of all things 8t perfons in their natural being. Secondly,he is theMaker of all perfons in their civil being He makes the rich,. and he makes the poor ; he makes the high, and he makes the low, that is, he makesone man rich and another poor, one high and another low in thisworld. Thirdly, he is the Maker of all per- Ions in their fpiritual or holy being ; he makes aman good, who was bad ; he makes hire humble, whowas proud ; he makes him . heavenly, that was earthly ; he makes him fpiritual, who was carnal, and not only fiefhly, but in the fled ( Rom, 8. 8.) The makingof the new-man .is that for which the Lord is fpecially to be owned and honoured. We are to honour God as he is the Maker of all creatures; but we are efpecially to honour him as he is the Maker of the New- creature. To be the Maker of the crea- tures, great or fmall, is the foie priviledg of God. And let us re- member, that as God hirrífelf hath made all things, fo he hath made all things for hiinfelf, that is, All beings ought to live :unto, him, and afl for him, who is thefaro being ; to himwho bathgiven us life and,breath andall things, and in whom roe live,and,move,and haveour being,. unto himwe thould dedicate our life and breath and all things, And did we truly know, ( which every one pre- fumes he knoweth) Godto be out Maker, òr as out Maker, it would have a mighty influence upon our hearts and lives, and- wen make us live toGod. What thould not we do for him that . made us ? and what cannot he do with us chat made us ? as the Text,here (peaks of the great W-ehemoth,..,Fie that madehim. Can matte his Swordapproach untohim. Thereare two readings of thefe words. Firfi, thus, He that made him, made hie Sword tobe near him; That is, ás God made Behemoth, fo God made a Sword for him, that is ( according to this reading) for his ufe, or,for him toufe. God hash made him a weapon r . But what i$ the,Sword`which God hash madehim ? They who infif} upon this reading, taking altoBehemoth to be the Elephant, fay, 'cis that natural member commonly'called his Trunk that is to the Elephant as a Sword, both to defend hirnfelf, and to offend and wound thefe that Inc- leghim, Thus Mr B1x,aaloffeth it ; Ged.wha marhiw,bath fur- nafhcd .__
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