Chap. 40, An Expofition upon the Bookof J o B, Verf,3. 669 Secondly, ` ris wìldom to fpeak loft words, when we are to expe6ation or under hope of receiving benefit or good from any, ®o ui oYts in the power of whole hand it is todo us good. They have rea- inferiorire1l. fon to give good words, who would receive any good. Thus tome fpeak loft words to divert evil, others fpeak loft words that they may obtaingood. As for Leviathan, he is here reprefented in the p: ideof his heart, as neither fearing any hurt you can do him, nor defiring youlhould do him any good ; and therefore, willhe fpeak. foft words to tbee ? no, not he. Hence obferve ; The f rong andmighty will not make fupplications, nor ufc en treaties, They who think they have enough in themfelves,will not make fupplication to God huntelf, they will not entreat his favour,nor fpeak foft words to him. There are many loch proud Rout- heart- ed Leviathans in the likenefs of men(pr. i ©. zg.) Pour otot thy wrath upon the families that call not upon thy name. There arc whole families that will not make fupplications ro God. ,What are thefe ? acompany of Leviathans, that think they have enough of their own, and live in a Pelf- Rrength,) or in a felt-fufficiency, as if they were not beholding to God for any thing they have, nor defired to have any thing of him. The Lord fpeaks of u generation of men, who fame the counfel of the poor, becaufe the Lord is his refuge(Pfal. r4, 6.) char is, becaufe they in all their wants, dangers and ditirefles, had recourle to God by prayer, as their only refuge Of what fpirit thole men were, who (#lamed or were afhamed of this counfel and courte of the poor, he tells us at the 4th verle of that Pfalm ; They eat asp my people as they eat bread, and call not upon God, i1Ve (thought they) haveenough of our own, ftrength enough of our own , we are Leviathans, we need not be beholding to God. It is an argument of a wick- ed, four, high mind, not to make fupplications (Prow. 18. z;.J 1be poor ufeth entreaties, or, the poor fpeaketb fupplications. Tney that are poor in outward things, will fpeak very humbly to chore above them ; and if we knowour on spiritual poverty, that we are weak empty creatures, even nothing- creatures, if we are poor in fpirit, we will be Wing many entreaties to get in with God, and tomove him to havemercy upon us, None but hum- ble
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