692 Cbap. °4o. An Expojition upon the Bookof Jo B. Verf. re. but do all theycan to atcmperand allay them;toflirfuch a humour were to [fir Leviathan. He hash more rafhnefs than courage, who meddles with more than his march, or (as force fay ) conjures up a fpirit, that he cannot lay again. Secondly, Saith the Lord, none isfo fierce or cruel that darefir hirer up. He means not cruel to Leviathan, but to himrelf; none is fo cruel to himfelf, as to go about to di: up Leviathan, becaufc there is fo much danger in that attempt. Whence, Obferve; They who run themfelves upon great dangers unadvifedly are cruel to themfelves. Theyare their awn enemies, and the'greate[t enemies to them- , felves. How cruel thenare (inners to their own fouls, who are fo fierce as daily to (fir up Leviathan ! (Prov. 6. 3 2.) Whofoever committeth adultery with awoman bath no underfianding; he that loth it defiroyeth Isis own foul; fu rely then he is cruel to his own foul : he feems to be very kind to his harlot, but he is veryun- kind, yea, cruel to himfelf (Pro. 8. 36.) He that fsnnetb againfl me (faith Wifdemm) wronged) his own foul: all theythat hateme,leve death.'Tis Chrift that (peaks thus,he thatfinnethagai ft ane,wrong- ahhis ownfoul, he is cruel to himfelf. Many,when they fin, do it to pleafe themfelves: Owhat a good turn day they hope to do ehemfelves,when` they venture upon unlawful } leafuresor profits; Put be that loth fo,hatetb me ( faith Chrifi) andhethat hateth mt,loves death. How cruel is that man to his own life, that is in love with death ; yet fo in truth are they who love any fin,by fin- ing. You may ( as was toucht before) (fir up and awaken a fleep- py confcience, and confcience may be more terrible than Levia- than; yea, by fn, you mayawaken and fair up the fleeping-ven- geance of Cod, who is more than a choufand Leviathans, and con- fciences. Once more remember, that poflibly,,bynot furringup your felves to take hold of God, you may air up God ro be an- gry with you, as 'ris Paid (Ifa. 64.'6, 7; ) Ouriniruities like the wind have taken toaway. What follows ? And (or for) there is none that calleth upon thy dams, thatf}irrethuphimfelf to take boldof thee. Which words, as Iapprehend, may be taken two ways. Fìrft,_ As (hewing their flugiifhnefs, that though their iniquities, that is, thepunilhment of their iniquities,carried them away
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