III> !i, 698 dód chWri,a verbor170 Chap.4i. .4a Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. ra. you fee what a piece of work he is, how vafl,how dreadful a crea- ture he is: who helped me ? or who gave nie any help in the forming, or creating of him ? Several expound this queflion of the Lords independency in the work of creation ; none began to him, none directed him how to creare, none counfelled him what to create. The Apoflle ufeth that word, who bath been bid coeenfeller ? Noman bath been the Lords counfeller, nor did he need any counfel, in or about any of his works. And as none were his counfellers to give him advice, fo none were his helpers to give him anyat1flance,to bring the work about;no hind huh been put to ir, but his own; no handwas at it, nor in it, but his own. I ambe (faith the.Lord, Ifa. 54.24.) that mal etball things, that firsts-herb forth the heavens alone, that fpreedetb a- broad the earth bymy felf ; I have done all alone, all by my felf, the Angels did not help me. As (hod made the Angels without help, fo he ufed not the help of Angels inmaking any thing elfe. Secondly, Whobath prevented me, ingoverning and difpofing the affairs of the world ? I have had no counfel hitherto for that: And than any now take upon them to teachme the art ofgovern- ment. Thirdly, In general, who bath prevented me? that is, who bath done me any good office r who contributed the !call benefit to me`? to whom am I beholding for the leaf mite ? That 1(hould repay him. That is, that I fhould be engaged to repay him. Theword which we render to repay, lignifies properly tomake peace ; be- caule when debts are paid, and what is duedifcharged, then all is quier, there is no matter of difference remaining. As if the Lord had laid, If any one can produce any bill, or bond, or make proof, that I Hand indebted to him, 1 am ready to fatisfie him, and to difcharge all my obligations. Who hash prevented me that I fhould repay him ? Hencenote, Fit ft ; God will not be in any mans. debt. If any canmake it good, that they have prevented him, that they have givenhim counfel or afliillance in his works of creation and providence, or that they have done him the lealt courtefie, they (hall receive tothe ft:ll worth andvalue of it. What we do
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