Chap. 4t. an Expolition open the Book of Jo E. Verf. t t. ly:Andwhat power foever is feen working at chcm,'cis his power that doth the work; hiswheel is in every wheel. Sixthly, What caul: bave we to magnifie the free¡race and mighty power of God. He is able to do for us, though all oppofe him ; and he is willing todo for us, though none, nor we our felves prevent him. Such is the power of God, that he can over- come all opposition inothers, agatnl what he bath a mind to do for us ; and fuch is the freenefs of hisgrace, that it over-paffeth, or rather pafleth by all thofe indifpoicions in us, which might caufe him to forbear doing, or have no mind to do, any thing for us. Seventhly, If none have prevented the Lord, if all the good we have, and all that we {hall have, floweth freely to us, then we fhouldbe very thankful to God for every good we have re- ceived,8tvery full of purpofes topraife him for whatever we {hall further receive. This Inference the Apofile makes in the Taft words of (Rom. IL) Of him, and through him, and to him, are all things, to whom be gloryfor ever, Amen.Let usnever be found faerifcing to our own net, nor burning incenfe toour own drag, as if by them our portion (in fpirituals or temporals) were fat, and our meat plenteous. Let us put praife far from our felves, and fay with the Pfalmiff, Not untous, not onto us, but to thyname, O Lord, be praife and glory. Laflly,Let us be veryhumble.The Lord puts this quefcion tofob tohumble him; & it waschewed in the beginning of the Chapter, that thedeign of God in prefenting this vats creature Leviathan to the view or conlideration of job, was to humble him : for fee- ing the Lord hath made all things, and can do all things of him- felf, and doth them for himfelf, let us lye in the dull before him, let us take heed of pride, high thoughts, andboafting words, in any thingwe have, and are ; let us fay (as the Apofile, Rom. 3. 27.)Where is boaffing ? where ispride ? heanfwers, It is exclu- ded. But by what Law ? why cannot boalting come in ? is it kept out by the Law of works,byany thing that we have done ? No, haftingwould never bePhut out, ifwe could do any thing of our felves ; therefore, faith be, this comes to pats by the Lawof faith, by calling our felves wholly upon God, both as to our jufti- fication and falvation.That Goddoth all things ofhimfelf,fhould render us nothing in our delves. Who barb preventedme that l fhoold repay him Xxxx The 7e3
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