Chap. An ExpofLion upon the Boo(of J o B. Verf. a s 711 of Lords, as they have of their Stewards, what they have done with all, for theyare but Stewards. In the Eleventhplace, Then the Lordmay giveand take of ad that is under heaven, when hepleafeth, and how he pleafeth, to whom he pleafeth, and fromwhom be pleafeth. Maynot he do whir he will with his own?( .20. a$.) If he gives ro one, he giveth but his own; and if he takes from another, he caked] but his own ; if he gives another much, and you but a little, you mull bequiet and fubmir, he giveth but his own. If he give much of this worlds good to evil men ? if he adorn and beautifie them with all outward bleffings, who bath any thing to fay againf1 it ? what though men, meafuring things by their own reafon, fee no reafon, yet let them knowwhat hebefloweth, is of his own, not of Any mans poffeflion; and if he bellow great things upon the unworthy, heBoth nowrong to thole that are worthy, much lefs to chofe who are as unworthy as they : The benefits he bellows upon any are no wrong to others. Upon this ground the Lord commanded the Nations quietly to fubmit to Nebuchadnezzar King of Babilan (Jer. 27. q, g, 6.) Thou (hall yefay to your Ma- f#ers ( The Word was given by Jeremiah from the Lord to the Meflengers of feveral Princes) Ihave made the earth, the man, and the bea it that areupan the ground, by my out-flretched arm, and by my great power, andhavegi4venitunto whopsfoeverit feems meet unto me. And now I bave given all thefe lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, &e. And the beafls of the field haveI alfo given to ferve him : and allNations ¡hall ferve him, &c. Thus . if the Lord gives, he giveth his own, and if he takes all away from any, it is but his own ; thus jobquieted his fpirit at firlf, The Lord bath given, and the Lord bath taken, bleffed be thename of the Lord. In the Twelfth place, If all be the Lords under the whole hea- ven, then, be furs you pay your Land-lord your rent. Shall we live in the Lords houfe, and ufe the Lords land, and not pay him his rent ? let us pay the Lord his rent, for we are all Tennants and Tennants at Will. Pay him his rent ; you will fay, what is that ? It is the rent of praife and obedience; the Lord bath a fervicedue to him for all. In theThirteenth place, Let all the godly rejoyce. All that is under the whole heaven is cods, it is in the hand of their friend YYYY and
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