748 Chap. 4i. an Expoftion upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 22, yam video Now I fee danger fuitable to thegreatnJs ofmyfpirit,ln filch a fenfe animomoopet. it may be laid here of Leviathan, forrow is turned into joy before riculata, bim. But whence was this? furely from his flrength, and the confidence he had in ir.. Hence note ; Theywho havegreat ßrengtb, think, themfelves above forrow anddanger. Leviathan is fo firong that farrow is turned into joy before him; how full of joy, or how joyful then is he ! as Chrifl faith (Mat, 6.23. ) If the light that is in theebe darknefs, how great it that dark-ìefs ? fo if our forrow be turned into joy to us, hoar great is our joy ? Some good men have found it fo according to their faith, and moll (bong men hope it (hall- be fo to them, ac- cording to their pre "umptton. A firong man rejoyceth to run a race, whereas a weakman is afraid of it ; -going is grievous to him, muchmore running. VWhatfoever we have flrength ro do, if we have hearts alfo to do ir, we rejoyce to do it; yea, we are fo apt to rejoyce in our carnal'flrength of anykind, tharthe Lord by his Prophet (7er. 9. i3.) forbids it inevery kind of flrength, in flrength of underflanding , Let not the wife man glory in his wi fdorm ; he forbids it alto in flrength of eflate, Let not the rich manglory-in his riches ;, and laflly,'he forbids it in this particu- lar flrength of body, Let not the mighty man glory in hie might,' And there is great reafon we fhould cake heed of being found Leviathans in rhis,feing none have been more oppreffed and weak- ned with forrow than they, who upon confidence in felt-llrength . have thought themfelves above. it, or that it fhould certainly be turned into joybefore them.. Further, It will not be unufeful to confider, That, as here k is laid, Leviathan: farrow is turned into joy before him, fo it is promifed -to, and the priviledge of, all -true believers, to have- their furrows, or that their forrows fluff be turned into joy before them (John i6.2o.)rerily,l fay unto yea(faidChrifthimfelf) - that ye ¡hall weep, and lament, and the world "hall rejoyce (here's thecafe of Chriffs Difciplesin this world, they(hall weepand la- ment,.that is, they gall have caufe to weep, and many times (hall a&ually weep and lament) bat your forrow (hall be turned into joy,. As ye.fhall rejoycein fpirit under chore,difpenfations which - have
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