788 Chap. 4z. an Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. Nonexigit a ,sabia. Dena multaverba, fedm141,017,11.. der,.. Thirdly, The Lord had not only given job a command to an- fwer, but inclined, and moved his heart to anfwer. The reafon why fob refolvednot to anfwer, was the lownefs of his own fpirit, and the terror of the Lord that was upon him. The majefly and dread of the Lord put him upon a refelve for filence;bwt now forre favour appearing, and the Lord giving him hopes of a gracious acceptance, he was encouraged to fpeak, and had a freedom of fpeech reflored to him, and accordingly he anfwered the Lord, Thus we may falve¡obs credit from lightnefs, much more from a lie; though after he had faid, he would anfwer nomore, we find him anfwering aain, Then Job anfwered the Lord and faid, The Lord having (Pet forth his own infinite power and wifdom, in that long and accurate fpeech, which he made out of the whirl- wind, concerninghis works of creation and providence; efpecí- ally, by his difcourfe about that unparallel'd pair,Behemoth and Leviathan, the greaten of living creatures upon the land, and is the fea : I fay, the Lordhaving by this difcourfe humbled job, he faw, and was convinced there was nodifputing withGod, nor en- quiring into much lets complaining of, or murmuringat hisfecret counfels and judgments ;. he now faw, ie wasnot for him to call God to anaccount about any of his dealings and proceedings, as fometimes he had done, but rather to adore them: and therefore he fubmits, and anfwers only with exaltingGod, and abating him- felf. He begins withthe exaltation of God ,. Then Job anfwered. the Lord and [aid, Verf. z. Iknow that thoucan't do every thing;: That's his fire word ; and it teacheth us, That, when we begin tohave high and great thoughts of God, we, cannot bat have low and mean thoughts of our (elves. Our own humiliation begins at the exaltationof God; and our felf-emprinefs and weaknefs, at the light, of his fulnefs and Almightinefs. Thus fob began his hu- miliarion, I know that thou can't do every thing. This v.erfe exalts God both in his omnipotency, and in his omnni- fciency. ' Tis a Chou, yet a full confeffton of his faith in this mat- ter ; and though it were fhort, yet is pleated Clod much and fully, becaufe fob uttered it in much. faith. A fewwords pleafe God, where he feeth much faith.. iFtrf$i,
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