Chap. 42. an Expofition upon the Book of Jo B. Verf. 2. 799 as he can ralle up the godly, fo he can eafily pull down the un- godly"; as he can fill up the valises, fohe can level the mountains. Thus the Lord fpake (Ez,ek. 17. 24.) All the trees of the field (hall know, that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dryadup the green tree, and have made the dry tree to Ili ; I the Lordbave fpoken, and have done it. It muf'i needs be terrible to the wicked, that God can do what he will, Icing his will is to destroy them, except they repent and turn to him ; he hath power enough to do it, and his will is to do it ;what then canhinder his doing ir, but their repentance for ,what they have done. There are no fans of Zerviah too'bard for him, who can doeverything. Again, from the fecond notion of thefe words, Thou canft do every thing, that is, thou haft right as well as might to do every thing. Obferve, The Lordmaydo, he bath an ungueflionable right to dowhat foyerhe is ?leafed to do. God givesa law to all others for their a&ions, but he is the law to himfelf. He cando every thing of right he willeth, as well as he bathmight to dowhat he will. Then let none complain, that God hath done them wrong, for every thing is right which God Both. fob had failed in this, by fpeeches refle&ing upon the juftice of God in his dealings with him ; and therefore we may conceive, that in this confeflion, l know thou canflt do every thing, he chiefly aimed at this, to give God tae glory of his juftice : As if he hadPaid, Though thou, O Lord, layefl thy hand heavy upon an innocent perfon, and flrippefä him of all that be bath ; though thou, OLord, makeft awicked' man to flourifb in this world, and fellefl bim with outward felicity; yet all ought to refl in tby will , for this thoucanjl do ofright, being. 'a/alone Lord over all. I (laid fob) !¿now that thou canfl do every thin,. And that no thought canbe with-boldenfrom thee;. Malter Broughton renders, that no wifdomwas with-holden from thee; which he thus gloffeth. Thou haft made all thingslin perfect efifdorn, to thew thy eternal power and God - head. The fame word
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