Chapala. An Eh pofttion uponrtbe Book of J o s, Verf:9, 92% Note ; Though the Lord will tartly perform what be bath promifed, yet if we would have thegoodpromifed, we mull do the du- ty commanded, otherwife ourfaith is hat prefumption, If Elipbaz and his two friends had not done as the Lord com- manded them, they could not rightly have expeeted God fhould dowhat he promifed, accept Job, and fo tbemfelves. There are promifes of two forts. Firtf, of preventing grace ; there are made to the wicked andunconverted. Secondly, there are promifes of rewarding grace ; there are made to the godly,who mutt perform the duty commanded,if they would receive the mercypromifed. r many as walkaccording to this rule, peace he on them, and mercy (Gal. 6.16.) If you will have peace, you muff walk according torule; the Lord is not bound to fulfil promifes, if we take li- berty to break Commandements, or neglea to do them. And . theywhohave true faith in the truth, and faichfulnefs of God to fulfil the one, can never take liberty tobreak the other. None are foCure to the Command,, as they who have fulled affurance in the Promife. The Lordalfa acceptedJob. Here are but fewwords, yet muchmatter ; and who knoweth how much mercy ? Here is much, yea, all ina little, TheLora' accepted Job. Hence note, Thirdly; Toil accepted of God, to the anfwer of all our prayers and eleferes, afull rewardfor all oarfervices. Acceptation with God is the happinefs of man, and'fhould be his fatisfaetion. If we are accepted inour fervices, we areboon= tifuliyrewarded for them; and if our perfons areaccepted, we (hall be everlaftingly Caved. When theLord accepted job, he heard his prayer for his friends, they were reconciled. This goadnews, The Lard alfa acceptedYob, was enough tomake their hearts leap for joy. Acceptation is a reviving word, theCumof all that we can.wifhor pray for;'tis enough & enough to confirm our faith, and to wind up our affurance to the very higheft expeetati- anof a fupply toall our wants, and of pardon for all our fms. All the
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