192 Chap. 5. An Expofrion upon the Book of JOB. Verf. 3. firfl God hewed them topieces, and flew them by his Prophets, and then let in Armies of cruel enemies to do it. Sohere in the text, I have fen thefoolif& taming root, but fuel- denly I curled his habitation ; The clear meaning is,I fore-told a Non per Pnvi curte, Iknewwhat would thortly become of his habitation. It ¡jara trám was not anger against his perfon,or envy at his eftate,that moved dera imprecs- me to curie him ; but it was an eye offaith,which thewedme him carer, fed oni" markt with a curie in the just threatnings of God : I faw a curfe "' pr `fag` hanging over his family and dwelling,ovcr his riches and honours: fire. coe, fire mote :bf And though he then flourithed, that,yet he'thould quickly wither and be deftroyéd root and branch. The curfe of the Lord is iv the houfe of the wicf=ed, Prov. 3.33 Man doth but fee it there, the Lord fent it there. rv' The word is considerable which we tranl]ate Habitation. It lignifies a quiet, afetled, a peaceable, a beautiful habitation : And fo carries anaggravation of the judgment upon this foolish man ; his judgment is the worfe upon him, because he thought himfelf fo well, fo well feared, fowell fetled, fo secured and accommoda- ted that he thould never be removed:They are moil troubled with removings, who thought themselves fetled , troubles afidi them deepefl,who fuppofed themfelver beyond trouble.WhenDavid thought God had made his mountain fo ttrong,that it could not bemoved, howwas he troubled, as Coon as God hidhis face ? Pf. 3o. 6. 7. And if they are fo troubled with fhakings, who look upon their elates as fetled by the favour of God, how will they be troubled tomeet with totterings and Ihakings, much more with ruinings and deftrudions, whole Oates at belt, are bottom'd only upon their policies, often upon their fins ? We may obferve from hence ; Firft, The elate offome wicked men, is out of the prayers ofGods people. When they go by their dwellings, they cannot fay, The bleffing of the Lord be upon you, we biefs you in the nameof ibe Lord, Pfal. 129.S. It is a great mercy to thud under thein- 'fluences ofprayer,and for a man tohave hisetlate,land,dweliings, watered with thowres of ble{lìngs and hearty good wishes from the mouthes ofSaints. Their bleflings or their endings, are next to the bleffings and cuttings of Chrift, nay, they ate his ; It is an argument thatChrift hath bleffed or curled a man,when the fpirits of his people generally are carried to either.It is oneof the faddeft 'prefages in the world,for aman to be tact out of theprayers ofme
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