t8o Chap. 5. do Expofïtion urn the Book of J OB. Vert. t a Hence.it is, that though they gather very proper materials, and layvery thong foundations,yct they cannot rear up their build - ing.And in the if1'ue(Luk. i 4.29.) All that behold it 'hall tewck,fay- ing, 7befe men begev to build, and were not able to fi ifh; Ic is the main work of God to flop evil men in their works: what they woulddo, he faith they [hall uot,and what they would not do- he faith they ûm11. Phara,h deviled a device againft the chil- dren of Ifrael,buthis hands could not perform his enterprife. Haman deviled a device againft the Jews,but his hands could not performhis enterprife. Acbitepbel gave crafty counfel againft David, but his hands could nor perform his enterprife.. Herod the Fox plotted againft Chrifl, tohinder the coudeof the Mini- fiery and Media:oeerfhtp, but he could not perform his enterprife ; 'Tis fo all along,therefore(Pfal. z.t.) it is raid, 1 by do the Hea- then imagine a vain thing ; a vain thing, becaufe a thing lucent.- Ids, their handscould not perform it; It was vain , nor only, becaufe there was no true ground of reafon , why they lhould imagine or do fuch a thing,bur vain alto, becaufe they labou- red in vain, they could not do ir. And therefore is follows, v. He that fsrteth in the heavens (hall laugh, the Lord bath them in derifon. The Lord fees what fools they are, and men ( yea themfeives)íhall fee ir. The prophet gives us an elegant dcfcrip- tion to this purpofe (Ifa. ¶9.9 ) 7 h:y weave the fpiders web,but their webs [hall not bttrom, garments, :neither (hall they cover them(elves with their work.. As if he had Paid, they have been deviling and letting things in a goodly frame to catch flies, they have been (pinning a fine thread, out of their brains , as the Spider dochout ofher bowels, fuch is their web but when they have this web, They cannot cut irout, or make it up into a garment-. They [hall go naked andcold, notwithflanding all their [pin- ning and weaving,all their plotting and devifing. The next broom that comes will fweep.away all their webs, and the. Spiders too, except they creep apace. God loves and delights to croft worldly proverbs and ivorlily craft. HowmanyvifbledemonfIrations have weof this in our times! How many cunning, but ruining devices, lie by the walls atthis flay uuaeted ! They wetir through the Headwork., but they could not get through their Hand,wcrk. We may fay as in the Plalm (76. S.) Nmeof the men ofmight have found their hands : The m°n of craft found their heads,but the men Of mïght(bl f-
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