Chap. 5. An Expfition upon theBookofJ OB. Yerf.r7. 329 So ( lean we (hould thinkeof God under that notion only ) his power and allfuEficiency,his goodne(s and tendernefs are fet forth in the next branch, Defpife not the- chaining of the almighty. You are under the rod of Shaddai, an Alltpowerful, an Allfief - eient, an All- nourifdi,ng God.The verfefollowing teems to joynt ín with, and fuit this fully, He makes fore, and he bindeth up, he woundeth andhe bealeth ; One part (hewing us God as a Judge, woundingandmakingJore, the other as an All- ftffiicient Friend, and father or Phytitian,Ioealing and bindingup.Take two or three Notes from the contideratiou of the name, under which God is here expreffed. Firti, The lightelfchatnings come from a hand that is able to deffroy. When the ftroake is little, yet a great God irikes. Al- thouth God give thee but a touch, a firip, which fcarce razes the skin, yet he is able to wound thee to the heart. Know,it is not,be- caufé he wants power to lirike harder,but becaufe he will not, be. caufe he is.pleafd to moderate his power; Thou haft but fuch a chaining, as a childof a year hold may well bear ; but at that pendur eJi in time, know, thouart chained with a hand able to pull down the voce whole world ; the hand of Shaddai. The Almighty gives that nolrfpernere little blow. Men feldome Nike their brethren, lefs then their po= derncntíixe e- wer,they would often ftrike them more,their will is fironger then vit,qui9to un their Arme. But the Lords arme is fironger ( in this fence, then momaato porsß his will He doth but chaften,who could deiroy.And this carries Comtnuners. amighty pet fwafion with it,not to defpife the chaf-ningof the Lord, Coe. how little footer, for he can ftrike harder, if thou tlighteft this. He can breake thy bones who bath not yet broken thy flail. Fear hint ( as our Lord Chrifi argues, who, though at prefent he hath made thy head,only to,ake a little, yer)can kill thy body, and after he loath killed, bathpower to &aft in to hell, Luke 12. 5. Secondly, In that aftcions come from Shaddai, a God all- fufficient, God would have us conceive in all our troubles That, When he takes away any or all created comfortsfrom tts, yet he ie hinlfelfAllfufîcfensfor tas. When we are chained by the bile cifany good things, Shaddai loth it, who hath the power ofall good things in his hand: when he takes away riches, or health, or relations, if he doth not take awayhimfelf fromus, we cannot be comfortlefs, for Al- fullìcien- cy bands by us. vu Laftly,
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