334 Chap.;. An Expofttion upon the Bookof J OB. Verf. 18' don,the deliroycr,and he only deflroyes;he makes wounds, but he heals none; he kills, but he makes none alive: The fecond branch of the verfe [ Hewoundeth, and his hands make whole] is but a repetition ofthe farne thing, yet with forne addition to, or heightning ofthe fence. Tomakefore,and bindup, arenot fo deep either in judgement or in mercy, as towound and make whole. V7C The word ufed for wounding,imports a dangerous and a dead - iranrfodir, ly wound, or to make a man all gore blood. It fignifies to firike rran fxiì vet quite thorough ; and it is divers times applied, tonote that firoke eouentavit; which God gives his worfl enemies. Pfal,.68, 2r, Eut God Jhall wound the head ofhis enemies, or hefhallJf rike them quite through the head. Verfe 23, HeJhall dip his foot, or make it red in the blood ofthe ungodly, And Pfal. r so. 5. The Lord Jhall ffrike through Kings in the day ofhis wrath. Hence obferve, That, God fometimes makes very deep and great wounds in his own fervánts. Such wounds, as by the fight of the eye,you cannot diflinguif t them from the wounds of his mortal enemies. He firikes tho- rough both heads and hearts ofhis ownpeople: Or as Simeon Paid toethe bleafe , Virgin Mary, Luke 2.35 Afword pierceth through But then la(lly note, God never makes a wound toogreat forhis own cure. The power ofGod to fave, is as great as his power to dettroy; his-healingpower and his wounding power,are ofthe fameextent; His juftice cannot out-a4 his mercy, both are infinite. And not only doth he heale the wounds which himfelf makes, but he can heale the wounds which men make ; even all the wounds which the utmoftpower and malice of man can makes He is able to doe more good, to (hew more mercy than all crea- tures are able to doe hurt or mifchiefe. We find the !late and condition ofa people fometitnes fo wounded and fiek, that men have defpared of recovery ;Being con fulted, theymay anfwer, your forecannot be bound up, and your wound cannot behealed, your efiate is gangren'd and pall cure : So he laid as was toucht before ('Ç,Ifa. 3.8.) In thatday Jhall aman fweare, Paying, I will not be an healer, for in my houfe. is neither bread nor cloatbing ; Alas, j heal you,'1 cannot, heal you, your troubles are pall my skill to remedy or redrefs. Thusman is fomtimes at a hand, he cannot .
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