Chap. 5. An Expofttion upon the Beak of JOB. Verfe. 23. 373 per,or allufive fpeech: Stones arc not capable of the formalitiesof H a league, whenwe are in league or covenant withGod or man, fo Roues ; there two things aremade out to us. I.That God or man will do us no him; a covenant or league takes off theatings of ho(lility. Whatfoevcr a man is incovenant with, he fears no °damage from. Prefamptuousinners having made a covenant with hell, and an agreement n'itb death ; Guild their conpence of indemnity upon the flrengtb of it. When the over -flowing fcourge (hall pals through, it (ball not conì7 near ut,Ifa. 28. t S. Amats that is in leaguewith the devil, beleivcs the devil will do him no wrong. 2. A league imports, that we may expert to receivegood,pro- teEtion,benefirs and bleflïngs either from God or man,according to the Articles of covenant agreed to, and fealed refpe6tively. Thefe two affurances we have by a league. And when it is raid here,that a godly man is in ¡ragas with the florae, of thefield, both thefeare tobe underflood. It is as much as to fay, The ¡iones of the field (hall not annoy him: yea, the /tones of the field (hall be a benefit ora friend to him. Man is laid to be in league with flames, when he receives the effc t ofa league fromflones. Taking it in this general fenfe,wemay apply it unto chofe four particular fenfa of fence- lefs (tones before mentioned. Ftirft,as (tones arenaturally fcattered upon thefaeeof the earth the promife imports thus much ; thatfuch (tones ßía1! nothurc or annoy him in his walks or travels. This promife we have expreflely (Pf.9 r. r I.) He ¡hallgive bis Angels charge over thee, to keep thee rn all thywayes, they /hall bear thee up in their bands, tiff, thou dafh thy foot againfi a ften ^. This is the league with fronts Stones ¡hall not annoy thee in thy-way,thou (halt not Humble or fall to break thy bones,or brulle thy body upon there fitones.The devil in hiscombatwitlrChrift, mifapplieth this promife of a league with the Stones (Mat, 4.6.) tempting him to call himfelf down from a pinacle of the Temple,for it is written, He fhallgive bi, Angeli charge concerning thee, and in their bands they ¡hall bear theeup, leaf' at any time thoudafh thy foot agairfl a Stone; as if he had faid,a godly man bath this affurance from his league with the ftones,that he ¡hall receive no harm from them, therefore matt God, and in confidenceof this promife, Cafe thy felfdown So here is the firft fetace,Tbou(halt be at league with theStonesof the field; that is, thou(halt not be hurt by thole ll Stoner, as thou travecft or walkcft. 5.,
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