376 Chap: 5. An Expoftien upon the Boobof J Q B. Verf. a3' with theflows oftbsfield, is a promife of keepingour inheritances free from invafion and confufion, that we flail know what is ours, and that no enemy shall take it from us. It was a great fin to remove the land-marks and bottnlaries, and agreat punishment wasthreatned againfr any, who fhould alter, or remove them, Prov. 23. z r. Dour. zg. zq.. Dent. 27. z 7. And when the Prophet Hotta would thew how extreamly wicked the Princes of fulabwere, he faith (Chap. 5. ro.) The Princes of Judahwore like them tkat.remove the bound; ; as if he had Paid, we account thole the worft of men, who remove land- matkss how vile then are chele Princes , who are as bad as they. Juft as the wickednefs of the people, is aggravated, Chap. 4.4. This people are at they that firive with the Preiif To ftrive with the frcift, is to ftrive withGod, that's a fad firife. Strivers with the Preift are theworft of people, hcw vile then are thispeople who are as bad as they. But to the prefent point, if it be fo great a fi z to.removc the Land-floues, it muff needs be agreat mercy to have thole francs prefcrved. So then, to be in /mine with the flows of theft/l, may have this good fence alto, the boundary fionés flail he preferved;none (hall remove them, and they shall pre- ferve thy eftate,that none (hall invadeor waft it. Hence obicrve, Clod can dour good by any thing ifhe pleafetb, andnothing can do us good without God; Though we have carefully let upbounds,thoughwehave made firong fences, yet thele will not keepout evil or annoyance, un- lefs there bea league, a league of Gods making for us;and God canproduce our comforts ous of improbables, yea, impofbles ro nature : He can fetchus bread and a blef(ing from (lone!. It was a temptation upon Chrifl,when he was hungry to make bread of flona, If thou be the /onofGod, command that theft flout be made bread,Mar.4.2.But it is our comfortthat God can turn f;ones in- to bread, that he canmake thole thingswhich are moll impro- bable to do us good,very good unto us. h is a fin for us totturn (tones into bread,or to expe& floues to be turned into bread,that is, to put God upon miracles fromus,when means or endeavours may helpus; but Godout of the fuperaboundance of his power andgoodnefs, alwaycscan,and fometimes will work miracles; turning ftonesintobread for us. Thenwe turn hones into bread when we live upon fin, whofoever cateth a bit of bread, out of
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