378 Chap.5. An Expofition upon the Bookof J O B. Verf. 21. hand that is, thou fhalc have a league of amity with, or viaory over all that are round abount thee. end the beafis of thefield ¡hall be at peace with thee. That is, they Thal! (through the power of God)bc madepeace- able to thee./o beat peace with the Beafts, t is the fame in propor tiòn, with being in leaguewithflow. it was mans priviledge by creation to have power over the beafis of the field, and it is the priviledgeof Redemption, To be at peace with them. This is the ordinary priviledge of everybeleiver. But there is a more tranf cendent priviledge of the Church, in the moll flourifhïng efface of it here on the earth, reprefented udder this notion, Ifa. 11.6,7, 8,9. The Wolf /hall dwell with the Lamb, and the Leopard (hall lye down with the laid, and the Calf and the young Lyon, and the fouling together, and a little child (hall lead them, &'c, And the tacking child ,hall play on the bole of the Afpe, and the weanedchild (hall pat hit hand on the Cock- atrice den ; they (hall not hart nor defiroy in all myholy mountain. This Peace with Beall:, is within a degreeof glory with God, whether we underfland it in the letter, of beafls in kind, or in the Allego- ry, of men fymbollzing in rage and fiercenefs, in power and poyfons, in flings and teeth with beafls and Serpents. The text before us goes lower than thfs promife ; And to be at peace with the beat's of thefield, is, onlya gracious aflurance that they (hall not hurt us, or they (hall be nfefal to us. In the firmnefs of this promife of peace with the Bealis, the fearfulnefs of a godly man is founded, He ¡hall not be afraidof the beat's of the earth, for the beafis of the earthfball beat peace with him, Hence ob- ferve, The courage and fearfulnefs of agodly man, is groundedin divine rea_ f in, not on humaneprefumption. When we fee a man flout in the midfl of danger,fearlesaniongfl wild beafts,we may wonder where the fpring of this courage lieu this promife fheweth you the fpring-head, lie is at peace w rb them; it is not conceit and fancy, or defperatnefs of fpirit, that caufeth him to deride & flightdanger;but hehath a folid ground there is a peace and a league ratified in heaven,for him evenwi h t tie Bones and beafis of the earth. As a godly man cangive a rea ion of the hope that is in him ; fo hecan give a reafon of the courage that is in him.; he knows why he is fo flout and vcntu- &pus, Secondly,.
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