Chap. d. An Evpofition upon theBook¿,ofJ O B. his quivcr, and (hoots his arrowes at your naked breads ? What will you do when God alai' bringup arrnyes of terrours to charge upon you ? Whenyou heare a Job thus cryingo.,r of terrours How fad will it be to you., who will be a terrour to ;our fclves, lngor rn;Jfus asPa'hsrr was threatned, fer. 20.4 and God a terrour to you bib. likewite ? What will you doe, ìvhen there is a fear round about, and fear within ? Thelinnet. c ofZion are afraid, fear'ulneft bath furprized the Hypocrites ; whb among us Jhall dwell with the de- vouring fire ? Who among us 'hall dwell with everlajting bur- ning ? Ka. 33, zq., If they who have a (hield of faith to keep oil the fi: arrowes, and a rock 'offalvation, Jefus Chritt,to hide -them- félves in, when thef armies come to bat tel againtl them are thus `E afraid ; what will become of you, that are unarmed; ofyou,nak'ed ones, of you, who have no (hield, no (hater, no faith, no (Thrift ? One thingmore. Forafinuch, as there are loch arrowesand ter- routs lent by God, even againil his owne, for their trial ? Take heed of malting arrowes againft your tllves ; take heed you be not found to raife and prepare an army of terrours, againui your own fouls. Ali the while men tin, knowingly and prefumptuoufy,they thoot arrowes againft God, and God may take thole arrowes and (hoot them back into their breads, he can make their fins recoyle upon themíhIves, and pierce their'ównhearts with the workes of their own hands. Men mutter ( as it were ) whole armies of terrours, and Ievie a bloody war againft themfelves by wilful fin- mngs. That text, P,;ai. 5 o, 21. t_lleth us, that God will bring fAj1 at the tins of wicked men, as an army againft them, 1 will réprove dinebsllrcoal; thee, andfet thy f rides in order befóre thine eyes : It is the lame parorucra!o, Hebrew word, we have in the text, I mill lei thy fins in arra be- gum ernnium fore thine eyés ;as if he (hould fay, thou rhoughtecft all thy trines fceteru, lr®, were fcattered and dil"pertt, that, there was,not a fin to be found, ,p>nere. that they (hould never be rallyed and brought together; but j al lure thee, I will make an army ofthole fins,. a compleat army of them, I will (et them in rank and file, before thine eyes, and fee how thou canft behold, much lets contend with fuck a hoft as they. Take heed therefore youdoe not levy warre againft your owne foules ; that's the wortt of all civil or intefline wars,. If- an army ofdivine terrours be fo fearful, what will an army of black hellith fins be ? When God (hall bring whole Regiments of fins a&ainft you, here a Regiment of oaths) there a Regiment` Vern 4. 437' of'
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