438 Chap. 7. AnExpofition upon the Book of J O B. Verf.14. wa s from the Devil : the comes toPilat, and delires him to have frothing to doe with that kill man:for (faith the ) j Have Meru' many tbingt this night in a dream, becaufe of him. The reafon why force conceive that dreamwas from the devil, is this, be- caufe thereby, Satan would have hindred the work of mans re- demption,ifChrift had not died,and fo by Paving him,would have deftroyed us all. I will not afTert this, but it is clear from thepoint in hand , that thereare dreames from the temptations, motions and fuggeflions of the Dcvil,who path power over us,as God.leng- thens out his chain both day and night. But, when it is faid, Thou fcareji me with dreames, what dreames were there, divine or Diabolical ? Job (peaks unto God, Thon sksrefl me with dreames : doubtiefs divine dreames had an influence upou his spirit, and left terrifying impre filins there. But Satan having power toafitiá Jobwhich way he pleated, was infirumental here : and yet Job faith to God, Thou (corgi me. As before, when Satan by his infiruments took away all from him, he fai,a,TheLord bath taken ; fo here, when Satan vexed him with vilions, reprefenting horrid and fearful fpeF acles, yet he faith ;. Thou skareff me with dreames, and terrifielt me with vifont, as pointing ftil unto the powerand prdidenceof God, who hath all fecondcaufes, Satan and all, at his own difpofe, Obfcrvc here, frrfi, That even our dreames be ordered by God. Though Satan be the inftrument, yet we may lay, Thou skarefi me with dreames, and terrifycff me with vifioxs. Job was not ignorant that fecondcau. fes had great power upon the body, to procure dreames and nightly fancies ; he was not ignorant that the ftrcngth of a difeafe might doe very much inthis, and that Satan hisfortn:r enemy was bule to improve the diflempers ofhis body for the trouble of his mind : yet he ovcrlookes all thcfe (as he did before ) and faith, Lardtfi:efcareff me with dreamt:, and terriftefi me with vifions: Drames are in the hand of God : As our waking times are in the hand of God, foare our fleeping times : when we are fleeping we arc in the armes ofan ever waking Father: Satan hath not power to touchus, Reapingor waking, without leave. Secondly, Godcanmakeour (hepan afjlielion. Jobs were ska- ting and terrifying dreames. Some dreames are for warning and admonition-; The Lordwarmth Jofeph in a dream: Some arc for counicl and infiruaion, he rcycalcdgreat things indreames Others
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