Cap. 7. An Expofitáonupon the Book of J OB. Vcrf. ao. 701 ptaftute of an enemy, and forces a frown upon a poor Creature, whom he loves aaddelighrs in with all his .hearts hemakes him as his mark to (hoot at, whom he layes next hisown heart. Thus the Church (peaks, Lam. 3. t z. He bath bent his Bow, and Jet me as a mark, for his arrows ; And ( yob 16. 13.) that you tnay {cc how his language agrees with other Scriptures s His archers compaft me round about , he cleaveth my reins afunder , and dab not fpare. He pouretb out my gall upon thetround. How exaElly he 'peaks'. A man &hoots at ahairs breadth that Shoots thus ; when God fends his archers, their bows (hoot fo true, that they cleave the reins afunder r the reins are in the midfl of a man, and to cleave the reins , is to &hoot level : as pouring out the gall,er towel- ling, imports to thoot dead. Fourthly obferve this, why haft thou fee me as a mark.? God takes the matt eminent and eboicefb of his fervantr, for the ches» ceft and molt eminent affliaions. He makes a Jab the white. Why hall thou chofen me ? There was great reafon , God fhould choofe him, he was the moll eminentin holinefs and grace of all about him:Hewas the moR remarkable man for grace and good- nefs, thereforehe mull be the mark. They who have received moll grace from God, and able tobear moll afi&ion' fromGod. God doth this in infinite wifdom : as the Apotlle, Rom. ¡4. I I. gives an excellentadvice in reference to weak brethren , fuck at are weakreceive , but not to doubtful difputations; take heed how you ingagcyour weak brethren in doubtful difputes,you may lofe them fo s take thofe that are flrong and able ,fuch as have their fenfes cxercifed todifcern both good and evil , fucha are well ballafled for a form, take thefe men, if you will , to doubt- ful difputations, but do not take weak < brethren.' It God will not have us take a weak Chriflian to a doubtful difputation ; fure® ly then he calls loch to fufferings , of whole flrengthhe is well allured; Aman under great afiftion,is brought to a verydoubt- ful difputations Therefore the Lord will not bring a weak one on: low in grace to it, but he takes out the flrong. As the General of an army choofes out the valiantefl and moil experienced vcte- rane fouldiers,to put them upon hard adventures,it is norwifdorn to venture a frefh-water Souldier upon difficult fervices.Godwill not put newWine into oldBottles : as it is in ailing duties, fo in fufferings.And as Chrifl orders the word in fuch wifdomthat he will have connfel given , to any foul, who is unprepared to Lluttu 2 recciv;'
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