Chap. g. .4n Expofition upon the Bookof J O B. Vert. , 167 war, that God was (as it were ) forced at laft to offer him terms Az æguipolen, of peace ? So it happens fometimes with men; with Nations and repa:cm .:lé,uir Kingdoms; They not getting peace by viáory, but being fp nt yttnnandoott and tired out with war, begin to think of treating. Did ever any t71:; ánsé- one put the Lord to offer a treaty with articles of peace, to Live fuaeràre non himfelffrom further trouble ?They who have not strength enough pnlar,t;ttnen to overcome, may yet have power enough to vex and weary their affts+étate adverfary. But God canneither be vanquifh'd by force, nor vext pugnæ eumfl- Itat, llt ad with our policies into a peace with man. pacem reduca- ThirdIy,Othersgive this fenfe,Who ever held out, or was able zur. Aquin. to perfft in a war againft - the Lord? The wicked flail not (land u" penman. before God in the day ofjudgement, much leffe in the day of bat- ft, our perße_ tell;Who would let the bryers and thorns againft me in battell ? I Se'r*'""y. wouldgo thorow them,I would burn them together (:Ifa.a The 74 ) molt freely and flinty fpirits in the world can no more (rand before' God, then briars and thorns can before a flaming fire. The Lord loonbreaks and defiroyes all oppofingpower. And fo there is a figure in the words, for, manBoth not only not profper, but he is undone and crufht for ever, by contending withGod. Shall man profper in a war with God ? No, it Ihall end in his own ruine and utter deftru±ion. Whence obferve, That nothing can be get but blows by contendingwith God. 7ße reate Monarchs in the world have at one time or otherfound en ;VIM $. , Ì evéd gar, quid their matches, but thegreat God neverfound his match. Pharaoh fortéut.'.o t;ei contended with him, but did he profper in it ? You fee what be- omnemhim._ came ofhim at left, he was drown'd in the red tea. ; arlian con- ngct f" weT. e,tedd tdi ìt; tended with Chrift, fcoffedat him, (he came up to the higheít Jura t uJrar degrees, he fate in the chair of the fcorner, and in the tribunal of (u:n co pacem thQ perfecutoizr) but what got he at laff ? When he was wound - h».reporá; ed and threw up hisblood toward heaven, laidhe not , O Gali- lean, thou haft overcome, I acknowledge thy power, whore name fd rocr u aL and' truth I have oppofed. Chrift whom he had derided, and a- diem!). sd -in gainft whom he hardned himfelf into fcorns and fcoffs, was too ViCllì hard for him. All that harden themfelves againft God fhail be Ga/rl". worfked. Gather your felves together, Oye people, andye that? be broken' in peices, (Ifa. 849. ) Gather your (-elves together :against whom ? Gather your fel-ves together againft the people of God, and ye-íhall be broken in peices Why ? Emanuel, the Lord is with us. Ifno man can profper by hardening himfelf agaioitl the people ofGod, becaufe the Lord is with them, how shall any man profpér
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