24o Chap._.ç. Ait êxpofition upon the ßookof J O B. Verf.iz. put ed.as nothing,and he dotb accordingtohis will in the armyofhea. ten, and among the inhabitants of the earth, and none can flay bit hand, or fay unto him, What dolt thou ? Here we have both parts ofjobs fpecch ; none can flay his hand, which is the former and :none can fay unto him, What doff thou ? which is the latter:That great Monarch acknowledgedhe had nopower to queflion God, though he at that time had power to quetlion all the men upon the earth. Nebuchadnezzar.fpeaks like job. A wicked manmay make a true report of God. Many (peak right of the Lord, whole hearts are not right with him. Nebuchadnezzar was converted from beafilinefs, but I find not that he was converted to holi- nefs. He came home to his own Court, but I fee no proof that he came home to the Church of God ; yet, fee how divinelyhe fpeaks, and how humblyhewalks,not fo much as offering to ask Cod ( who lead changd him from a Commander-of men to a companion of beans) Whatdolt thou? We may ask the Lord (in one fcnfe) what he dotb? Yea, the Lord Bothnothing in the world, but his Saints and fervants are enquiring ofhim about it. He invites them to petition for what they would have, Askofme things to come concerningmyfons,and concerning the workofmy bands commandye me,t`.If.45.1t.)Though man cannot order or enjoyn the leafi thing upon God, yet at the entreaty of his people, he is as ready to do as if hewere at thei$ command. And as we are thus envited to ask things to come, fo weare not totally denied to ask about things already done. We may ask him in an humble way for information,not ina bold way of contradiction. We may in zeal to his glory, not in difcontent with our own condit io ,°xpoílulate with him about;what hehath done. So j.(fhua (Chap. 7. 7, 8.) Alas0 LordGod, wherefore haft thou at all brought thispeople over fordan,to deliver us into the hand ofthe Amerites to deftroy us?Would to God we had been.con- tent, and dwelt on the other fide 'Jordan, &c. 'mat how durll Jáfhua (peak thus ? irhat if God would detlroy them, was it not hisdu- ty to bear it, and let God alone? Yes doubtlefs,and`fuch I doubt not was the frame ofJofhua's fpirit. Ififrael onlyhad been to fuf fer,. f ollona had held his peace,at leaft from fuck language ; but he law a further matter-in.it ; the gloryofGod was like to fuller in their fufferings the clofe ofhis prayer betrayes this holy difpofi- Lion ofhis heart,verf.g. Andwbatwilt thou do unto thygreat name? As ifhe had faid, Lord,;the (natter were not much,: thpugh the name
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