376 Chap. 9. An Expofition upon the Book of j' OB. Vcrf.3a. and make good againft him ; but Gad it not a man, he may pro. teed to judgement without an accufation, and he may give judgement before thecrime be proved ; fobwas finitten without caufe truly ailedi ed, much lefs attelled. God at$ids that grace may be proved, not becaufe fin is proved, He it not a man sr I am, that IJhoxldanfwer bim. Anfwer him. It is a judiciary word, or anfwering in judgemen ; To juftifie is a Lan terme, andJo it to anJn'cr ; one puts in his bill, and ano- Refp°ndere h°e ther his anfwer ; Come Courts proceed by bill and anfwer, If laeo,p.tefl f/Je the Lord (faith lob) thould put,in his bill againti me, I would verbuwToren- not put in myanfwer, He is not a man as Iam, that I Jhould an- f° fwer him. Or we may take the word [ Aufwer l in general, for the re- turning of fatisfaCrion to a quetiion. If the Lord demand a rea- fonor an account ofme, I could not fatisfie him. Many , w:io can give a reafon of the hope that is in them, cannot give a rea- fonof the fufferings which are upon them : But though they knowno particular reafon why they fuifcr, yet they beleive it is not without reafon. Some holy Martyrs havePaid to their cruel perfecutors, urging them with fophifiicall Qieftions, Ire can dyr, but we cannot difpute. And ib the Saints under the moli difficult providences of God, are refolved to fay, We candie under them, but we will not difpute them. He is not a man that we thould anfwer him in what he fpeaks or doth. Henceobferve, Firft, The conftderation,tbat God is aboveman, is enough to hum- ble andfilenee man. No man is proud in the prefence ofanother whom he thinks to be his better. The fightof great beauty keeps down pride of beauty, Pride cannot live in the eye ofthat which is above the rea- fin ofit in ourfelver : Yea, he that finds he is but equal or upon even ground with others, can hardly be proud ofany thing in himfelf. While we fuppofe our gifts or knowledge, but like thole of other men,we are not lifted up in the opinion of them. Now, Ifequallity check pride , a thought of fuperiority mutt needs kill it. And if the common fuperiority of a man kills our pride, how much moredoth the knowledge ofthat fupetexcel- lent fuperiority which is in God ? Dothnot the beauty and dig- nity
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