Chap. 9. An Expofttion upon the Book of J O B. Verf 32. bath been, is named already, and it k know that it is man. Aman is but a man, be he never fo great in worldly wealth or honour : as he bears the name, fo he hath the natureof man Rill ; Nor can he cIntend with him that is mightier then he, i. e: with God If he . venture beyond his line, or move out of the fphear ofhis aGl_ivi- ty, ifhe would ad more thena man, he (hall quickly find that he is but man, ..Hecannot contend with him that mightier then be. Man was indeedmade in the likenefs ofGod, Gen. r.27. In the Image of God created he hins,yet+we muff not:fay,God is Iike man, he is not in our image. God put Come impreflionsof himfelf upon min, but he took no impreflions of man upon himfelf.. Reis .not a man as 1 am. He hath givenus fome ofhis own excellencies, but he bath not taken upon him any of our weakneffes. God bath honoured man togive him fo,mewhat of himfelf, but God (hould difhonour himfelfto take anything of man. Thus man is in the likenefs of God.: but God is not in the likenefs of man: Take heed of fuch thoughts. It is as dangerous to frame a.likenefior a fimilitude.of Godtoour hearts, as toframe a likenefi or a firnilitude of God upon.a wall, ( Exod 15.r a.) Who is likeunto thee, 0 Lord, amottgt the gods ? That is, there is none like unto thee : None amongff the.gods,neither among thofe who are falfly called gods, the Idols ofthe Heathen, nor:among thofe who are truly called gods(for God calls them fo)the Angels in Heaven,andMagiffrates here upon the Earth: among tilde truly called gods,there is none like the trae God; touch leis is there any among themeer pure mortals, .like' unto the, itutraortal God: Who is like unto thee, glorious in bolinel; fearful inpraifes, doing wonders ?.:So: 7. 18.):Who is a Godlike unto tbee,thatpardoned) iniquity,andpaft feth by the tranfgre f on of the re'nnant of his heritage. Who it a God like unto thee? Not only is there no man that can par- (Ion as God;, but there is no God that can pardon like God, he puts it upon that, Who is a Godlike unto thee ,? Notas if he granted that there were any other gods betides the Lord but to meet with the thoughts of men, with thofe finful principles and cönçeits,..which.lodge inman, and makeother gods. To fay of Godonly this, He is. God ; is to fay all ; we cannot faymore good of God, then,tocall hitn God as we cannotfay more evil of fin, then tocall it fin ; whenwe have called it fin, we have called it all. The Apoffle (Rom. 7.13.) puts that uponit, as the wori}. he could lay of it , Sin that it might áppear fin. We- cannot.-
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