Chap, 9 . An Expof tion upon the Book of J O B. Verf 33, 393_, Apoltle (2 Tim. i. i2.) 1 know-whom Ihave believed, and amper fwaded that be is able to keep that which I have committed unto him againf that day. Chrilt, God-man, is Umpire between God and man'; what we trult himwith thall not mifcarry : he will make -our caufe.good, and our persons acceptable before. God at that great day. Iris infinitemercy,when we were neither able to tnzn- -nage our own caufe, nor to find out any in heaven or earth who .could, that then God himfelf thould find out one, in wifdom and ,power like himfelf, 'one who thought it no robbery to be equal with - God-to be ourDaye.r-min. Many of the Ancients interpret this .Text, either as jobs delire and prayer, that Chuff would come in the tit fh , 0 that there were a Dayer -rnan betwixt us : or as a Fpr®phc y of JLfus Chrift, tocome ac our Dayer-man in the Beth, There it ,no Dayes -manyet, but a Dayes-manfhatl come.' The fenfè is pious, but the context will not bcar.it ; in the 16th. Chapter, +v. 21. and chap. 17.v.3. We lhall find Job fpeakingdearly ofthe IvIediatour J,fus Chrilt, andof his great work of atonement be- tween God and man.Bett here he fcems to keep to tb . prefent con- <trovertìe, about the butïnefs of afflif\ion, not of falvation. Take two or three contidaries flowing from the whole mat- ter. Firft, Yob at the loweft (peaks highly of God, and humbly of hitnfelf. The greater bid- afiîtions were shepurer was bis language. He was not able to grapple with God, and there was none to be Mound who could umpire the matter betwixt them. The will 1 Godis.tbefupreme law. What he will do withus, we mutt be con.. tent he fl.òuld. The fccrets of his providence are beyond our fiarch, and his judgments.above our reach. . Secondly, The greatnefi and tranfcendency of God fhould keep us low inour own thoughts. Our knowledge of God is the prefent cureof our ownpride. :The knowledge of God caufcth us to know our film, and that which makes us know our (elves, cannot but make us low in our felves. Though a proudman is commonly fail, To know himfelf .too much, yct the truthis, he Both not know himfelf enough, no, nor at all, as he thould know himfelf. Many areproud of and with their knowledge, yet.pride iQ the daughter of ignorance,. Stine pride, lodges in every mansheart, ,becauft more then force igno- trance cloth. jobhad 'fameof both in his ; why cloth he lay the thought of the infinite glary and foveráigntyof God fo -often to E e e his
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