Chap, j o. 4eExpoftion upon the Boob, of O B. Vert 3 when the Apoftle found unquiet and bold fpirits buEed in con- tellingwith God about his etein,l counfels, in chuüng fome and rejeting others, in (hewing mercy to tome and hardeningothers, he flops themwith, Who art thau,0 man,that repliefl agaiuiftGod ? Shall the thing formed fay to him that formed it, Why haft thou made me thus ? Remember thou art the clay,and he is the Potter. That we are the work 6f Gods band moveth hú compaffion towards us,and repreferlo our pre(iemptionagainft him. We mutt not proud- ly difpute it out with him, for we are the work of- hishands, and we miy humbly plead with him a not to defpife the work of his hands, or to 447 Shineupon the eounfel of the wicked. God is light, and he bath light, but he bathnone for wicked anen, or for their counfels. tmpíorurn can- To Pineupon the counfel of the wickednotes three things, fi1a at flrare;, Firtt, To favour or delight in them, idemefl quod Secondly, To fuccour or atfilt them. juvare, iilo Thirdly, Tomake them profperousand fuccefsfúl, rum captio ac Davidpraying againit his enemies, faith, Let their way be dark conatibt+e fad tiere and flippery, Pfal. 35.6. And when the Lord anfwered job out of the whirlwind, he quettions, Who it this that darkneth counfel by words without ltnowledge? (job 38.2.) As to darken wayes,and to darken eounfel is to hinder and trouble them fo to thine upon wayes and counfels is to help and favour them. The Sun is the can- dle ofthe world, and Sun -fhine is the comfort of the world. The Pfalmilt prayes in this language,Thou that dwellejt between the Che- rubim!, Thine forth., that is, help and favour us s fo it is expound- ed in the next verfe, Before Ephraim, Benjamin andManaffes, ffir up thy firengtb, and come and fàve us (Pfal.80.s,2.`, Thou milt light my candle (was David: confidence) the LordmyGod will enlighten my darknefr, for by thee I have run thoron a troop, and by my God haveI leapedover a wall(Pfal. 18 28,29.) that is,I have done great things,and I have overcome the greateft difficulties through thine affifiance. Will God thine thus upon the eounfel of the wicked ? Or will he help the evil doer ? Job denieth it,and therefore pray- eth, Shewme why thou contendeíi with me.I know thou bears -l1 no good will to thofe who are wilful indoing evil, nor takeft thou pleafure in thofe, who take pleafure in iniquity. Ent
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