Chap. r o. AnExpofrtion upon the Bookof J OB. Verf 5; 463 The fecond difference, Man dayes:are moveable, the daycs of God movenot; Ærernirasft Thirdly, mans dayes being pati_cannot be recalled ; Godsday betmur lhh,- is ever within his eall,for,that which is pa(t is as much prefent to ibinihit eft him, as that which is prefen t ; and that which is to come is as prateritum much prefent to him , as that which is. Mans day Ta.r, is, and quafrjamnon ¡hall be, Gods day always is ; his name is, Iam ; It pas, and it ft,nibil fu_ will be, are divifions and ,fir agrnents,morfels andbitsoftime, eterni- nondu nandumfit, ty is an It is. quianonell This teaceth us; }irft, till:Vteil, That Godbatb time enough to da his trorkin. Aug.in Pf, His dayes arenot as mansdayes. He needs not haften is work, t °t left he floeuld lofe his opportunitywho ispofeffed of eternit]. And Erat merit n fir i tpr Secondly, This (by the way) theweth us the infinite bappi- f¡uxa2-;--,;:t: nefs and unconceivable bieffednefs of God ; His ¿ayes are not as re fegmenta mans dayes ; one of mans dayes carrieth awayone comfort, and fun . the next a fecund ; this day brings one comfort, and the next a Æternirateß- fecond and fo he loofeth or receiveth his comforts by dayes emábile inl- and by. dayes , by the fluxes and refluxes of time. God hath all his happinefs in eternity, that is, he hath all at once. Time neither bringeth nor canneth away from God. He enjoyeth as much at this prefent, whatever he had ; as what hehath at this prefent ; and he enjoyes as much as what (hall be, as he doth what ;s prefent ; he enjoyeth all at once, God bath not one thing after another, butall together. Eternity isthe long- eft induration,and the thortefi in fruition;not that the enjoyment of any thing there is (hors, but becaufe in the thortefi enjoyment there is all ; Every moment ofeternity being filledwith all the bleffednefs of eternity. Thirdly, This fncws the reafon why the Lord taketh fuch lei- fure to do his work ; he doth not precipitateor thruft onhis de- lignes, becaufehe may take what time he will. Godhath all time at his command. Men bear fay and rule over perfonsand pla- ces, God only ruleth times. Man bath not one day in his power, not only not the day to come, but not the day preterit. Go to now (faith the Apoille James Chap... i3,14.)yethat fay to day ,or to morrow we. will go intofuch a City, and continue there a year, and buy, anditll,andget gain; whereasye know ; not what (hall be on the morrow ; Nor indeed doth any man know whether he fhall beon the
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