Chap. to. Eln Expofition upon the Book of J O B. Verf. S. 499 heart todo it.If God repented and grieved(underfland both by a fìgure)becaufc he had nude man,whom he muff def{roy, then it cannot but be a grief tohim to de(iroy that which he hath made. It is aseefie.to the powerof God to undo, as it is to do : but it . is.not fo eafie to his will to undo, as it is to do. Secondly,:Obferve, AlfliFtions dejtru Live to the outwardman, may be the lot of the beft men. God neverdeflroys that fpiritual.creature, which the hand of his grace hath made and fafhioned : but hedoth Cometitnes de- flroy the natural creature of thofe who are,fpiritual. Thirdly, Obferve, Agood man will make honourable mentionof the .goodnefsof Godto him, whilehe is under greateji evils. yob writes the natural hiflory of Gods power and wirdom in his .conflitution, while defiruc ion was knocking at his doors. Though God will dcfiroy what he hath made, yet he ought to be glorified for what he hath made. The praife of God fox fa- thioning us, is never fo comely, as when he is puttingus out of fafhion. .Fourthly,'Obferve, God doeb that fometimes which is moff im- probable be fhould He as hrangely in wages of mercy, and flrangely in ways of judgment. He Eaves thofe whom we expcf he fhould detiroy, and he defiroys thofe whom we expect} he fhould fave. the Kings ofthe earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed that the adverfary and the enemy jhould have entred into the gates of jerufalent (Lam. 4. 12. ) and who would have believed that the adverfary and the enemy, forrow and defirufi- onYfhould have entred into the Cates of yob? God comes with fuch afiífionsupon his people now, as make him to be admired by all the world. Chrifi will come with fuch merciesat the lah, as will make him to be glorified in bis Saints, and admired in all them that believe (2Thef I. io.) Chrill will exceed, not only ourunbelief, but our faith. In the former verfe job pleaded with God, as his maker, he proceeds hill in the fame argument, and re- inforceth it from a fpccial intimationof the matter out of which he was made,clay. S CI a verre r'
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