L7z Chap. 12. An Expofition upon the Book., of JO B. Verf.3 Lion fwimming at the top, and fo refufe to drink him anymore, f. to accept his counfels or inflruetions. This is a ufefull exp'i- cation ; . yet I rather give the fence from the point in hand ; A righteous Man falling , that is bafely fubmitting or creeping poorly to awickeddatan, is.as a troubledfountain. Many a righteous man is made to fall down before the wicked Abel tell down be- fore Cain, for he murthered him, and fo have thoufands ofrighte- ous fouls fallen before their blpudy perfecutors but for a righte- ous man aelively to fall down, to crouch or (loop to wicked ones, either through fear or flattery,is an aft unworthy arighteous man, A righteous man thus .failing before the wicked, what is he ?' or towhat frail we liken him ? Solomon tell us he is as a troubled fountain anda corrupt flaring. A righteous man is a wholefome fountain , a fpring of pure water, many may refrefh ihemfelves at him : but heby this his foolifi, ael, becomes a troubled foun- tain , he hath mudded the purity of his own foul , with worldly refpeets and carnall interefts , elfe he had never bowed to that generation of golden Idols and graven Images, Noble tOior_ decai would not fall, before proud Hainan. He chofe rather (.if that mull have been the iffne ofit) to fall down by his pow- er, then to fall down unto his perfon. Giants are called 2epha Ilan from this word , Falters , becaufe men beholding their vafl limbs anddreadful! Mature ( like the Army of Ifrael before great Goliah) fall before them for fear. There are Giants 'till iti eve- ry land (though not in body, fuch are very rare , yet in minde) they would be Nephalim, all mull fall before and fabmit unto them ; they would be ofephs every mans fheaf mull make obei- lance unto theirs. 'Paul would never fall down tofallfe e poflles, nay he: would not to a true Apoflle, when he did not walk ac- cording to the truth , he witbflood Teterto theface, becaufe he was to be blamed, Ga1.2. r 1,14. Though Chriftians ought in lowli- neffe. to fubmit one to another, and in duty to fubmit toMagi_ flracy, and the higher powers, yet they mull not fubrnit to the hride or lull ofany how high foever. Thus to bow beforewicked mien is fomewhat like bowing to, anldol. To adòre them is to deldhononr God, ya to make them gods. Who knows sot fach things as theft'? As ire, had ballanced himfelf with his friends, fo he thought any manmight. Such a treafurc Of knowledge as this, is no mans peculi . t Jrrb; srtm l.so woo .rtent bec.,
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