Chap. a a. rira Exposition upon the Boolc o fJOB. Verfe 13. 2"15 there is nothingtoo hard for him .Thus the gloryof God is lifted up, not only above the aítings , but above the thoughts ofman. Hence Obferve. God is compleat in all perfetiions. Among men excellencies are fcattered, and lye divided , one bath depth of underfianding , a fecond clearnefs for counfel, a third is enriched with treafures of wifedome , a fourth , is fortified with a hand of power. ' fis rare when any two ofthefe meet in one man, and he is a kind of miracle ofmen, in whom they all meet, though but in fome low or languid degree. But in God theymeet all, and continue al- waies in the higheft degree. Thofe things which fingle put ho- nour and valueupon Haan, concenter in God. Who would not Peek unto and depend on God ? Who would not have God his friend, in whom he bath all friends, and who is fuch a friend,that having hin, we need not carenor fear who is our enemy ? One God helping, is more than all men oppofing. Whenword was brought to a great Carthaginian Commander in their war againft the Romans, that the Enemy was very firong and nume- rous ; He anfwer'd the trembling Intelligencer. How many do you reckonmefor? Some men are offuch vaft wifedome,firength andcourage, that one of them may be muttered for a whole Ar- my ofmen. Howmany then may we reckon Godfor, who alone bath all that which all men have among them , who alone can do more, than all men combined together can ? Men aft their fe- veral parts in the. fcene of worldly affairs , but God afleth all parts. As he that rides poft a long Journey , takes frelh horfes to carry him through ; one horfe carries him the flage frfi and there he is left : A fecond fpeeds him to another Stage, and there flaues : In the fame manner a third to a third. So it is in franfaciing any great bufineffe, one man will help you thus far, and another will carry you fo far , and a third yet farther. One carryall us at far as counfel and wit-dome work , but he wants ftrength; another bath ftrength, but he wants faithfulnefs. But God carrayes us through the whole journeyof our works, he is never tried , nor can he be taken off, (I fa. 4e. 28 .) the migh y Godfainteth not , neither is weary, and there is no feerch- ing of his xnderftanding.Yea,not only bath hethis unweariednefs in himfelf,but he communicates it to his,theyoung menfhalifaint, (that is, they that are firong , efpecially they that boaft in their ownftrength) bttt they that weit upon the Lord fha11 renew their HI 2 f rti /th,
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