Chap.z2. An Expofition upon the Book-of JOB. Verf 14. 237 _ fathers bottle. When Sarah prayed Abraham togo in unto Ha- gar,(he Paid, It may be I may obtain Children byher: TheHebrew letter is , It may be Imay be budded by her , Gen .16.2. Rachel invited Jacob to Bilhahs bed upon the fame hopes , "I'hat I alto (laid The) may have Children, or be built by her, Gen, 3o 3 . Now as when God gives Children hebs:iids, fo when he takes them a- way he breaks down. If the Lordbreakdown thus if he take a- way the Childrenwhich he bath given, who can reftore them to us again ? or repair that breach. Secondly, others conceive he refers to thofe two ancient acts of Gods breaking providence,,the overthrow of13abel anci the de-, ftruäfion of Sodom, which were not builded again to that day. Thìrdly,'we need not reftrain his fence,to any fpecial Citytor to his own family, expound him rather of the ruining ofmans e- Melius quadrat Bate in general. If the Lord breakdown, and deface their world- ut in comm ly glory , who are molt fairly built and railed up, who have dicarxr, quit- .trongeft foundations,and firmeli walls, who have high ft tow- quid vult De- ers , and the ntoft afpiring pinacles : Ifhe pull down an e tale us qua urque thus founded, thus railed, and break it to pieces, it (hall certain- ratione defbruv7 ly bebroken, and that without remedy. re. Bol. Hence Obferve, Firít;What God willdo.he can do,and it (hall be done. He breaks down without asking any man leave , God doth not work by fufferance; but by.authority The wholeworld is his work, and he may makewhat work he will in the world.. Ifhe will work, who fhadt let it ? (Ifai.43 13.) if he will Imite , who (ball let it ? He will not put up his (Word at thy word, no nor for fear ofthy power. If he give the word , Breakdown, down it thalt. The word of Godplants, and the word of God roots up,,and it doth both irrefiftably. IfGod will deftroy perlonsor Ringdoms,there is noPaving them, As none can pull. down , what he fets up fo none can fet up what hs pulls down. Ifhe faith ; Let it lye in the duff, who thall raife it up again ? The Prophet (Mal.t.4.) brings in Edom furveying the delolatio::s which God had ma.ie upon his Territories. Edom began to reflect fadly uponhis mi.. nous condition, We are impoverithedfaith Edom : upon this Edom takes counfel, yea he refolves, We will return andbuild tloe del© - late places. But what faith the Lord to Edam? (Do and you willyThey(hall build, but I Will throw down again. As if he had laid, 1 once threw down , andmade defulatethe palaces of Edom' H h 3 and
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