Chap.-12. An Expofition upon the Book o fJOB. Verfe 20. 291 pears in his greatnefs, none appear great but he : When he ex- alts himfelf, none will pretend to exaltation. TheLord alone Mall be exalted inthat day. I !hall give you four corrollaries or deductions from this pro- pofition, The Lordoverthroweth the-mihry. Firft, Then,fear net the mightieft enemies. God is Almighty, the weaknefs of God is ftronger than men ; feeing God is de- fcribed overthrowing the mighty, if we keep clofe tohim, we need not f,.ar to be overthrownby themighty. Secondly, If the Lord overthroweth the mighty,; Then craft not in the mightieftfriends. When great feconds, and aflìítants appear on our part, then we think we are fafe ; but what can mighty men do for_us, if the Almighty God be againfl us ? as was further (hewed (Chap. 9.13. )Vnlefs the Lordwithdraw his anger, the proud helpers do .stoop under him ; the helpers of fkrength (loop, unlefs upheld by the ffrong God. As thkrefore we ought not to fear the worft of foes, fo not to truft upon the belt of friends, becaufe they are mighty. Thirdly, Letno man rejoice or boajt in his own ftrength,though that five-fold firength before fpokenof, meet in him, yet let him not truft upon it. He that breaks them fingle can break them combined. A three-fold,yea a five -fold cord,i.s eafily broken by the aim of omnipotency. Fourthly, (which wastoucht, verf 18.) IfGodoverthrew the the mighty, hots foots can heoverthrow ,hole who h .ve no might You thatare weak andpoor in comparifonofthemighty Princes and .Nimrods of the world, yOu (I fay) have caufe to fear and tremble before the mighty God: As they.faid, 2 L ing,i o + Be- hold two Kings Rood not before him,how thenjball we? fo we may . fay much more of the Lord, two Kings, yea hundreds ofKings, Nobles, and men of might have not flood before him, how flail worms, andweaklings wraillc it out, and contend with him ? Verfe 20. He removeth away the Beech ofthe crafty, and taketls away the underftandinggof the aged. This .Verfe gives us another aet of Gods power, towards the altering and fubverting of States andCommon-wealths. King- doms aremuch upheld by the eloquence of Orators, and by the wifdom of the ancient. God makes thefe trio removes when he would remove the beauty and blefiìng óf a Kingdom. kirît, Pp 2_ He
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