490 Chap. 13. llnExpofition upon the Book of Jos. Verf. 2 I. infinitely above the creature ; therefore he faith to Mofes, No man can fee myface and live; there is fo much dread in the faceof God, that man cannot behold it. Wemay conceive the Lord at this time lettingout much ofhimfelf to Job,hi s terrour was up- on him. God thews himfelf to seman two waies. Firft, In fome external vifible form, fo he often appeared to the Fathers in the oldTeftament. 'Tis theopinion of fome that the Lord chewed his dreadfulnefs to Job by an outward apparition. Secondly, God thews himfelf to themind of' man : and as the appearances of God to fenfe are very dreadful; fo are thofe which hemakes to faith. They whohave no outward vilionsof God are yet often terrifiedat the mental apprehenfionsof his glory and Majeay. Faith makes things prefent, and doth evi- dence them to the fool as fully as fenfe can. God cannot be feen, yet faith can give us a fight of God, a fight of his power, andof his wrath, as well as of his goodnefs and mercy : and untill the Lord withdraw that, andput other evidences before the eye of the foul, there's no peace. That's the reafon why many wicked menhave beenbrought to utter defpair, and dy'd in horrour of confcience; they apprehend the wrath ofGod retealed againii them, and their confciences are affected with it ; there is a kind of faith upon their confciences, fuch as the devils have, whobe- lieve and tremble, and fo do wicked men : they are full of trem- bling and aitonithment at thofe reprefentations of the greatnefs, power, and majesty of God, which their faith makes to them. Now, as it is with them, fo it may be with trueBelievers much more : they have deep and terrible apprehenfions of God and according to the degree of this faith, is the degree of terrour which fall upon them ( Pfal. go. 11.) Who knoweth the power of thine a9ger ? even according to thy fearfo is thy wrath. Though the difpleafure of God be as himfelf, alwaies alike, yet to thofe whole hearts are tender rkdifpleafure ofGod is more grievous. Hard hearts have no fear in them, and to them the difpleafureof God is nothing, they dread it not, they will venture upon the pikes, and rufh upon the fwords point. Job was a tender-heart- edman, he feared God, therefore thefe appearancesof God to his faith did exceedingly affea and trouble him : Sohe fpeaks, Chap.; 1.23. For deftits Lionfrom Godwas 4 terrß$r to me, ad by reafon of hishlghnefs 1 could not endure. Hence
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