Chap. i6. An'Expofition wpon theBoöf{;of j Ver(:O. 267° modeily to abttain from looking earneftly- upon fuch as fpake with him. What the eyes of thefe great Princes did naturally, the eyes of many do when they look paflionately. Chrif hath a (harp eye, fo (harp, that his eys (' as reprefented to John in a Vifìon) Were dike aflame offire, Revel. a. aq.. The eyes of God are fo (harp naturally , or according to the ex- cellencie of his nature , that no eye can behold his face ; and- himfelf bcholdeth not onlyevery face, but pierceth into very heart ; yet betides this naturali fharpnefs of his eye to- wards all, he angerly (harpens his eye againfi his'Enecrries; God was indeed fob's friend, and yob was Gods favorite , yet here he (peaks of God (as he had alto done before) as of his Enemy ; and as of an Enemy, declaring himfelf at his eye, c.21one enemyfharpeneth his eye upon me. Jobattributes this to God;, in the extremity of his pain Adverfarium this was the voice of his flt.fh, it wasnot the voice of fob him- faun: vocat felt- : this was the voice ofhis fenfe,not the voice of his Faith, job non amiA Would you know what was the voice of Job himfelf, or of omemcréata. Job's Faith ? Hear that Chap. i 3.15, i6, Though he kill ram, quæ mc, yet will I tru,ft in him. He alfo Jhall be my falvation ; and' reji'Iit llo> know that I fhall be jufii fled, Hear again his Faith fpeaking, min° re- Chap. 19.25. Iknow that my Redeemer liveth,and Ifhallfee him Mole,arra. again with theft eyet : Though fenfe Jaw God as an Enemy éufanrmda+nnar fharpcning his eyes upon him, yet Faith Jaw God his Redee Domino dam, mer, in this a(Turance, that he allo (hould behold hits withan namo, out of fenfe, l fhail fee himwith thefe eyes. fum Deum ad.. Hence Obierve. verfariuotin Fitti, That God dealeth with thofe whom be loveth dearl,asuif eeltigms,ßrant> be bated them. Secondly, They whomGod doth love , may be under a prefext apprehenfion that Godbates them. I only name thefe pointsas arifìng from this placethey have been handled,Chap.13.24.Ch.14 13. upon thofe words, `Until thy wrath be paff ;and therefore I flay not upon them here. Thirdly, Note. God( tofenfe) dothTeem to exercife a kindeof cruelty C e- ven the crueltyof wilde Beafás) towards thofe whom be dearly loves. , What are tearing and gnathing ofteeth ? What is the than- pening of tie eye.? Is not any one of thefe, much more all Ivi m á thefe
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