472 Chap.17, An Expofition upon the Book of J O B. Verf 8 will none of it ; the righteous may be allonied and wonder, but the wicked blafpheme at this. Thirdly, Obferve. Good men are apt to have firange thoughts about afliertons and croies, They who are well acquainted with the Theory of fuf ferings,yet when they corne to fuller indeed,find much loath. nefs and avGrfnefs to it. The Apotile Peter law this and la- boured to remove it (a Pet. 4. 12. ) My brethren, think it not firange concerning thefiery tryst, as Come firange thing had hap - ned toyou,but rejoyce,(e.They looked orange on tryals, as ifthey had never teen nor heard of them before : They knew not how to digeil fuch hard meat as Cuff:ringsare, under the proft (lion of theGofpel; their hearts were fomewhat cold to thofe fires, and they had no mind to come near left they (hould burn their fingers, and were therefore warned, Think it not grange concerning the fiery tryal.JefusChrift (as thePro- phet defcribes him, Ifs. 53. 3.) was a man offarrow and ac- quainted with grief. Chrift andgriefwere no ftrangers, why then fhould a Chrihian think ftrangeofit ? The Apoftle u- feth that argument (Verf. 13.) But rejoyce in afmuch as ye arepartakers ofChriffifufferings : Ours are the fufferings of Chrift, not only becaufe we fuller for him, and he Puffers with us; but becaufe he fuffered the fame things, yea far greater bothbefore us and for us : Chrift took our fuffer- ings upon him, when he took our nature upon him, yet our nature thinks firange to partake in the fufferings ofChrift. The Apolile Paul (1 Epiff. 3.3,4,)Tells the Thefalonians q. d'Tribulati,, that he _tent Timotheus to eftablifh them,and to comfort them onem juflorum concerning their faith, That no man (hould be moved by thefe jam nobir cant affliîlions ntimatin that the belt ofmen, the belt Saints fa {g ratio ex. g pianoefl;at are apt to bemoved by afi1iftions ; he means it of an inward quondam ut motion, that is, tohave their fpirits difturbed and troubled, poteignota, as David: was when he put thofe queflions to his foul (Pfal. lZulramad, i 11 Why art thou ca down O m foul,and art thou tdndiQ phf 4. y yI y fophandi n:d. difquieted within me: But'why fhouldno man be moved by thofe teriarn ipfs afielions? The Apoffle (hews why,For your(elves know that we uflit prxbebatwere alto appointed thereto: for verily when Iwas with you I toldyoubefore tbat we mufffiner tribulations,as it came topafs &ye know it.Paul gave them noticebefore affbaion came,left they
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