' Chap.`28. An Expofiticn upon the Book of J o a. Verf s fume them. God never (hewed good will to wicked men, ( heis°alwayesconfianttohimfelfe) as he never (hewed ill will to any ofthegodly, there is not one tef imony ofeyther upon record in any age ofthe world. Thirdly , From thofewords , fineman wrr placed upon the earth; heBoth not fay,fnce man was upon the earth, but placed, Note le adivineordination that fets every maninbit place up; on the earth. Or, man is placed anddiffofedofby adivine or dination. God bath appointedto every man where he í-áa]1 be, and how he (hall be imployed. Time and plate are fet downe by 'God : And as be kath determined the times before appoint; d,and thebound, oftheir habitation,(Atsl7 .26.)fo the buhnesofeve- ryman in that placeof his habitation. When the Lord made rnan,he tookeand put him into thegarden of eden,There was the ,]bound ofhis habitation. And being brought thither the (hewed him his worke,todreffe it,and to`k.eepe it, ( `Genii. 15.) he left him not at largeto the whole world for aplace, but'fingied him his place, nor did he leave him at large for an imploy- ment, but (hewed him his worke. 'eldam did not thrill} him.. felfe into the Garden, but the Lord tooke him by the hand, led him to,and placedhim in it,direting himwhat to doe.Herewas the divine ordination`toa calling. It isour happines when we are able to fay, wherefoever weare, God bath placed us there; wehave not thrumour (elves in. This is a great fupport inany (ervice or bufineffe, when we can fee that God bathcalled and his hand conduced us to it ; that we have not taken but re. .ceived it, that we are not come but feat unto it. Zephar proceeds to expreffeor name that common truth, to which all ages have borne or may bring in theirwi;nefs. Verf.g. That the triumping ofthe wicked is fhort,and the joy of the hypocrite fora moment. lob havinggained thus much upon his friends, at leaf+ upon Zophar, that wicked men may enjoy outward profperitie in this world, is yet oppofed upon the fame account, becaufe, though they doe profiler, yet it is but fora little time» fo little that Mm mz they 45t
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