636 Chap. zi. Expolitiox npon the Booltof J o B. Ver{ 4, plaining to him. We doe a great honour to man, when we complaine to him, }ea it puts a pieceofdivinitie uponhim, and upon this account Magifirates to whom complaints are, both monk commonly and m oft properly made, are called in Scripture langua e, fcds. This is originally the Honour of God For This (peaks our faith, that all power is in him, and that he is able to fupport and relieve us in all our complaints. A beggar loth not make his complaint to a beggar who bath not a penny in his purfe, or is as poore as hitudelfe: but he com- plaines to thofeof whom he hash an opinion that they are able tolelp him. This perfwafìonof faith, that God is able to help, is not onely a motive, but the ground ofour complaining to him. He that ccmetb to god mall believe that he is, and that he it a reorarder of them that diligently leek him (Hell: i I. 6. ) As is is our dutie to bleive this when we come to God with our prayers & complaints,fo unleffe we believe this we have neither any nue foundation nor hope when we come.He that confiders the Alfufficiencie of God and infnñiciency ofman,wil! fee read fonenough in all his troubles to fay with job, As for me, is my complaint to man ? In this lob did well, and fpake both wifely, and holily : But When he faith in the latter part of the verle, And ifit were f , u-hy lhould not my fpirit be troubled? Was this a becoming speech? (holds! not yob rather have laboured to flop the troub- le ofhis fpirit,then thus encourage it ?fhould he not rather have checkt then backt his own unquiet heart ? We may learnt this from it, that Goodmenfonnetimesare readie togive too muchway to their ov)1e griefe andunquietneffe offpirit. t%vhy jhouldnor my fpirit be troubled?Is the language ofmany in their troubles. Many reafons may be given why we ought to fit downe in the middefi ofour troubles with quiet fpirits. 'Tis dangerous to perfwade our felves that we have reafon to be trot.bl d at any thing but fin. Our fpirits are rarely troubled enough with the evil offin, & ufually too much with outward evils. Rachel weeper, and refwfeth to be comforted : Some fatten upon furrow : and are greedy ofgriefe, That which we tran- {l'zte (loh.10.20.)Letene alone that Imay take comfort a little, i5.
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