Chap. 22. An Expofstion upon the Book of JOE. \erf. z a.; j I s of their Gods, and they imagined the God of Ifrael to be Inch a one,as their owne. The verieft Idolater in the world prefumes his God as good as any is. But Jehova the living God bath taught us to fay, Who is a God like unto thee ? and our experien- ces have fealed to it, that there is none like the Godof 7efurun, who rideth on the heavensfor thy helpe, and in his excellencyon the Ikyes (Dour. 3 3.26.)Andwe have learned to comfort our felves in all places and , in this affurance,that he is the God ofthe, hills, ou well as of the valleys, of the Sea, as well as the dry Land,and that he is as trulyprefent in the loweft depths, as in the higheft heavens. Is not God in the height ofheaven ? Andbehold the height ofthe Starres how high they are. TheHebrew is, Behold thehead of the Starres ; Thehead of a man is the highett part ofhim, and theheadofany thing is the top of it.Behold the heador height of the Starres bowhigh theyare; Starres are high, but God is higher ; many creatures a e high, but God is high above all creatures. The creature is Arong, but God is fironger, the creatureis wife, but God is wifer, the crea- ture is glorious, but God is infinitely more glorious ; The glory, wifdome, tircngth, and higheft height ofthe creature, is but a glimpfe ofwhat God is. The Starres are hgb. )' fhall not enter into anAftronomicall Difcourfe about the Starres, or the height ofStarres. I (hall not meddle with a yacobsgaffe, to take the ele- vation ofthe Starres, no need offuch Difcourfc here, all that is intended by Eliphaz, is a proofe that God is infinitely exalted in his highneffe and majefty above the Stars. Behold the height ofthe Starres how high theyare. This word behold in Scripture is often applyed to things of wonder ; To fay, behold, is not a calling for thebare ac$ofthe eye to fee the height ofthe Starres, but it calls for a worke of the minde, duly to confider of and to wonder at their height. Some creatures, efpecially the heavenly, are not onely ufeull, but wonderful! , and'tis as hard to underftand them, as it is comfortable to enjoy them. The Hebrew word for Heaven corneal from a roote which fignifies to amaze and attonifh ; And indeed there are natural! wonders and myfteries enow in theheavens to aftonifh any. confidering man. And.the true rea- Q, z fen
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