Chap. zz. An Explition upçn the Book of JOB. Verf. i X . 213 Firft, Be at peace,that is,be quiet and content under the chat[.. Sedatiore cni° ring hand of God, doe not murmurre, doe not repine. Thou haft -mo efio. Ec 7,: ffrugled enough already, now lay ofde all inapatiency & paflìon, `icq ef,einoa- 1 tea:aonttr del' alldifcontents and animoftties, as doenot rage and rave, doe notlfatn,e;..,,pr d,e,'. diliemper and difcompofe thy felfe as thou haft done ;. There is a'ra.i i- -o:vvi ftorme upon thee, but be thou ofa cairn and quiet fpirit,kiffe theWirth : rod, benot angry, with it ; we may expreffe this frame by that ego mite( o- wl-14:h the Apoftle Peter makes the chief adorning, or ornament Of woman, that the be of ameek and a quiet ffiirit, which with god is ofgreat price; Asmeeknef c is a jewel! of the grcateft price thatwomen can weare; fo it is a moll rich and precious Jewel for a man to wcar;and as at all times,fo then efpecially meeknefs and' peaccablenefs of fpirit becomes man,whenGod feems to come,in anger and to beat warre with him. Bildad faidof fob (Chap. 18. v. 4.) He teareth hisnfelfin hie anger; As ifhehad faid,the.man'.s mad or diftra&ed : nowElipbat, advifeth him, Be at., peace, be quiet; This is a good interpretation, and we may note from it, That it is our Duty tofit down quiet andfatiffied tinder the faádell diffienfations cf god. A fubmittingfpirit underanaffliding hand,how, comelyjs it Tobe at peace in our felves, when all is urquitt about ..us, how bleffed a fight is itlthcreare fame who trouble themfelves-a great Beale more than all the troubles that are upon them can. Man is naturally a very unquiet creature,an angrypiece cffiefh,when God is angry, he is-apt to florin :till his heart isfubdued;to 9oel,te can- not Beare the hardof God. Wicked men naturally (as théTl?rophet Efay found them,Chap. 5,1. zo,) are likeá wild bull, in a net, fullof thefuryofGod ; and not onely fo, but full of fury againit God, throwingup the duft,and moyling thcmfelves when the net ofGodhath caught them, or when Godbathcaughtthem inhis net. Godcatcheth his own people in his net many times à;: well as thewicked. Hisown people are like adove in anet, but the wicked are like a wild Bull in a net. T gìait,the Doves will flatter a while when the net bath caught them, lmpatiency doth often break out in the belt ofSaints:it is a hard thing tokeep the heart quiet withinwhile our eftate isu.ngoiet without, &'tóbe at peace in our felves, when God feems tohi at warre with us, It is hard' for us-to holdour peace, much more to be at peace in anáfliidled coudi.,
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