224 Chap. '22: AnExpofttion upon the Book of J-613. Verf. i2. there having been a Revelation of the miede OfGod among the faithfull in all ages& times.God never left his-people to their own .. will,nor them to be their own Guid and Counfeller.Forwhen the Apoftle faith (Rom. 2. 14.) that the gentileshaving not a law are a lavo unto tbemfelves ; his meaning is not that-they had no law, but oneof their own deviling. They indeedhadnot the law of God formally fpoken to their cares, and preferved in tables of ítone, but they had the fubftanceof the law of God naturally written in their hearts. So then, there hath alwayes been a law, from his mouth formally in the Church* naturally in the world. Therefore faithEliphaz,Receive the law fromhit mouth,and when he faith, Receive theLawfrom bu mouth, it may have a double Oppofition: Firft, To the will and wifdome of yob ; As ifEliphazhad laid, Thou ball beenhitherto a law to thy felf, that is, thou haft follow- ed thy ownadvice, run on upon thy ownhead, now Receive the Ex ore ejut law from his mouth. Man, naturally hathhigh thoughts ofhim- , zrozante, dreir, felfe, and would bea law tobiimfelf Not as (Rom. 2. 14. which non ex ore sat arbirrio place was touched before) The Gentiles bayingnot a law, were a ttto. Mere. law to thetnfelvet; that is, they had the law of God written in their hearts by nature but betides that, there is a law which man would be to himfelfe againft that law of nature written in his heart, and agaiñft the light ofnature fhining in his confcience,he would let up a law, even hisown Luft, in oppofition to the law of God. Thus he would be a law to himfelfe; and not Receive a law from tbewoutb of god. Therefore faith Eliphaz ; Now receive the lawfrom bit ,vomtb. Secondly, (from his mouth) may beoppoled to the mouthes ofothers ; as ifhe fhould fay, if thouwilt not trait us, nor take our word, then truft God, we would not have thee depend upon us, nor uponany man living, not on the Judgement or Authority elf any Creature, but receive the lawfrom his mouth ; there is a law and a truth come fromGod, let thy faith be guided, and thy life ordered by that Hence Note. h >:e our duty to receive the rulefrom god. TheLord hath power to giveus the law, and we mutt receive the law fromhim. None have power to l'mpofe a law upon us but Godhimfelfe, nor may wedevife a law for our feives : god is tktf,
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