Chap. 22. An Expoftion upon the Book of JOB. Verf. 25. 249 outward bleffings, or that we mull needs lode all gaine in this, world, by getting that which fits usfor the Glory ofthe next world.K.now,that as the Lord makes his wayes fweet to his peon ple by inward communications ofhimfelfe, revealing his love and grace to them, yea in them, fo he makes his wayes Tweet to his people by giving them outward good things,bl :fig their basket and their itore, filling their hearts with food and.gladneffe. Secondly, Note ; That, Thegodly man may lawfully poÇefe eartblj riches, gold and filver. It is no fin to be rich, but when riches are got by fin ; Poore Lazarus lay in the bofome ofrich Abraham; As many poor meoi may be called the Devills poore, fo force that are rich may be cal- led Gods rich men. Againe, if Godlineffe have a promife (as its hath) of riches,then the godly may lawfully poffe4fe riches which alío maybe inftruments in their handsof glorifyingGod,, & doing good among men. Nor can it bedenyed that they know. belt how to ufe the thingsof the world, and how to be the beft Stewards ofearthly treafures,who are inflrufted for the kingdom of heaven, andare (as the Apoftle Peter exhortsSaints to be (t< Pet. g.. z o.) GoodStewards ofthemanifoldgrace of god. Thirdly, Note; That riches, gold andfilverare at Gods dijpofe. He beftows them where,and upon whom he pleafeth.This pro- mile ofplentyof gold, upon repentance and returning to the Al., mighty, muff needs proceed from this fuppofition, that the M- mighty hath gold and flyer in his power.The world is the Lords,, and thefulneff e Ofit (Pral. 5o. 12 ) god is the bell' Indiesfor If any would trade for gold profperoufly, let them trade heaven -. ward ; forGod is every where Lord of the foyle, and he faith of, all the precious mines hidden in the bowels ofthe earth,They are mine. See how the Lord (peaks as the great proprietour of all the gold, and fïlver, ofall the good things of this world ; ( Hof. z. S,. 9.) She did not know that 1 gave ber corne, andwine, and cyle, andmultipliedh, r filverandgold, which theyprepared for Baal, therefore Iwill returne, and take away my corne in the time thereof, andmy wine in thefeafon thereof, andwill recover my wool and no3 3C;. k f.i:ea
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