Chap. 23. An Expoñtion upon the Book of JOB. Veri. 3 319 wicked pra&ice which they had boundup in their hearts,and fa id, none flailknow it, he fcatters and difcovers. Solomo os proverb carryes anexperienced truth in it both wayes. And we may ar- gue from it, That ifan earthly Kingor Magifìrate, fitting on ¡be Throne fcatteretío allevil! with hie ejes, howmuch more doth God? neither any evils matter, nor any evill man can (land before him, And feting the Lord difcovers all ebe evil that is in the hearts and wayes ofmen, what can give perfe& boldneffe in coming to the Throne ofGod, but onely an Intereft in Jefus Chrift, in whom theThroneofGod is b come a Throne ofgrace to finners?Were it only a Throne ofJudgement and Juftice, no fdeíh couldftandbe- fore it,but being a Throne ofgrace,the worft of tinners,who wait for grace,may come neer,and the neerer they come the welcomer they are. A godly man is never better then when he is neer God, and then thinks himfelfe belt when he is nerett unto God; all his happinefte in this life andhis glory in that which is tocome,doth confitl in his neernefíe untoGod. Setondiy, Whereas ?ob faith; O that .1might come even to his Seat. Obferve. aGodlyman is willing that godfhauld judge both his Perfon and hie Canfe. That's the defigne of7ob,he had appealed from the Judgement ofhis friends, and begd.the Judgement of God ; He was refolute in it, toRand or fall according tohis fentence. But why was ?ob Co defiroris of theJudgement of God ? why would he goe to his Throne, and appeale to him ? Whenmen make appeals from one Throne to another,theyhave their reafons forit;W hen Paul faid I appeale to eafar(At. 25. S I.)doubtlefs he was fully perfwaded that he fbould findbetter terms with Cafar then among the/eret; So when 74 faith, I appeal to God (which is the highest appeal, and beyondwhich there lyes no appeale) doubtleffe 70b was fully perfwaded that he thould findebetter termes at Gods tribunal!, then he had found among his friends. Mid 75b might have many grounds ofbetter termes fromGod. For Firft, God is wife, even a God ofJudgement, who wouldnot receive Judgement from a wife andunderflanding Judge, efpcci- ally from himwho is wifdome andunderftanding. Secondly, God is Omnifcient ; there are many wife Judges, U u but
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