338 Chap. 23. An Expofitionupan the 'Book of JO B. Verf. 6. Var. 6. Will keplead agttinfi me with /sirgreat power? l know be is cloothcd with 211aj<fiy, and that the. greatn ffe of ¡?sneer is his ; but c iít heplead again,/i me with it ? The Hetye text is, will he plead frith roe, to plead with and to p!tad'asair,(t re thefam:e. Toplead is a Law terme He that pleadeeh againft ano- aro c n±enlet cher, d,lcovers either the faultineffe of his perfon when accufed; (luth de jure fi ut illuQ ex:- or the weakneffe ofhis Title whencontroverted.This word i; ufed eo . by the Prophet (I(. $7, i 6.) Iwill r.ot contend ( or plead) for ever. I will not argue my owne prerogative, nor will I argue thy fi:n.fu:lneffe alwayes, or without end; why not ? ifI fhould, the fpirit meadfails before me,ard the fist'r which Ihave made;where, theiugh fpirit and fouie are put fynechduchically for the whsle mars, that is, for flefh and fpirit, for foule and body together, yet the Lord mentions only fpirit and foule, becaufe oftheir ftrength tabeare divine contending= beyond the body or -the ft,th.As if he had faid,even that which is ftrongeft in man would fayle, if God Mould :,Iwayes contend. na. heplead againfl me with hiegreat power? or flri&ly to the Nam cep:a ;ut Letter, with the multitude ofhie power, with theforces cfhis power.: rcborif, sec. The power ofGod is great, yea the power of God is greateft, all his power is almighty power,yet God lothnot alwayes putforth the greatneffe ofhis power,He is a moti freeagent,and lo can re- firaineand hold in his own power, whenhe pleafeth, and not ufe it to the terror of a poore creature, or plead againft hirn with it. Againe, Thepower ofGod may. be taken two wayes; Firft-, for his frength, or his power ofdoing and executing.; fecondly, for his prerogative authority, or his power of commanding and ruling; we may interpret it here of the latter ; will God deale with nie by his prerogativeTioWeri thinke you ? will he'oppreffe 'P'er truffa dei Me with his meere authority ? I have another opinion of God ; onitudine- po furely hewill not do fo; For he-is good and gacious,and he.wili. rentiam ei.44 atrem.pet his prerogative with pity, & hisgreat power with much ab,olurar.(ftitr. mers tnumtu den y, Will he pleadagainft me with h great polo.? 7obs que- Toler) intelgïtt Rion is a confident negation(fnch negative interrogations are fe- milts, Bold. quent in Seripture) will he? is. he will net plead againfi me with hit, great power,but 7. b is not f tisfie d that his fpeech carrieth a nega- taon in it and.therefore left any fhould not fully. enough under- ftand
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