34e Chap. 23. ,An Bxpofition upon the BookofJO$. Verf. 6. He bath a right to doeall that hedoth. As he bath a fullneffe of ttrength,fo a fullneffe ofAuthority,he doth not ufurp or intrench upon anyother power in what he loth, nor uponany mans pro- perty in what hebath ; it is his due to doe what he doth, and to have what he hath. God is fupreart, giving the Law to all,recci- ving the Law from'none ; his is nor a tyrannictill, bur a juii and a righteous power ; his is not a might without righr, but a might with right. What the Prophet fpeakes of the Chaldears ( flab. t. 7.) is true ofGod in every fence,in the firid eft fence ; Zßú judge- » ent and biddignity pr; ccedeth fhimtelfe; he is a law unto him- felfe, his rule is internal], and his power intrinfecall. All derive power from him, therefore his power is .altogether underived. Paw=er underived mutt needs be great power, yea the Greatnef 'e ofpower. Thirdly, The greatnefTe of his power appeareth further in this, that no man may prefume to queftion him for what he cloth. He hath great power in what hedoth,whom none may fo =has aske what dolt thou ? ,Nobuchìdnezzzr (a heathen in higheft earthly power) confeffeth as muchof the powerofGod, as loon as he regained she rea?on of a man ('Dan. 4. 34. 35.)At the tad ofthe Sayer(that is, after the terme ofleaven }cares was accom= plifhed, when for the heart ofa heait a mans heart was reftored tohim) 1 Nebuchadnezzar lift up mine eyes to heaven, and mine underfianding returnedunto me, akd Ibltfffed:hemofi high, and T praifed and honoured him that livethfor ever, whole dominion is a+s every fling dominion, and his ki gdome isfrom generatin to gene- ration 5 andall the inhabitants cf theearth are reputed u nothing, and be dothaccording to hie will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants ofthe earth, andnone can ({ay hie hand, or fayonto ói41, ,wat ei,ft thou : that is,, nonemay fo much as queftion,much kffe reprove him for any thing r,at he dorh. Though there are man4 who in the pride oftheir hearts,ond through the forgetful.. nefle oftheir duty, will pre'ume to queftionGod about what he hath done, and even cor troule his doings, yet ()fright or actor® ding to rule none can. Hence the Appftle having afferted the lo- veraignty of God, he hatio mercy on whom he wia havemercy, and whom be will he hardenetb,brings in lime queftioning his proceed- ingr;but be checks them foundly for their boldres sr. queftioning, andinffruas thanby manyupbraydingqueflions,thaat they ought not.
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