Chap. 23. An Expofition upon the Book of JOB. Verf. 6. 341 not to put that or any luck queflion. ) Thou wiltfay then (y. 18, 19,2o.) why cloth he yetfinde fault, for who kath reifiedhis rib? naybut who art thou ó man that replief$ agairffGod, Ad the thing formedfay to him that formedit, »b¡ half thoumade me thus? bath not the pceter power over theclay, ofthe fame lump to make one vef fedd of honour, and an thenof difhoncur ? what if God were willing` to thew his wrath in tome, as well as his grace & mercy in others,, what have you or Itodoe with it ? who gave you or I leave to examine Godupon intergetoryes about it ? Thus he pleads the power or prerogative of God, this mull filence all our queries, . and fatisfie all our.doubts; none may aske him a realen of what he doth ; the reafon is in himfelfe. The will ofGod is his realen; and there is all the reafon in the world it thould;for his is not on- ly a foveraigne will,but a ;till and a holy will.Sclomon faith (Eccl.. ,g. 4.) Where theword ofa king u, there is power, andv ho may lay: unto him, what dtff thou? in all lawful! adminirrations, it is true of kings and fupream earthly powers, in what forme foever,none may fay unto them what doe yee? their word muff hand; much, more is this true ofhim who isKing of Kings,and Lord ofLords, who is the fupream power ofheaven and earth ; all whole wayes are equall, and his difpenfations rightcous,thoughwe fee not the equity and righteoufre% ofthem. That, is not onely great, but the greater power, which none may quefiion. Fourthly,This allo demonrrates the greatnef. ofGods power, . that none can flop or hinder him in whist he h.,tb a mime to d0; what he appoints, he executes ; all dnone can top it, or as (NE- buchadnez.ar fpeaks in the I,l ce before mentioned, Dan.4. 3 5.) flay bis hand. The hand of thefironger power upon the earth may be, and bath been laid Tkings have hid a check, ]heir hands have beenMaid, but none can flay the hand of Gnd ; Iwill work (faith he) and nonePalate it (Ifa. 43. 17.) God fliould doe but littleworke in the world, if raen could It t ir.Wicked menwould let or hinder God inall his workes and the godly (through their = mirakes) would hinder him in fore ofhis works ; but none can ; HefpestiQ to tine Sunne and it lbineth not, yea he fpeaks to the Stone and it moveth not. This is the greatneffeand the =cline's: ofthe power ofGod. But, faith lob, will he plead againfl me with this great power ? AU this power God hath(and this power hecanput forth)but he will
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