448 Chap. 23. An'xpofction upon the BookofJ O B. Vert iq.. every day And whenwe have receivedour bread for one day, Mu'taiampar we may fay, many latch things are with him; that is, he bath fustian, wry' bread enough for us for tomorrow, and for next day, for this f :.t ud votu "'r eare and for the next, for all the dayes and Bares ofour lives, `iuf "' man etch things are withhim ; So, when we have fuffered and V'idetur fe pa- been troubled this day, we may fay, he hath other fuf erings and Henrifirm eom9 troubles for us againft next day, when thefe are gone and blown parare ad nova over ; this I fuppofe is the thing that yob aimes at ; fo that he ,flagella. feemes to prepare himfelffor new rods, and to fay,in the fweeteft and hutnbleft compofure ofa meek andquiet fpirit,It it the Lord, let him doe withme, what (eemethgood in hía onneeyes. Al! that. Godbathperformed to me-wards be bath appointed for me, yet I amnot ofopinion that godharkfpent allhis appointments upon me; furely he bathnot drawee his quiverdry, be bathyet more arrows: to!hoot at my poor alreadywoundedandbleeding breath. My heart mifgives or rathergives me, that he bath sot yet ¡hewed meall the troubles which he bath appointedfor the tryall ofmygraces, for the exercifeofmy patience, andfor thepurgingout ofmy corrupti= aus.Er manyfilch things are with him.And this we may take two wayes. Firft, In reference to thepower of God ; he can doe many fuch thingsas thefe, be cando what hebath done,bis arme isnot tbortned. Secondly, Inreference tohis own defervings ; many fins are with me ; and therefore I have reafon enough to fufpe&,that ma- ny more forrowesare appointed for me. I may need more hume tilingand refining, and therefore it is likeI Iball haveit, and that another furnace is heating for me. In howholy a frame was the fpiritof this goodman!He juftifieth God in all that he haddone, and he was ready to fubmit (though it made his flefh feare and tremble at the thought ofit, as he confeffeth it did in the next verfe ; yet I fay, he was ready to fubmit) to whatfoever God would yet do, knowing that he could,and being much perfwaded that he would doe much and many things more then he haddone yet, For (faith he) tiffany fuch things are withhim. Hence note. Firft, God bath variety ofwager toexerdfeandchaff his As hebath more thenoneBleiling, fo be bath more then one Chaftening;
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