47o Chap. z¢. An Expftion upon the RookofJ Q B. Verf i. fha!l fee "after bard) fhould fee the efse &o, and ìfbues of thole judgements. The judgements of God ( faith 74 ) are dela}ed in their execution or executed in fo fecrec a way,that they arc meetly and to the trtoft ofmenuudifcerned. Wherein he fully o.ppofeth what Eliphaz laid (Chap. zo. 16.) They are cut down cur oftime; that is, they are prefently cut downe, no, layes 74, God hideth their times, that is, he puts flops and delayer upon the times ofhis revenge; or as he fpeaks (CL p. 2I 19) He layeth up.mrathfor crildren, but. them elves are not prefently cut down. ? r1U ce't Sixthly, Thns ; why are not, or why (hould not times be bidden 1aa e. Cur by the Allmigbty ? fo Mr, Bróughton. As if he had Paid, rea- a Saddai n it ccculrata font 164 can be given of chia,wky times are sot_kidden by the Allr ighty? tempora. er mil fh)al.l it not be thought right, andjufl, that tunesfhould be hidden by the Allmighty? who can guff tionGod if he will hide times andjudgments, or whohallfay, it is renegued? TheHebrew par. title (Min) figniñes as well by asfrom,wefay, why feting times are not hiddenfrom the eX lmighty; they fay, why/hotld nct times be hid0l ,; by the Al/mighty? This rendring beares a clear and a profitable fe:.ce, and therefore I (hall give this obfervationfrom Gcd cloth hide times frommeet. The providences of God and their feafons are not carried plain to every mans eye ; and why fheuldnot times be thus hidden by the Allmighty ?God doth not hide that time from us wherein we ought to doe our work (he fheweth us plainly not enely what we ought to doe, but when we ought to doe it, to every worke there is anappointed time, and the prefent time, is our time for mo(t workes, yea for all thole workes which have a proper ten- dency to eternity) but thoughGod Both not hide the times from us wherein we fhould doe our worke, yet he Both often hide the time from us wherein he will doehis own worke,and why ihould, he not ? he hides the time wherein he will punifh the wicked,rid break the power of his enemies, end he hides the time wherein he irat to tror will revive his own people, and deliver the affliâed, There are tatiuo i cre:ü fume times which God keepeth, and will keep its his oryne poen r ; b.li, g2a`1zf7 ea as.Chrifi told the Difciples (Ads t. 6, 7.) when they asked_him, 4,£r;,fee Qi .t,ord,milt thou at this time rr(lore again the ICingdatne unto liras!? is nct to know the times er thefeaf.sns n { ich God kath pus
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