Chap. 24. , 1n Expofition upon the ,8e0 of J OB. Verf. 22. 639 He drawetb the mighty. That is,firit, thofe that are mighty in courage ; fecondly,thofe nt` elf in. that are mighty in ftrength,whether ofbodyor efface ( Plal. 76 ern' t rumero) 5.) Theflout ke,:rtedor mightyare /poiled, they have fiept their' mock, 3 po fieepe; hed-awes the mighty, the flout hearted by his power. tenths. There aa twofold power , firft,ofnatupall frength or activity; fecondly, there is a power ofcivill ftrengthOr authority(Row.' 3. t..) The powers that be, are ordainedofGod ; That is, theAutho- ritative or Magiftraticall powers are ordained of God. We may fuppofe the wicked man here fpoken ofcloatked withboth thefe forts of power ,'and fo as l;e tramples upon the poor, the widow, the barren, and the weake, fo he keeper down the mighty, the rich, the Great,and in conelufion he fo ryrannize h and domines- reth over all,that all are over, awed,to connive at him, ánd Rand as Neuters,ifnot to joyne with him,and b: ofhis partyBe draw- eth the mighty by bis power. Hence obferve- Oppre,Q'ors and Tyrants will reach men of all degrees and qua- lities. When wicked men have undone the poore they will engage themighty ; when they have done with the harren, and with the widow, theywill have to doe withthemolt numerousand potent familyes.Their opprefí-ion ofthe poor doth not fatisfie, but whet theirappetites, it doch not Exftinguifh but only encreafe their defiresofattempringgreater perlons and things. As godly mrn proceed from leffer ads ofholinefs to greater,from lower ads of faith to higher, They goe from faith to faith and from ftrengah to ftrength, their path is like the morning light fhining more and snore unto the perfect day ; fo the wicked go on from leftr ads of wickednefíe togreater, from tuft to luft, from fin to fin, their path is like the eveningdariKnefs, which dukneth more and more unto the perfect night. As God addetb iniquity to their iniquity ( P/al69 27.) bymay of punifhment, fo they adde iniquity to their own iniquity to a way ofpleafure, and care not to come in- to hisrighteoufneffe. Secondly, Obferve. The
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